BioHealth News Archive
Why downtown universities help fuel the urban startup ecosystem – Curbed
For years, proponents of increased downtown development and innovation districts have spoken of the important interplay between universities, startups, and local jobs. Cities such…
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Maryland companies raise $181M of venture capital in 3Q – Baltimore Business Journal
Maryland companies raised $181.4 million from venture capitalists in the third quarter, a 435 percent increase from the year before. There were 13 deals…
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Use sensors instead of needles to check your glucose level
Diabetics who have been pricking their fingers for years finally have another option. Freestyle Libre is a small patch that can be easily applied…
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Emergent BioSolutions Acquires Sanofi’s Smallpox Vaccine Unit – Nasdaq.com
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. EBS announced that it completed the acquisition of FDA-licensed smallpox vaccine's business of Sanofi SNY - ACAM2000. The company paid an…
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Singapore’s first robot masseur starts work at TCM clinic, Latest Singapore News – The New Paper
Emma started work as a massage therapist at NovaHealth TCM Clinic yesterday. Emma - short for Expert Manipulative Massage Automation - is a robotic…
Read MoreThe future will be won by the scientist-CEO – Technical.ly Baltimore
Academic research is often full of ideas that can form the foundation of startups. So institutions like the University of Maryland, Baltimore and Johns…
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Inova Health System unveils new consumer genome sequencing offering – Washington Business Journal
The Northern Virginia health giant's new partnership will give consumers a glimpse into their DNA. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2017/10/04/want-to-get-your-genome-sequenced-at-inova-youll.html{/iframe}
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UMBC researchers win USDA grants to improve safety and efficiency of fish farming industry – UMBC NEWS
Global demand for fish is growing quickly, but many species are already severely overfished, leaving scientists and industry experts searching for ways to more…
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TEDCO Awards $1 Million in New Stem Cell Projects
The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission (Commission) approved funding for four awards totaling $1,060,000. With the robust activity in stem cell research in Maryland,…
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Osiris Announces a Peer-Reviewed Publication Reporting the Use of Placental Membranes for Refractory Cutaneous Sinus Tracts of Surgical Origin
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (Pink Sheets: OSIR), a leading regenerative medicine company focused on developing and marketing products for wound care, orthopedics, and sports medicine,…
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Richard A. Henson Foundation Announces $2.5 Million Gift for SU Science and Technology Programs
The Richard A. Henson Foundation, Inc. today reaffirmed its commitment to Salisbury University, announcing a $2.5 million gift for SU’s Richard A. Henson School…
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Dodgy clinics, shoddy science and false hopes: how stem cell research is being threatened by charlatans and unproven cures | South China Morning Post
The credibility of stem cell research is at risk because of charlatans and dodgy clinics peddling unproven cures for diseases, according to a group…
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Circulomics Receives Two SBIR Grants Totaling over $1.7M
Circulomics, a Baltimore, MD-based biotechnology startup, received two SBIR grants totaling over $1.7M. The company will use the funds to develop new applications of…
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Bayer eyes Korea’s ‘deep tech’ startups for digital health care push
[THE INVESTOR] In the age of “digital health care,” high-tech wearables, cutting-edge medical devices and integrated apps combined with major breakthroughs in data computing…
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U of Washington, Tsinghua launch innovation-focused programs as part of Microsoft-funded partnership
A new academic enterprise, born of a partnership between the University of Washington and China’s Tsinghua University -- and seeded with $40 million in funding…
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