BioHealth News Archive
Inside the government’s war on microbes
Humans and bacteria have been clashing for as long as both have inhabited the Earth, and for decades now, humans have had the upper…
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MockV Solutions Announces Phase 1 SBIR Grant Award from the National Center for Advancing Translations Sciences
MockV Solutions, Inc. (MockV or the Company), a biotechnology company developing non-infectious viral clearance prediction products that address the unmet needs of process development…
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Andreessen Horowitz Launches $450M Second Bio Venture Capital Fund
Andreessen Horowitz, a Menlo Park, CA-based venture capital firm, has launched its $450m second bio fund. Bio Fund II will focus on investing in…
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Here’s Where The Top Healthcare VC Firms Are Investing In Cancer Therapies
Immunotherapy draws the lion's share of attention from top VCs, but startups focused on other types of cancer therapies, such as protein targeting, are also…
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Mason scientists develop nanotechnology-based urine test that could lead to early TB detection | George Mason
Scientists at George Mason University have developed a nanotechnology that for the first time can measure a sugar molecule in urine that identifies tuberculosis…
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Governor Larry Hogan Announces 2018 Jobs and Economic Development Initiatives
Governor Larry Hogan today announced a series of new initiatives to spur job creation and economic growth in Maryland and further establish the state’s…
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Where tech fits into DC’s economic development conversation – Technical.ly DC
Tech firms leased more office space in D.C. over a recent 12-month period than the prior year, while coworking spaces signed on for fewer…
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Summer R.I.S.E. 2018 – WorkSource Montgomery
Are you interested in investing in Montgomery County's future workforce? Sign up to be a career experience host for WorkSource Montgomery's Summer RISE program…
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Hogan calls for expansion of tax-relief program aimed at job creation – The Washington Post
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Wednesday proposed expanding a state tax break for manufacturers that create new jobs, calling for lawmakers to extend…
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Biggest DC Tech Startup Venture Capital Funding of 2017
In the world of D.C. funding, it seems like not much has changed. In 2016, our list of the top 8 venture capital deals…
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NEA leads a big syndicate on $100M mega-round for Allakos – ENDPOINTS NEWS
Five years after getting started with a $32 million Series A, the crew at Allakos in San Carlos, CA are getting a $100 million…
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Martine Rothblatt on the next frontier for United Therapeutics: Pharmacogenomics – Washington Business Journal
Martine Rothblatt has already made a career out of chasing firsts — be it with creating Sirius satellite radio or more recently racing to make…
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MAJOR CAPITAL REGION EMPLOYERS REVEAL PRESSING NEED FOR TECH TALENT
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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The Top 10 Science Stories of 2017 – Scientific American
If you were overwhelmed by the news in 2017, you aren’t alone. Every day seemed to bring monumental developments in all spheres of current…
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How AI can help Life Sciences find a needle in the haystack | LinkedIn
Efficiency is all about making the optimal use of your resources. For Life Sciences organizations, efficiency is all about their sales forces reaching the…
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