BioHealth News Archive

Illumina Accelerator Invests in Four New Startups – GenomeWeb

Illumina Accelerator Invests in Four New Startups – GenomeWeb

Illumina has added four genomics startups to its accelerator program, marking its ninth funding round, the company said on Tuesday. {iframe}https://www.genomeweb.com/sequencing/illumina-accelerator-invests-four-new-startups?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GWDN%20Wed%20AM%20A/B%20Test%202019-04-24&utm_term=GWDN%20A/B%20Test#.XMcZGpNKhYg{/iframe}

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NIST Releases Findings on Increasing the Innovation Impacts of Federally Funded R&D | NIST

NIST Releases Findings on Increasing the Innovation Impacts of Federally Funded R&D | NIST

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology announced 15 key findings from a final version of a new “green…

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Kite to Open Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility in Frederick County Creating Significant Job Opportunities In Maryland – BioBuzz

Kite to Open Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility in Frederick County Creating Significant Job Opportunities In Maryland – BioBuzz

Kite Pharma, a California-based biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative cancer immunotherapies, announced plans today to open a new biologics manufacturing facility in Frederick County…

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GlycoMimetics Announces Enrollment of First Patient in NCI-Sponsored Phase 3 Trial of Uproleselan in AML – Business Wire

GlycoMimetics Announces Enrollment of First Patient in NCI-Sponsored Phase 3 Trial of Uproleselan in AML – Business Wire

GlycoMimetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLYC) announced today dosing of the first patient in a Phase 3 clinical trial being conducted under the auspices of a…

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3rd Annual Downstream Purification Symposium

3rd Annual Downstream Purification Symposium

Bio‑Rad welcomes you to attend the 3rd Annual Downstream Purification Symposium at Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research. This event will include discussion of…

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Key Takeaways from the Small Business Administration’s Revised Policy Directives for the SBIR and STTR Programs | Morrison & Foerster LLP – Government Contracts Insights – JDSupra

Key Takeaways from the Small Business Administration’s Revised Policy Directives for the SBIR and STTR Programs | Morrison & Foerster LLP – Government Contracts Insights – JDSupra

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has statutory authority to establish federal Government-wide policies to implement the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business…

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Ex-MedImmune exec Peter Greenleaf to lead Canadian biotech Aurinia Pharmaceuticals – Washington Business Journal

Ex-MedImmune exec Peter Greenleaf to lead Canadian biotech Aurinia Pharmaceuticals – Washington Business Journal

Most recently, the biotech executive helmed one of the fastest-growing public companies in Baltimore last year. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/04/22/former-medimmune-president-tapped-to-lead-canadian.html{/iframe}

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How Biopharma Companies Use NIH and Vice Versa | RAPS

How Biopharma Companies Use NIH and Vice Versa | RAPS

An argument has been brewing on Capitol Hill and elsewhere that boils down to the theory that US taxpayers are fronting billions of dollars’…

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NCC-PDI Announces Finalists in $250K Pediatric Pitch Competition for Orthopedic and Spine Medical Devices

NCC-PDI Announces Finalists in $250K Pediatric Pitch Competition for Orthopedic and Spine Medical Devices

The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) announces 12 finalists that will present at the “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!”…

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Postdoc-Industry Happy Hour (5/8 – Rockville)

Postdoc-Industry Happy Hour (5/8 – Rockville)

Are you excited about the work you do in the biohealth industry? How did you get to where you are? Would you like to…

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Stay up-to-date in the BioHealth Capital Region Throughout the Year

Stay up-to-date in the BioHealth Capital Region Throughout the Year

Were you unable to attend the 2019 BioHealth Capital Region Forum? Are you looking to stay updated on what is happening with Companies/Organizations/Institutions in…

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GlycoMimetics Announces Publication of Nature Cell Biology Paper Supporting Recently Announced Clinical Trial of GMI-1359 – GlycoMimetics, Inc.

GlycoMimetics Announces Publication of Nature Cell Biology Paper Supporting Recently Announced Clinical Trial of GMI-1359 – GlycoMimetics, Inc.

GlycoMimetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLYC) today announced the publication of a paper in Nature Cell Biology that describes how tumor cells engage specific stromal components, most…

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The FDA Just Approved the First Generic Naloxone Nasal Spray | Time

The FDA Just Approved the First Generic Naloxone Nasal Spray | Time

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday announced that it granted final approval to the first generic naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, which can…

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Maryland Ranked 5th Most Innovative State – Bloomberg

Maryland Ranked 5th Most Innovative State – Bloomberg

The Golden State is living up to its nickname, with California ranking as the most innovative economy in America. That’s according to Bloomberg’s newest…

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company completes environmental assessment for D.C.-Maryland loop

Elon Musk’s Boring Company completes environmental assessment for D.C.-Maryland loop

Elon Musk’s tunneling startup, aptly-named The Boring Company, has taken a step towards its proposed loop system in the East Coast. In an announcement…

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