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Voluntis and WellDoc Announce Partnership to Combine Diabetes Digital Therapeutic Offerings

Voluntis and WellDoc Announce Partnership to Combine Diabetes Digital Therapeutic Offerings

Voluntis and WellDoc®, two of the industry’s leading digital therapeutics companies, announced today a commercial agreement aimed at combining Voluntis’ insulin titration technology with…

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A dynamite year for VC – NVCA

A dynamite year for VC – NVCA

Explore the infographic to discover key insights from the upcoming 4Q PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor.  For a complete analysis of VC activity, sign up to…

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R&D Grants Available for Maryland’s Hi-Tech Entrepreneurs

R&D Grants Available for Maryland’s Hi-Tech Entrepreneurs

Grants up to $1 million are available from the US-Israel Bi-national R&D (BIRD) Foundation to support new product development R&D, conducted as a joint…

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TAI Diagnostics Closes $10M Series A Financing; Partners With United Therapeutics | GenomeWeb

TAI Diagnostics, a developer of diagnostic tests for monitoring the health of transplanted organs, said on Monday that it has closed a $10 million…

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Banner year: Greater Washington venture capital tops $1.5B in 2017 in Pitchbook report – Washington Business Journal

Banner year: Greater Washington venture capital tops $1.5B in 2017 in Pitchbook report – Washington Business Journal

Greater Washington had its second-biggest venture funding year in at least a decade in 2017, with startups across the metro area raking in more…

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Pharma, biotech will repatriate billions thanks to Trump’s tax bill, Alexandria Real Estate chair says | Fox Business

Pharma, biotech will repatriate billions thanks to Trump’s tax bill, Alexandria Real Estate chair says | Fox Business

The pharma and biotech industry will send billions of dollars back to the United States as a result of President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul,…

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Alexandria Venture Investments Launches the Alexandria Seed Capital Platform, a Novel and

Alexandria Venture Investments Launches the Alexandria Seed Capital Platform, a Novel and

Alexandria Venture Investments, the strategic venture capital arm of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE), an urban office REIT uniquely focused on collaborative…

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Roche, GE to develop digital diagnostics platform – MarketWatch

Roche, GE to develop digital diagnostics platform – MarketWatch

Roche Holding AG (ROG.EB) said Monday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with GE Healthcare to jointly develop and market a digital…

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All Eyes on Better Health at CES 2018: Innovation Awards Honoree RightEye Debuts EyeQ System | Business Wire

All Eyes on Better Health at CES 2018: Innovation Awards Honoree RightEye Debuts EyeQ System | Business Wire

RightEye LLC, an award-winning technology innovator using eye tracking to revolutionize patient care and vision performance, announced today it will be debuting its new…

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Biomaterials Could Extend the Success of Immunotherapies – GEN

Biomaterials Could Extend the Success of Immunotherapies – GEN

The use of biomaterials, such as microneedles and nanoparticles, in immunotherapy and vaccine research is a hot topic in bioengineering. But to get the…

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China-based pharma firm KBP Biosciences plans HQ move to Philly area

China-based pharma firm KBP Biosciences plans HQ move to Philly area

A drug development company has raised $76 million from investors in China, the United States, and Korea to move its headquarters to the Philadelphia…

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BBJ: UMB Startup Raises $3 Million, Adding to Big Year – UM Ventures

BBJ: UMB Startup Raises $3 Million, Adding to Big Year – UM Ventures

A Baltimore startup developing artificial organ technology has raised about $3 million in equity funding, according to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission documents. Medical…

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The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS): 7. The relationship between control of intraocular pressure and visual field deterioration.The AGI… – PubMed – NCBI

The Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS): 7. The relationship between control of intraocular pressure and visual field deterioration.The AGI… – PubMed – NCBI

Emmes is proud to have advanced Glaucoma research w/ support from @NatEyeInstitute! Our 1st ophthalmic trial (published in @AmJOphthalmol) showed little visual field deterioration…

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First Stereotactic Radiation Therapy System Designed to Treat Early Stage Breast Cancer Receives FDA Clearance | UM Ventures

First Stereotactic Radiation Therapy System Designed to Treat Early Stage Breast Cancer Receives FDA Clearance | UM Ventures

The GammaPod ™ – a first-of-its kind stereotactic radiotherapy system to treat early stage breast cancer – has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S.…

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MacroGenics Enters Research Collaboration with Roche to Develop a Novel Bispecific Molecule – NASDAQ.com

MacroGenics Enters Research Collaboration with Roche to Develop a Novel Bispecific Molecule – NASDAQ.com

MacroGenics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MGNX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, as well as…

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