BioHealth News Archive
Press Announcements > Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. and Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research on new policies to advance development of safe and effective cell and gene therapies
The FDA is witnessing a surge of cell and gene therapy products entering early development, evidenced by a large upswing in the number of…
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Hopkins researchers to study whether financial rewards, video monitoring can help opioid addiction treatment – Baltimore Sun
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have been awarded $2.1 million by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to…
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Protenus to expand, move HQ to Brown’s Wharf in Fells Point – Baltimore Business Journal
The health data security company has outgrown its offices near Little Italy. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2019/01/15/protenus-to-expand-move-hq-to-browns-wharf-in.html{/iframe}
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Viela Bio on BioSpace Top 20 Life Sciences Companies to Watch
BioSpace is proud to present its NextGen Bio “Class of 2019,” a list of 20 up-and-coming life science companies in North America that launched* no…
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BRCA Exchange aggregates data on thousands of BRCA variants to inform understanding of cancer risk | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
A global resource that includes data on thousands of inherited variants in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes is available to the public. The BRCA…
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Education Top Budget Priority For Maryland With Record Funding For 2020 – CBS Baltimore
Gov. Hogan’s new fiscal 2020 budget is officially on the table, and it’s getting a preliminary thumbs up from the Democratic leadership in the…
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Maryland’s Vitus Vet #1 App for Pet Owners
There’s an app for everything these days — including a plethora for people with pets. Thanks to the streamlined design of most current apps,…
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Lupin receives FDA approval for Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets USP – Lupin
Pharma major Lupin announced that it has received approval for its Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets USP, 25 mcg, 50 mcg, 75 mcg, 88 mcg, 100…
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Maryland ranks No. 3 for contribution to tech economy – Baltimore Business Journal
Milken Institute publishes its 2018 State Technology and Science Index. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2018/12/19/maryland-ranks-no-3-for-contribution-to-tech.html{/iframe}
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Why gene therapies don’t work for everyone
Growing up in Devon in the 1980s, brothers James* and Matt* had to be careful with their antics–a cut or bruise could land them…
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These 10 VC Firms Made The Most Investments In Healthcare Startups This Year
To those who have been following the space, it’s no surprise that 2018 has been a record year for venture capital investing in healthcare.…
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New Clinical Trial Aims To Detect Cancer With A Quick Breathalyzer Test
Nowadays ‘liquid biopsies,’ the notion of detecting cancer using only a blood test to detect minute amounts of circulating tumor are fairly well-known. But…
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Alexandria Real Estate buys Jazz Pharmaceuticals-leased Stanford Research Park building at 3170 Porter Drive – Silicon Valley Business Journal
Biotech landlord and developer Alexandria Real Estate Equities has purchased an office complex in Palo Alto's Stanford Research Park from Stanford University for $100.3…
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Maryland universities propose new programs – Maryland Daily Record
Maryland universities are creating new academic programs they say could help the state adapt to a changing innovation economy and help meet needs for…
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Maryland companies raised more than $1B in venture funding in 2018 – Technical.ly Baltimore
Maryland’s overall venture capital haul for 2018 totaled crossed the billion-dollar mark for the first time since 2001, according to the PwC/CB Insights MoneyTree…
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