BioHealth News Archive
How Venture Capital is Investing in Gene Therapy – Bloomberg
Alexis Borisy, Third Rock Ventures partner, discusses the fund's biotech investment strategy on "Bloomberg Technology {iframe}https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-05-13/how-venture-capital-is-investing-in-gene-therapy-video{/iframe}
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Refueling vaccine innovation | McKinsey
Vaccine development has slowed over the past five years, but changes to investment strategies and a shift in focus to more technical and complex…
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Viela Bio Presents Pivotal Study Results of Inebilizumab in Patients with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder in a Plenary Session at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting | Viela Bio
Viela Bio today announced results from a pivotal study of its anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody, inebilizumab, in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) —…
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Q&A: Children’s National CEO talks about research ambitions for partnership with JLABS | FierceHealthcare
It's not often a piece of property with existing research facilities in a perfect location comes on the market. So when a 12-acre portion of…
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Bio Lab Pilot Project — MCEDC
The Bio Lab Pilot is a reimbursement grant program created by the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) with funding support from the Maryland…
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Four biotech companies announce pricings of IPOs, looking to raise more than $300M – MedCity News
Four biotechnology companies were looking to raise a combined $303.9 million starting on Thursday as they announced Wednesday the pricings of their initial public…
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VideoKall, Inc. and MJ Biotech, Inc. Announce a Letter of Intent for a Strategic Partnership in Telehealth | LinkedIn
MJ Biotech, Inc. (f/k/a Michael James Enterprises, Inc.) (OTC: MJTV) announces that the Company has executed a Letter of Intent to explore a strategic…
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Virginia Outstanding Contribution to Life Science Inducts Three Award Winners
Virginia Bio, the premier statewide non-profit trade association representing the life sciences industry in the Commonwealth of Virginia, announced on May 2, 2019, during…
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Protenus raises $13 million in new funding round
Protenus, a Baltimore data security company, has raised $13 million in new equity financing, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
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The Rise of Bio Health Innovation Districts
By: Brian Darmody, CEO, Association of University Research Parks (AURP) Across the country and around the world, cities, research universities, government labs and other…
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New SBIR/STTR Rules Moving Forward – Lexology
On April 2, 2019, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a new Policy Directive for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the…
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BIO Continues Partnership with NIH for Fifth “Innovation Zone” Exhibit
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced an agreement to feature Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)-funded early-stage…
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VA researchers develop biomarkers, blood test that shows MS patients in relapse – EurekAlert! Science News
Dr. Horea Rus is an expert in diagnosing and treating patients with multiple sclerosis, and his research laboratory at the University of Maryland is…
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Gaithersburg-based Sirnaomics closes $47 million funding round – BioBuzz
Sirnaomics Inc. has taken in yet another $11 million in investments, closing a Series C funding round that totaled $47 million. The Gaithersburg biopharmaceutical…
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FDA approves first pediatric lupus treatment
The US FDA approves an extended indication of GSK’s lupus treatment, Benlysta IV, for children five years and older, giving pediatric patients a new…
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