BioHealth News Archive

State Technology and Science Index 2018

State Technology and Science Index 2018

The STSI's 107 individual indicators are sorted into five composites: research and development (R&D) inputs, risk capital and entrepreneurial infrastructure, human capital investment, technology…

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Md. ranks among best for tech economy – Maryland Daily Record

Md. ranks among best for tech economy – Maryland Daily Record

Maryland placed third on think tank Milken Institute’s 2018 State Technology and Science Index, ranking innovation pipelines. Maryland also placed third in 2016’s report. {iframe}https://thedailyrecord.com/2019/01/07/md-ranks-among-best-for-tech-economy/{/iframe}

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Industry execs forecast the year ahead for gene therapy at Biotech Showcase – MedCity News

Industry execs forecast the year ahead for gene therapy at Biotech Showcase – MedCity News

The first Food and Drug Administration approvals for cell and gene therapies are already more than a year out, but 2019 is likely to…

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Top 20 Life Science Startups to Watch in 2019 | BioSpace

Top 20 Life Science Startups to Watch in 2019 | BioSpace

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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The 20 Top Universities In The United States For 2019 – Congrats to John Hopkins

The 20 Top Universities In The United States For 2019 – Congrats to John Hopkins

What are the top universities in the United States? The list is decided by the CEOWORLD magazine university ranking which considers 7 important factors…

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AGT Newsletter Volume 7

AGT Newsletter Volume 7

In wrapping up the year, AGT was proud to be featured as a State of Maryland “Success Story” for its growth in Maryland and…

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J.P. Morgan healthcare conference topics January 7

J.P. Morgan healthcare conference topics January 7

Now in its 37th year, the conference has ballooned from a small event with 150 attendees that was essentially the " birth of biotech,"…

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PGDx signs a pair of partnerships as it looks to expand ‘kitted’ cancer tests – Technical.ly Baltimore

PGDx signs a pair of partnerships as it looks to expand ‘kitted’ cancer tests – Technical.ly Baltimore

Personal Genome Diagnostics is starting off the year with news of a pair of partnership agreements as it looks to expand its approach to…

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Scoop: MedImmune chief Bahija Jallal is leaving AstraZeneca and joining the trek into biotech – Endpoints News

Scoop: MedImmune chief Bahija Jallal is leaving AstraZeneca and joining the trek into biotech – Endpoints News

Congratulations to Bahija on making MedImmune the leading BioHealth company in Maryland and accelerating its growth. Also many thanks for the MedImmune longtime support…

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Biggest Pharma M&A Ever Propels Bristol to Cancer Lead – Bloomberg

Biggest Pharma M&A Ever Propels Bristol to Cancer Lead – Bloomberg

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s $74 billion planned purchase of Celgene Corp. puts it in line to lead the drug industry’s hottest market, cancer, as early…

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Emergent BioSolutions Announces Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi to Retire as CEO; Robert G. Kramer, Sr. to Become President and CEO | Seeking Alpha

Emergent BioSolutions Announces Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi to Retire as CEO; Robert G. Kramer, Sr. to Become President and CEO | Seeking Alpha

Many thanks to Dan for his leadership of Emergent, his service as a loyal BHI Board Member and for helping accelerate the growth of…

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Useful Stats: NIH SBIR/STTR Success Rates by State (2008-2017) | SSTI

Useful Stats: NIH SBIR/STTR Success Rates by State (2008-2017) | SSTI

Here is a significant opportunity for MARYLAND to grow in SBIR success. One of the best ways to measure the effectiveness of state programs…

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Atlas Venture raises $250M for Opportunity Fund – MedCity News

Atlas Venture raises $250M for Opportunity Fund – MedCity News

A biotechnology venture capital firm is ringing in the new year with its latest fund, having raised a quarter of $1 billion. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based…

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BrainScope Receives FDA Clearance for Multi-Modal, Multi-Parameter Concussion Assessment — BrainScope

BrainScope Receives FDA Clearance for Multi-Modal, Multi-Parameter Concussion Assessment — BrainScope

BrainScope Receives FDA Clearance for Multi-Modal, Multi-Parameter Concussion Assessment New Concussion-Specific FDA Labeling Adds to Existing BrainScope Claims Complements Multi-Modal Technology Platform and Extensive…

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Maryland Life Sciences Breakfast – Maryland’s Advancements in Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics Event Registration | Maryland Tech Council

Maryland Life Sciences Breakfast – Maryland’s Advancements in Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics Event Registration | Maryland Tech Council

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 8:30AM - 10:30AM GSK 9911 Belward Campus Drive Rockville, MD 20850 The Maryland Life Sciences, a division of the Maryland…

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