BioHealth News Archive
The age when people feel the most — and least — happy, in one chart – Business Insider
Happiness changes over the course of your life. There is "scientific evidence that people get happier as they get older," according to a Bank…
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Former Eli Lilly USA president in line to be next HHS Secretary (Updated) – MedCity News
It just wouldn’t feel like a Friday without some Trump cabinet intrigue so with that in mind, Alex Azar, the former president of Lilly’s…
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Medimmune asthma drug gets endorsement from European committee – Delaware Business Now
AstraZeneca and its Maryland-based biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European…
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USM Chancellor Caret Elected Chair of Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Board of Directors – USM
University System of Maryland (USM) Chancellor Robert L. Caret was elected chair today of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Board of…
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Inova Health System’s venture capital arm makes its first investments – Washington Business Journal
Inova Health System's venture capital arm has been busy over the last year. Since starting Inova Strategic Investments, Inova has closed three new direct…
Read MoreFirst Digital Pill Approved to Worries About Biomedical ‘Big Brother’ – The New York Times
For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a digital pill — a medication embedded with a sensor that can tell…
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University of Maryland Receives Top Prize at APLU Innovation & Economic Prosperity University Awards | UMD Right Now :: University of Maryland
The University of Maryland was honored for its contributions to the economic development of the community at the 2017 Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP)…
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Top 25 Biotech Companies of 2017 | The Lists – GEN
A wave of disappointing third-quarter results and clinical trial failures by the largest biotechs in late October 2017 signaled to some the start of…
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University of Maryland’s Discovery District to Host 2018 AURP International Conference
The Association of University Research Parks (AURP) announces the University of Maryland’s Discovery District as the host for the AURP annual International Conference, to…
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Bill Gates makes $100 million personal investment to fight Alzheimer’s
Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is to invest $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture capital fund that brings together industry and…
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How Maryland computer scientists are bringing the past to life – Big Ten Network
It is hard for most us to imagine what life in the shadow of the Berlin Wall was like for citizens of Soviet-controlled East…
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A Breakthrough Initiative Has Been Announced to Manufacture Human Organs
United Therapeutics is set to take a big step forward in its plans to pursue advances in the field of organ transplantation thanks to…
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Partners HealthCare raises $171M for second innovation fund for healthcare startups (Updated) – MedCity News
Partners HealthCare System has raised has raised $171 million for a second innovation fund targeting seed stage investments in life science startups, according to a…
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University of Maryland Dedicates A. James Clark Hall, Transforming Region’s Biotech Corridor – University of Maryland
The University of Maryland dedicates the new A. James Clark Hall today, a 184,000-square-foot facility that will catalyze engineering innovation and bioengineering breakthroughs and…
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M-1 Ventures Demo Day – Wednesday, December 13th
M-1 Ventures Demo Day is an event for partners, investors, industry leaders and the press to learn about market-changing technologies and solutions from each…
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