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Epidarex Capital Portfolio Company Harpoon Medical Acquired By Edwards Lifesciences | UM Ventures

Epidarex Capital Portfolio Company Harpoon Medical Acquired By Edwards Lifesciences | UM Ventures

Epidarex Capital ("Epidarex"), an early-stage, transatlantic life science venture fund, today announced that its portfolio company, Harpoon Medical, Inc. ("Harpoon"), a pioneer in beating-heart…

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New Research Links Umbilical Cord Blood to Motor Function Improvement in Children with Cerebral

New Research Links Umbilical Cord Blood to Motor Function Improvement in Children with Cerebral

The Emmes Corporation today announced its statistical and data management support of a clinical trial that offers new hope for children with cerebral palsy…

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GSK, other drugmakers bet on post-Brexit UK science

GSK, other drugmakers bet on post-Brexit UK science

The move is welcome news for Prime Minister Theresa May, who has struggled to win over large sections of industry as Britain prepares to…

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Proteros biostructures GmbH : names BHI Board Member Dave Lemus as new executive board member

Proteros biostructures GmbH : names BHI Board Member Dave Lemus as new executive board member

Proteros biostructures GmbH today announced that the Company's Supervisory board had appointed Dave Lemus, previously a non-executive director at Proteros, as Executive Vice Chairman,…

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HeMemics Biotechnologies joins new Inova Health System precision medicine accelerator – Washington Business Journal

HeMemics Biotechnologies joins new Inova Health System precision medicine accelerator – Washington Business Journal

A Rockville-based research and development company working on a cheap and fast diagnostic test for infectious diseases will be the first tenant of Inova…

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This small accelerator program is funneling tech from federal labs into new startups

This small accelerator program is funneling tech from federal labs into new startups

When the 13 teams that made up Fed Tech’s fall 2017 cohort took the stage for their first pitch night in September, it wasn’t…

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Johns Hopkins Scientists Explain Rudolph, Grinch, Scrooge

Johns Hopkins Scientists Explain Rudolph, Grinch, Scrooge

A reindeer with a red glowing nose. A heart, two sizes two small, that suddenly grows three sizes. A trip to the past and…

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Steve Case’s new Rise of the Rest fund raises $150M, snags Amazon and Google chiefs – Washington Business Journal

Steve Case’s new Rise of the Rest fund raises $150M, snags Amazon and Google chiefs – Washington Business Journal

Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest seed fund has raised $150 million from a cavalcade of high-profile investors. Investors in the new fund, named…

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What the CVS-Aetna Deal Means for the Delivery of U.S. Health Care

What the CVS-Aetna Deal Means for the Delivery of U.S. Health Care

The landscape for the delivery of health care in the United States is changing, but the traditional care-delivery players are not the change agents.…

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Johnson & Johnson Innovation Announces Launch of JLABS @ Shanghai in Collaboration with Shanghai

Johnson & Johnson Innovation Announces Launch of JLABS @ Shanghai in Collaboration with Shanghai

Johnson & Johnson Innovation, today announced a collaboration with the Shanghai Municipal Government, Pudong New Area Government, and Shanghai Pharma Engine Company, Ltd. to…

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TEDCO awards $800,000 in seed funding to six Maryland companies – Baltimore Business Journal

TEDCO awards $800,000 in seed funding to six Maryland companies – Baltimore Business Journal

The Maryland Technology Development Corp. announced $800,000 in investments to six companies, including four in the Baltimore area. State-backed TEDCO funnels hundreds of thousands…

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Inova Personalized Health Accelerator accepts first company – Technical.ly DC

Inova Personalized Health Accelerator accepts first company – Technical.ly DC

The Inova Personalized Health Accelerator opened its doors on Wednesday, with a ribbon cutting attended by over 300 guests. Rockville, Md.–based HeMemics was named as the…

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Towson University’s new science building will create ‘completely different environment’ on campus – Baltimore Business Journal

Towson University’s new science building will create ‘completely different environment’ on campus – Baltimore Business Journal

Towson University officials are envisioning the college's new $184 million science building as essentially the exact opposite of Smith Hall, the building that currently…

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Inova Personalized Health Accelerator Accepts HeMemics Biotechnologies, Inc. into Portfolio

Inova Personalized Health Accelerator Accepts HeMemics Biotechnologies, Inc. into Portfolio

Inova Personalized Health Accelerator (IPHA) has selected HeMemics Biotechnologies, Inc. (HBI) as its first portfolio company. HBI is a research and development company located…

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Venture bets on startups yield more returns

Venture bets on startups yield more returns

When Venture Capitalists (VCs) invest in startups, they are aware of risks involved in returns- it might be either mind-boggling or they might end…

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