BioHealth News Archive

Kelly M. Schulz, State Secretary of Commerce – I95 Business

Kelly M. Schulz, State Secretary of Commerce – I95 Business

Kelly M. Schulz, the newly appointed state secretary of commerce, could be called the secretary of opportunity. Her vision for the state of Maryland…

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Pioneering Physician-Scientist to Receive 2019 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research

Pioneering Physician-Scientist to Receive 2019 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research

The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) announced today that Steven A. Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D., of the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) has been…

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QIAGEN partners with Ares Genetics to advance global fight against antibiotic-resistant pathogens – MarketWatch

QIAGEN partners with Ares Genetics to advance global fight against antibiotic-resistant pathogens – MarketWatch

QIAGEN N.V. today announced a broad agreement with Ares Genetics, a subsidiary of Curetis N.V. CURE, -0.10% to develop innovative bioinformatics and assay solutions…

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American Gene Technologies Signs Research Agreement with NIAID for Experimental HIV/AIDS Cure Strategy | American Gene Technology

American Gene Technologies Signs Research Agreement with NIAID for Experimental HIV/AIDS Cure Strategy | American Gene Technology

American Gene Technologies (AGT) recently signed a Research Collaboration Agreement with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National…

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Novak Biddle from Roger Novak, Jack Biddle officially closes up shop – Washington Business Journal

Novak Biddle from Roger Novak, Jack Biddle officially closes up shop – Washington Business Journal

The 22-year-old firm has invested in a number of well-known local companies. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/02/19/this-legendary-vc-firm-is-officially-shutting-down.html{/iframe}

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Are the big corporate venture arms retreating?  – Evaluate

Are the big corporate venture arms retreating?  – Evaluate

At the beginning of this decade, when the fallout of the financial crash was still being felt and traditional venture firms were struggling to…

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7 takeaways from HIMSS 2019 – MedCity News

7 takeaways from HIMSS 2019 – MedCity News

Friday is the official last day of #HIMSS19 in Orlando. The annual healthcare conference, which began on Monday, February 11, was packed full of presentations,…

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3DHEALS Washington D.C: Pushing Boundaries – Healthcare 3D Printing and Bioprinting

3DHEALS Washington D.C: Pushing Boundaries – Healthcare 3D Printing and Bioprinting

Wed, February 27, 2019 - 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM EST Join us in the Washington, D.C. office of Reed Smith LLP for an engaging…

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Is that a robot? Dr. Bear Bot helps care for kids at local hospital. – The Washington Post

Is that a robot? Dr. Bear Bot helps care for kids at local hospital. – The Washington Post

“How did you get in the robot?” That was the question a young patient at Children’s National Health System had on Thursday for Dr.…

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AURP’s Brian Darmody looks to make College Park office a hub for research parks – Technical.ly Baltimore

AURP’s Brian Darmody looks to make College Park office a hub for research parks – Technical.ly Baltimore

Among the organizations taking glass-enclosed office space in the recently opened WeWork at University of Maryland College Park is an organization looking to promote…

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Kousouris, Bailey Take New Leadership Roles at JHTV – JHTV

Kousouris, Bailey Take New Leadership Roles at JHTV – JHTV

Steve Kousouris, who has been serving as Interim Executive Director of Technology Transfer at Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures since June, has assumed this role…

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AstraZeneca retires MedImmune brand – Washington Business Journal

AstraZeneca retires MedImmune brand – Washington Business Journal

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Unlucky 13: Top Clinical Trial Failures of 2018

Unlucky 13: Top Clinical Trial Failures of 2018

Nuventra Pharma Sciences, a clinical pharmacology and PK/PD consultancy in Durham, NC, recently offered some insights on why clinical trials fail. In addition to…

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18 charts to illustrate US VC in 2018 – PitchBook

18 charts to illustrate US VC in 2018 – PitchBook

Over the past couple of years, the term "record-breaking" has frequently been used to describe the state of venture capital in the US, as…

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Biobuzz Directory – Frederick-based Akonni Biosystems Awarded $3M NIH Phase 2 Award to Develop Low-Cost Tuberculosis Test

Biobuzz Directory – Frederick-based Akonni Biosystems Awarded $3M NIH Phase 2 Award to Develop Low-Cost Tuberculosis Test

Akonni Biosystems, a molecular diagnostics (MDx) company that develops, manufactures, and intends to market advanced MDx systems, today announced receipt of a $3 million,…

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