BioHealth News Archive
Ruppersberger Calls BioPark ‘Formula That Works’ – University of Maryland, Baltimore
Since the launch of the BioPark Initiative in 2003, the BioPark has grown to include nearly three dozen companies with more than 1,000 employees.…
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F.D.A. Approves Second Gene-Altering Treatment for Cancer – The New York Times
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the second in a radically new class of treatments that genetically reboot a patient’s own immune…
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Inova Health System names Rick Gordon its new director of its personalized medicine accelerator – Washington Business Journal
Inova Health System is bringing Northern Virginia tech investor Rick Gordon into the fold. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2017/10/18/former-mach37-partner-joins-inovas-personalized.html?ana=e_ae_set3&s=article_du&ed=2017-10-18&u=wjGEy67ABoSnsLErlc5ry0j5hx3&t=1508418739&j=79016211{/iframe}
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Superstar Effect: Venture Capital Investments – Newgeography.com
This is the latest in my “superstar effect” series. Richard Florida posted an interesting analysis of venture capital investments over at City Lab. {iframe}http://www.newgeography.com/content/005770-superstar-effect-venture-capital-investments?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Newgeography+%28Newgeography.com+-+Economic%2C+demographic%2C+and+political+commentary+about+places%29{/iframe}
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Biotech builder Cydan gets cash injection for genetic disorders – FierceBiotech
Drug accelerator Cydan has gained a $34 million injection as it eyes deeper inroads into rare diseases for its second fund. {iframe}http://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/drug-accelerator-cydan-gets-cash-injection-for-genetic-disorders{/iframe}
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Intrexon inks $100M funding deal with billionaire founder Randal Kirk – Washington Business Journal
Germantown-based bioengineering company Intrexon Corp. will have access to up to $100 million of new capital through a deal with an affiliate company controlled…
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1313 Innovation’s co-working partner combines with Washington, DC’s 1776 – Delaware Business Now
The operating partner for 1313 Innovation’s co-working space in Wilmington is merging with a Washington, DC organization. 1313 operates from the Hercules Plaza building…
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Illumina Ventures Closes First Venture Capital Fund, at $230M
Illumina Ventures, a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm, closed its maiden fund, at $230m. Launched with an initial $100m investment from Illumina, Illumina…
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VLP Therapeutics Announces Phase 1 SBIR Grant Award From National Cancer Institute – VLP Therapeutics
VLP Therapeutics, LLC (“VLP”), a biotechnology company focusing on the research and development of therapeutic and preventative vaccines announced today the receipt of a…
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New Digital Marketing and IT Specialist Joins the BHI Team
Brian Smith joined BHI in October of 2017 as a digital marketing and IT specialist. Brian manages BHI’s information technology assets in addition to…
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Baltimore welcomes 21 new Venture for America fellows – Technical.ly Baltimore
As the leaves settle on the ground, so do the newest Venture for America fellows into the place they’ll call home for the next…
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JLABS Takes Stock of its Experiment in Life Sciences Innovation | Xconomy
What began as a kind of business experiment in innovation has acquired a life of its own. The idea in 2011 was to create…
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Inky Wins Start-up Company of the Year 2017 at Infosecurity North America Conference & Expo
Infosecurity Group, the founders of Europe’s no.1 information security event, is pleased to announce Inky as the Infosecurity North America Cyber Start-up Company of…
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DREAMIT LAUNCHES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH ACCENTURE TO HELP STARTUPS SCALE | myDigitalStartup
Dreamit has teamed with Accenture, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, to connect Accenture’s strategy and innovation leadership to the startup founders at Dreamit…
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FastForward U aims to support student entrepreneurs – The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
This semester, FastForward U (FFU) will begin offering entrepreneurial advising to students looking to start a company or business venture. FFU is an initiative…
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