BioHealth News Archive
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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WIB-Capital Region Presents “Hot Topics – Gene Therapy” October 11, 2017
Gene therapy is at the forefront of preventative and therapeutic technologies targeting diseases that have no other cures. Join us as two leading gene…
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Rhythm Pharma IPO goes over the top, snags $120M in latest sign the biotech window is wide open – ENDPOINTS NEWS
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals $RYTM became the latest biotech to tap into a buoyant market, raising $120 million in an IPO that went over the range…
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Study: DC-area ranks 10th in venture investment – Technical.ly DC
We know from following the Rise of the Rest that D.C. isn’t in the top three for metros venture capital investments, but a new…
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CIT Announces FY2018 Solicitation for Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund
The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced today the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) Request for Proposals (RFP) for FY2018. {iframe}https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/10/05/1141562/0/en/CIT-Announces-FY2018-Solicitation-for-Commonwealth-Research-Commercialization-Fund.html{/iframe}
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TEDCO awards $1 million for stem cell projects – Maryland Daily Record
TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation, awarded four recipients more than $1 million for stem cell research for validation and commercialization of products. LifeSprout…
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Hopkins Tech Ventures to expand FastForward incubator program for university students – Baltimore Business Journal
Johns Hopkins Tech Ventures is expanding its entrepreneurship and incubation services for university students. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2017/10/05/hopkins-tech-ventures-to-expand-fastforward.html{/iframe}
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Meet DC’s newest incubator: Accelspace – Technical.ly DC
What happens to startups when they’ve outgrown coworking, but aren’t ready a whole office suite? There’s an incubator for that. Accelspace is #dctech’s latest…
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