BioHealth News Archive
Another immunometabolism deal? Johns Hopkins spinout Dracen lands $36M investment from Deerfield – Endpoints News
In the second financing round announced in one day for an immunometabolism startup, Johns Hopkins spinout Dracen Pharmaceuticals just wrapped up a $36 million…
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See How Much Your Agency’s Spending Would Increase Under the 2018 Omnibus – Oversight – GovExec.com
The $1.3 trillion fiscal 2018 funding package sent to President Trump early Friday includes big boosts for almost all of the major federal agencies, thanks…
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Deerfield Management leads $40 million funding round for Baltimore’s Dracen Pharmaceuticals – Baltimore Business Journal
New York-based investment firm Deerfield Management is leading a $40 million Series A funding round for Baltimore's Dracen Pharmaceuticals Inc. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2018/03/22/health-care-focused-deerfield-management-leads.html?ana=e_ae_set2&s=article_du&ed=2018-03-22&u=wjGEy67ABoSnsLErlc5ry0j5hx3&t=1521855902&j=80637871{/iframe}
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Novavax details ‘pre-commercialization activities,’ $1.5B sales target for RSV vaccine | FiercePharma
Novavax may be years away from a potential approval of its RSV vaccine, but on the company's recent year-end conference call, executives talked up…
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HHS Secretary Azar to Name Robert R. Redfield, M.D., Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | HHS.gov
On Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that Secretary Alex Azar will name Robert R. Redfield, M.D., as the 18th Director of the Centers for Disease…
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Appoints Jennifer J. Banks and Larry J. Diamond as Co-Chief
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE), an urban office REIT uniquely focused on collaborative life science and technology campuses in AAA innovation cluster…
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities appoints co-COOs – PE Hub
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc, a real estate investment trust focused on collaborative life science and technology campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, has…
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How Martine Rothblatt and James Park Are Using Big Data – Fortune
In some ways Martine Rothblatt, the founder and chairwoman of United Therapeutics, a Maryland-based biotechnology company, and James Park, the CEO and co-founder of…
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Maryland Senate approves Amazon HQ2 incentive package – Washington Business Journal
The Maryland state Senate signed off on $5.6 billion in tax incentives to lure Amazon.com Inc. to Montgomery County on Monday night. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2018/03/20/maryland-senate-signs-off-on-amazon-hq2-incentive.html{/iframe}
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AACR president-elect to focus on health disparities, convergence science
Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD, will become president of American Association for Cancer Research next month. Jaffee is deputy director of Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer…
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How Baltimore’s Harpoon Medical secured an exit strategy 2 years before its $100M acquisition by Edwards Lifesciences Corp. – Baltimore Business Journal
Investors got big returns on the initial sale and could see millions more over the coming years, as Harpoon's device continues on the path…
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Jeff Vinik’s latest big investment: $12 million in startup accelerator Dreamit
Tampa Bay Lightning owner and developer Jeff Vinik is investing $12 million in Dreamit, an early-stage venture fund and startup accelerator with offices in…
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Here Are All the Ways Sugar Is Actually Killing You
Do you find it nearly impossible to resist the opportunity to devour a cupcake, brownie, or doughnut? You’re not alone. Most of us jump…
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In 1887, Nurses Had To Follow These 9 Ludicrous Rules
If you’ve been to the hospital recently, you’ve probably noticed that the hospital relies on nurses in order to keep everything running smoothly. In…
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The Struggle to Build a Massive ‘Biobank’ of Patient Data – The New York Times
This spring, the National Institutes of Health will start recruiting participants for one of the most ambitious medical projects ever envisioned. {iframe}https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/health/nih-biobank-genes.html{/iframe}
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