BioHealth News Archive
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Dr. Richard Douglas Joins MaxCyte Board
MaxCyte, the global cell-based medicines and technology company, announces that 30-year life sciences industry veteran Richard Douglas, Ph.D., has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors as an Independent Non-Executive Director. {iframe}https://www.maxcyte.com/richard-douglas-joins-board/{/iframe}
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A New Material Called “Superwood” Is Just As Strong As Steel
Is wood the next advanced material? Scientists at the University of Maryland reported last week that they’ve discovered a way to treat wood to make…
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NextGen Venture Partners Joins Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory—an investment and strategic advisory firm committed to making a material and positive difference in the lives of its clients—is excited to join…
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ABL Europe and SillaJen Expand Strategic Manufacturing Collaboration for Oncolytic Virus Therapies – ABL, Inc.
SillaJen, Inc., (KOSDAQ:215600), a clinical-stage, biotherapeutics company focused on the development of oncolytic immunotherapy products for cancer, and ABL Europe, an ABL, Inc. company…
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Researchers Develop Breakthrough Technique to Combat Cancer Drug Resistance – Fischell Department of Bioengineering
The ability for cancer cells to develop resistance to chemotherapy drugs – known as multidrug resistance – remains a leading cause for tumor recurrence…
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11 Startups with JHTV Ties Rank Among Baltimore’s Best – JHTV
In the last six months, Personal Genome Diagnostics (PGDx) raised a $75 million series B, Harpoon Medical sold for $100 million and Sunayu acquired…
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Denali Therapeutics and Lonza Pharma & Biotech Announce Exclusive Partnership to Develop and Produce Biologic Medicines
Lonza Pharma & Biotech and Denali Therapeutics (NASDAQ: DNLI) announced today an exclusive strategic partnership on Denali’s biologic pipeline products for neurodegenerative diseases. The…
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Rexahn Reports Data from the Ongoing Phase 2a Clinical Trial of RX-3117 in Advanced Bladder Cancer at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers (ASCO GU) 2018 Annual Meeting (NYSE:RNN)
Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American:RNN), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative, targeted therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, announced that updated safety and…
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The University of Maryland is getting a new $50 million engineering building – The Diamondback
The University System of Maryland Board of Regents voted on Friday to approve the construction of a new engineering facility on the University of…
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Shepherd Entrepreneurship and Research Corporation achieves nonprofit status | News, Sports, Jobs – Journal News
Shepherd University has created a new nonprofit organization with a mission of helping facilitate research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. On January 24, the Internal Revenue…
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New report highlights New York City’s health tech and life science investment landscape – MedCity News
By StartUp Health’s reckoning, New York City was the second most active city for health tech dealflow in 2017 with $1 billion invested across 63…
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Teva Pharmaceuticals chairman, former Medtronic CEO invest in NexImmune – Washington Business Journal
The company overcame early funding challenges with the help of influential backing. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2018/02/09/gaithersburg-biotech-raises-21-7m-from-a-whos-who.html{/iframe}
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MD Momentum Fund Backs Stroke Recovery Firm – University of Maryland, Baltimore
The University System of Maryland (USM) has selected NextStep Robotics, a startup company that has developed a personalized robotic therapy to help relieve discomforts…
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NextStep Robotics moves towards $750,000 · Articles · Global University Venturing
NextStep Robotics, a US-based medical device manufacturer based on research at several Maryland institutions, has raised $750,000 in funding from investors including the Maryland…
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