BioHealth News Archive
Commercialization Brings Research with ‘Broad Benefits’ to Market – GW Today
Patients dealing with hypotension, or dangerously low blood pressure, can now be treated with a drug initially developed by George Washington University researcher Lakhmir Chawla from the School…
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A ‘groundbreaking’ day: Workers break ground on new science complex
Towson University celebrated the start of construction on the new science complex with a groundbreaking ceremony on the top floor of the Glen Garage…
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Message at BioHealth forum: Md., Va., and D.C. biotech industry needs to get rid of silos – Baltimore Business Journal
The annual BioHealth forum brought together about 1,100 biotech industry stakeholders from across Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2018/04/23/message-at-biohealth-forum-md-va-and-d-c-biotech.html{/iframe}
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University presidents Loh, Perman on impact of immigration changes to STEM workforce – Baltimore Business Journal
George Mason University President Angel Cabrera said more restrictive immigration policies could threaten the future of regional and national biotechnology industries. “It is critical…
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Science Start-Ups Gain Strong Momentum at the Prince William Science Accelerator – pilotonline.com
Prince William County today congratulated three science start-ups – ISOThrive, LLC, Virongy, LLC and Ceres Nanosciences, Inc., – on recent business successes leading from…
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Emmes Launches New Internship Program with an Egyptian Children’s Cancer Hospital
The Emmes Corporation today announced the creation of an internship program in which the company will offer one fellow from Egypt's Children Cancer Hospital…
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Q Therapeutics Announces Joint Venture With REPROCELL
Q Therapeutics, Inc., a developer of clinical-stage cell therapies for central nervous system (CNS) diseases, and REPROCELL Inc., Japan’s first induced pluripotent stem cell…
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How New York VC firm Deerfield Management plans to help Johns Hopkins bring more products to market – Baltimore Business Journal
New York investment firm Deerfield Management is looking to bring more drugs, medical devices and health care products to market by partnering with academic…
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QIAGEN Announces FDA Approval of PartoSureTM – Business Wire
QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the U.S. regulatory approval of PartoSureTM , which is a novel test for assessing…
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Why you need to know NEA’s Scott Frederick – Washington Business Journal
He is a walking Rolodex of some of the nation’s most high-powered business leaders. And he’s the reason many startups feel they’ve gotten a…
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Chinese money floods US biotech as Beijing chases new cures | afr.com
Chinese investors are pumping money into US drug startups as Beijing seeks to become a global leader in new medicines, adding to a flood of…
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Maryland Biotechs Dominate 2018 Vaccine Industry Excellence Awards – BioBuzz
More than a dozen biotech companies or researchers from the Maryland biotech cluster, which some have also dubbed ‘Vaccine Alley’, were among the most…
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Global Cities Challenge America’s High-Tech Dominance – CityLab
We hear a lot these days about the so-called “rise of the rest”—the ascent of second-tier American cities such as Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Detroit,…
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FounderTrac’s First of Two Cohorts in 2018 Was a Standing Room Only Event with Aimee Martin of MileMarker Winning a $25k Investment from MCVC Partners! | Business Wire
On Tuesday, April 3, 2018 TEDCO Incubation Challenge finalist FounderTrac had their first Demo Day at Host Sponsor Loews Annapolis Hotel. After a 12…
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Chinese funds pour US$1.4b into US biotechnology firms in the first three months of the year – South China Morning Post
Venture capital funds based in China poured US$1.4 billion into private US biotechnology firms in the three months ending March 31, accounting for about…
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