BioHealth News Archive
RFI Deadline Approaching: Understanding the Health of Women and the Role of Sex/Gender in Mechanisms of Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Diseases and Disorders
The biomedical research community has made major progress in achieving a balance of men and women in human studies, however compelling questions about the…
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Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Appoints Lara S. Sullivan to its Board of Directors :: Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (RNN)
Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: RNN), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies to improve patient outcomes in cancers that are difficult to…
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2018 was a record year for venture capital, but not for women founders – Washington Business Journal
The share of funding going to women-founded startups went down despite a massive influx of dollars to the region. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/02/28/greater-washington-had-a-record-year-for-venture.html{/iframe}
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Sanofi, Bayer and Roche execs underscore the value of digital therapeutics – MedCity News
Biopharma companies have long been looking for a way to go beyond the molecule/pill.The nascent but growing digital therapeutics industry set to grow to…
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Pfizer: Countries free-riding on US innovation – BBC News
Albert Bourla told a US Senate hearing that other nations are "free-riding on American innovation". {iframe}https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47377427{/iframe}
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Van Hollen: Despite Trump, NIH Significantly ‘Better Off’ In Terms of Funding
Funding for the Bethesda-based National Institutes of Health is up by 14 percent during the two years that President Donald Trump has been in…
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BioBuzz with JHU MoCo – March 13th
When: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Where: Bar Louie 150 Gibbs St Rockville, MD 20850 Join BioBuzz and Founding…
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Personal Genome Diagnostics Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors, Bringing Proven, Industry-Leading Experience in Precision Medicine and Healthcare Policy
Personal Genome Diagnostics Inc. (PGDx), a leader in cancer genomics, announced today that it has added two new members to its Board of Directors,…
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Local Entrepreneur Brings Swedish Company AcouSort to BioHealth Capital Region · BioBuzz
For every AstraZeneca, there are hundreds of small biotech startups and scores of life science innovators that are critical to growing the BioHealth Capital…
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New Blood Test for 8 Common Cancers – Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a unique, noninvasive blood test that detects proteins and gene mutations from eight common cancers. The test, called CancerSEEK,…
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New ebook: How Protenus fast-tracked hiring with a more focused strategy – Technical.ly Baltimore
In late 2017, Baltimore-based healthcare startup Protenus was reverberating from a year of growth. {iframe}https://technical.ly/baltimore/2019/02/26/new-ebook-how-protenus-fast-tracked-hiring-with-a-more-focused-strategy-startup-growth/?utm_campaign=Baltimore%20Editorial%20Email&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70328335&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_TNFdfueC5DC0OavXosIVf_lSA9LlKuLoRmxdm_VpX8pdGruXQn8vQC9XMxruXS8Qn7yRuTV7IODA_4H95vc2JyjDplQ&_hsmi=70328335{/iframe}
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BioFactura CEO Dr. Darryl Sampey Shares his Entrepreneurial Journey at Frederick’s StartupGrind Event – BioBuzz
Dr. Darryl Sampey has been through the grind as CEO of Frederick’s BioFactura, a thriving biotech company that’s a key part of the BioHealth…
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NexImmune raising $10M for AML drug trials – Washington Business Journal
The company has already raised about $40 million to date. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/02/26/gaithersburg-biotech-raising-second-round-of.html{/iframe} https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/02/26/gaithersburg-biotech-raising-second-round-of.html
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Her biotech firm solves medical mysteries. (And no, it’s not Theranos.)
I was dubious when Crystal Icenhour approached me to write about her medical testing company. {iframe}https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/business/economy/her-biotech-firm-solves-medical-mysteries-and-no-its-not-theranos/2019/02/22/3eb25b58-3554-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html?noredirect=on{/iframe}
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NCC-PDI Announces $250K Pediatric Pitch Competition for Orthopedic Medical Device Innovators
The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) is now accepting applications for its "Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!" competition. The…
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