BioHealth News Archive

2017: The year telehealth and digital health hit their stride – MedCity News

2017: The year telehealth and digital health hit their stride – MedCity News

2017 has undoubtedly been a standout year in the realms of telemedicine and digital health. In telehealth alone, much has happened over the past…

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Rudolph, why is your nose so bright? Scientists at Johns Hopkins have an idea – Baltimore Sun

Rudolph, why is your nose so bright? Scientists at Johns Hopkins have an idea – Baltimore Sun

My glowing genes, Rudolph! If we didn’t already know that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was special, that shiny proboscis of his could have resulted…

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Roche scores cancer drug approvals in Europe and U.S.

Roche scores cancer drug approvals in Europe and U.S.

Swiss drugmaker Roche has won fresh approvals for two cancer drugs in Europe and the United States, shoring up its position in new medicines…

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Stop Being an “Initiative”: Highlights From NY Biotech—The Future Is Now – Xconomy

Stop Being an “Initiative”: Highlights From NY Biotech—The Future Is Now – Xconomy

Vicki Sato, a longtime Boston biotech entrepreneur, laid out a challenge for New York life sciences in 2018. “Stop being an initiative,” she said.…

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State governments help spur investments in R&D – SSTI

State governments help spur investments in R&D – SSTI

Expenditures for R&D from state government agencies increased by 17.3 percent from FY 2011 to FY 2016, reaching $2.3 billion, according to data from…

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MAJOR CAPITAL REGION EMPLOYERS REVEAL PRESSING NEED FOR TECH TALENT  – Greater Washington Partnership

MAJOR CAPITAL REGION EMPLOYERS REVEAL PRESSING NEED FOR TECH TALENT – Greater Washington Partnership

Today, the Greater Washington Partnership (the Partnership), a civic alliance of CEOs that together employ more than 175,000 workers in the region, released a…

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Seven Emmes Employees Recognized in Lancet Study Comparing Two Opioid Treatments

Seven Emmes Employees Recognized in Lancet Study Comparing Two Opioid Treatments

The Emmes Corporation today announced its participation in a three-year study testing the results of two different opioid treatment medications.  The research, published in…

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Inside Johns Hopkins’ plans to galvanize more student entrepreneurs – Technical.ly Baltimore

Inside Johns Hopkins’ plans to galvanize more student entrepreneurs – Technical.ly Baltimore

During the fall semester, students at Johns Hopkins who were interested in starting a company had some new options to turn to as they…

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Financial Incentives for Maryland Businesses

Financial Incentives for Maryland Businesses

Maryland is open for business and here’s another way our state supports companies seeking capital. Maryland Commerce has launched a new, searchable site that…

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How Tax Reform Will Impact Developmental Biotech – Seeking Alpha

How Tax Reform Will Impact Developmental Biotech – Seeking Alpha

The pharmaceutical industry as a whole is set to benefit from the tax reform vote to take place this week. The general reduction in…

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IP Strategies for Start-Ups – January 18th BHI 1:1 Office Hours with Experts

IP Strategies for Start-Ups – January 18th BHI 1:1 Office Hours with Experts

Are you worried about protecting your Intellectual Property? What about trademarks? How do you negotiate licenses? Have you thought through your patent strategy? How…

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Lupin’s Safyral generic Tydemy gets FDA nod – Drug Store News

Lupin’s Safyral generic Tydemy gets FDA nod – Drug Store News

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Mumbai-based Lupin’s Tydemy. The product is a generic version of Bayer’s Safyral (drospirenone, ethinyl estradiol, and levomefolate…

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IBBR awarded NIH grant to investigate body’s T-cell mechanism of attack | Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research

IBBR awarded NIH grant to investigate body’s T-cell mechanism of attack | Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research

A new research initiative by the University of Maryland’s Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) and the University of Pittsburgh could finally uncover…

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gel-e receives US FDA clearance to expand its bandage product line for Rx and OTC use

gel-e receives US FDA clearance to expand its bandage product line for Rx and OTC use

gel-e Inc., a privately held, clinical-stage medical device company, announces the 510(k) clearance of its adhesive bandage by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…

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How Phage Therapy Is Saving Lives Against Superbugs – Time

How Phage Therapy Is Saving Lives Against Superbugs – Time

On the evening of Nov. 7, Steffanie Strathdee sent out a cryptic tweet: “#Phage researchers! I am working with a team to get Burkholderia…

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