BioHealth News Archive
May’s visit yields US$1.3b in Chinese funds for British biotech and life sciences companies | South China Morning Post
China’s increasing zeal for improving biotechnology and medical services is music to the ears of the British government after two venture capital firms received…
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Steve Case is kicking off a new startup series from Hopkins, University of Maryland – Technical.ly Baltimore
AOL cofounder Steve Case is returning to Baltimore in a couple of weeks in a new event series designed to help entrepreneurs. {iframe}https://technical.ly/baltimore/2018/02/02/steve-case-kicking-off-new-startup-series-hopkins-umb/{/iframe}
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DC Startup News: Tech Startup Funding, Investment in January
In covering the D.C. innovation economy comes the inevitable: funding news. Trust us, there’s a lot of it floating around the D.C. metro area,…
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Qiagen inks $191M deal to buy infection test panel firm STAT-Dx – FierceBiotech
Qiagen has agreed to a $191 million deal to acquire STAT-Dx. The takeover will give Qiagen control of a pipeline of assay panels designed to…
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A guide to venture capital for the individual investor – Baltimore Business Journal
Venture backed companies can address a large market quickly, and therefore payoff investors sooner than other businesses. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2018/02/02/a-guide-to-venture-capital-for-the-individual.html{/iframe}
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In wine, there’s health: Low levels of alcohol good for the brain – ScienceBlog.com
While a couple of glasses of wine can help clear the mind after a busy day, new research shows that it may actually help…
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OpGen Prices $12M Stock Offering – GenomeWeb
OpGen announced today that it has priced its public offering of approximately 3.7 million units of common stock and common warrants at $3.25 per…
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What Amazon’s Health Care Could Look Like
Amazon made an announcement Tuesday that sent shockwaves through the health care industry and caused insurers’ stocks to plummet: The technology company is joining…
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Qiagen Snaps Up STAT-Dx to Develop New Diagnostic Tests
Qiagen will acquire Spanish biotech STAT-Dx for up to €153M – more than 3 times the total funding it has raised so far –…
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2018 Rice Business Plan Competition
One Week Left to Apply!! Deadline: Friday, February 9, 2018, 5pm We are looking for the best university startups from schools around the world! …
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Jeff Immelt, Former CEO And Chairman Of GE, Joins NEA As Venture Partner
Global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA) today announced that Jeff Immelt has joined the firm as Venture Partner. Immelt, who recently…
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Startup with Johns Hopkins roots raising $40.5 million to develop cancer metabolism drugs – Endpoints News
A new oncology company spun out of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is raising up to $40.5 million to develop its platform of anticancer…
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Seed fund chooses companies using research and technology developed by U.Va. professors – The Cavalier Daily
The U.Va. Licensing and Ventures group is offering funding to three local health and technology startups. {iframe}http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2018/02/uva-licensing-and-ventures-group-funds-three-local-health-and-technology-startups{/iframe}
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20/20 Closes Record Equity Crowdfunding Campaign
20/20 GeneSystems, Inc. finalized its first equity crowdfunding campaign this week with gross proceeds of $1.07 million, the maximum amount permitted under current SEC…
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Innate Pharma and MedImmune Test their Cancer Combo in the Clinic
Innate Pharma and MedImmune will test the combination of Innate’s cancer antibody and the checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab in patients with solid tumors. {iframe}https://labiotech.eu/cancer-antibodies-innate-medimmune/{/iframe}
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