BioHealth News Archive

Andreessen Horowitz Launches $450M Second Bio Venture Capital Fund

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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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These 10 startups are heading to Annapolis for FounderTrac in 2018 – Technical.ly Baltimore

These 10 startups are heading to Annapolis for FounderTrac in 2018 – Technical.ly Baltimore

Fresh off receiving $125,000 in new funding from a TEDCO initiative to back more Maryland incubators, Annapolis-based FounderTrac named members of its 2018 cohort…

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BioHealth Innovation SBIR Application Review and Assistance

BioHealth Innovation SBIR Application Review and Assistance

BioHealth Innovation is partnering with Johns Hopkins Tech Ventures to provide assistance to faculty innovators and entrepreneurs interested in applying for federal SBIR/STTR funding. …

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