BioHealth News Archive

Startups: One Entrepreneur’s View of Balancing Passion with Practicality | UM Ventures

Startups: One Entrepreneur’s View of Balancing Passion with Practicality | UM Ventures

Richard Hughen’s first entrepreneurial experience was as Managing Director at e-learning startup LearnWare, where he says his “addiction” to startups began in earnest.  The…

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California Life Sciences Association Applauds Confirmation of Alex Azar as HHS Secretary – Business Wire

California Life Sciences Association Applauds Confirmation of Alex Azar as HHS Secretary – Business Wire

California Life Sciences Association (CLSA), the trade association representing California’s life sciences industry, today commended the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Alex M. Azar, II…

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Paragon Bioservices aims to create 200 jobs with Maryland expansion – Technical.ly Baltimore

Paragon Bioservices aims to create 200 jobs with Maryland expansion – Technical.ly Baltimore

Paragon Bioservices has plans to expand to new space over the next two years to help companies develop and manufacture biopharmaceuticals. {iframe}https://technical.ly/baltimore/2018/01/23/paragon-bioservices-aims-create-300-jobs-maryland-expansion/{/iframe}

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Johns Hopkins U creates new test to screen for 8 cancers – WBFF

Johns Hopkins U creates new test to screen for 8 cancers – WBFF

Researchers with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine developed a new blood test able to screen for eight types of cancers. {iframe}http://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/johns-hopkins-u-creates-new-test-to-screen-for-8-cancers{/iframe}

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Regenxbio (RGNX) Enters Strategic Partnership with FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies

Regenxbio (RGNX) Enters Strategic Partnership with FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies

REGENXBIO Inc. (Nasdaq: RGNX), a leading clinical-stage biotechnology company seeking to improve lives through the curative potential of gene therapy based on its proprietary…

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New York sketches out $500M plan to build a biotech hub – FierceBiotech

New York sketches out $500M plan to build a biotech hub – FierceBiotech

New York City is doubling down on its long-discussed, never-realized dream of building a biotech hub to rival South San Francisco and Boston. The…

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Startup fundraising and exits look bullish for bio and health | TechCrunch

Startup fundraising and exits look bullish for bio and health | TechCrunch

After nearly a year, venture capitalists nabbed their first U.S. acquisition for more than a billion dollars. And it wasn’t a tech startup. Nor…

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Accelerate Baltimore – Join 6 startups on a unique mission to success

Accelerate Baltimore – Join 6 startups on a unique mission to success

Accelerate Baltimore™ is an initiative of the ETC (Emerging Technology Centers), Baltimore’s award winning incubator, and The Abell Foundation. In its first six years,…

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Paragon Bioservices Announces New Commercial Manufacturing Facility Expansion

Paragon Bioservices Announces New Commercial Manufacturing Facility Expansion

Paragon Bioservices (Paragon), the leading private equity-backed biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with proven expertise in gene therapy and next-generation vaccines, announces…

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Anatomy of two biotech deals worth $20B – MedCity News

Anatomy of two biotech deals worth $20B – MedCity News

Analysts had forecast a blockbuster year for life science mergers and acquisitions as the lower tax rate for repatriated cash kicks-in and Big Pharma…

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Venture capital vital to future of biotech – Laboratory News

Venture capital vital to future of biotech – Laboratory News

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has released a report suggesting that pharma companies investing in emerging start-ups is now a key source…

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What’s the reaction to Gov. Larry Hogan’s proposed incentives for Amazon? – The Washington Post

Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert) and Democrats from Montgomery County are rallying around Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s $5 billion incentive package…

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HHS issues Four (4) PHS 2018-2 SBIR and STTR Omnibus/Parent Grant Solicitations with FORMS-E and Clinical Trials Policy Updates

HHS issues Four (4) PHS 2018-2 SBIR and STTR Omnibus/Parent Grant Solicitations with FORMS-E and Clinical Trials Policy Updates

2018 SBIR and STTR Omnibus/Parent Grant Solicitations for the NIH, CDC, and FDA, Clinical Trial Not Allowed and Clinical Trial Required SBIR Omnibus/Parent Clinical…

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Major advances occurring in traumatic brain injury care for Soldiers – The United States Army

Major advances occurring in traumatic brain injury care for Soldiers – The United States Army

New developments in traumatic brain injury prevention, diagnosis and treatment are certain to improve patient health among Soldiers, as well as improve Army readiness,…

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The 10 Most (And 10 Least) Innovative States In The U.S.

The 10 Most (And 10 Least) Innovative States In The U.S.

Thinking you want to make a move to an innovative new tech hub that's on the front line when it comes to education, research and…

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