BioHealth News Archive

Department of Defense Releases 2018 Broad Agency Announcements for Extramural Medical Research Funding

Department of Defense Releases 2018 Broad Agency Announcements for Extramural Medical Research Funding

This Funding Opportunity Announcement is a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). It is continuously open for a 5-year period, from October 1, 2017 through September…

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Organ-on-a-Chip lab workshops, 3D neuronal application note and the 3-lane OrganoPlate

Organ-on-a-Chip lab workshops, 3D neuronal application note and the 3-lane OrganoPlate

Next month, we will start a series of workshops for academic scientists. If you always wanted to learn Organ-on-a-Chip techniques, you can now do…

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REGENXBIO Responds to Notification of a Superior Proposal Under Its Merger Agreement With Dimension Therapeutics

REGENXBIO Responds to Notification of a Superior Proposal Under Its Merger Agreement With Dimension Therapeutics

REGENXBIO Inc. (Nasdaq:RGNX) today announced that Dimension Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMTX) notified REGENXBIO that it has determined that it has received a “superior proposal” as…

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CureSearch Announces Catapult Impact Fund Award

CureSearch Announces Catapult Impact Fund Award

CureSearch for Children’s Cancer announced the application launch for a $2 million to $5 million (USD) Catapult Impact Fund Award opportunity. The award will…

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A look at Johns Hopkins new connected health accelerator M-1 Ventures – MedCity News

A look at Johns Hopkins new connected health accelerator M-1 Ventures – MedCity News

Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures kicked off its inaugural cohort of healthcare startups last month with a focus on connected health and fitness. Called M-1 Ventures,…

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Sisu Global Health’s Hemafuse got regulatory approval in Kenya, Ghana – Technical.ly Baltimore

Sisu Global Health’s Hemafuse got regulatory approval in Kenya, Ghana – Technical.ly Baltimore

Sisu Global Health is entering product launch phase in a pair of African countries. The company recently received regulatory clearance to sell its blood…

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Protenus Leadership to Bring Healthcare Cybersecurity Expertise to New America Foundation

Protenus Leadership to Bring Healthcare Cybersecurity Expertise to New America Foundation

Protenus, the health care industry's most robust, analytics-driven solution for detecting inappropriate activity in the electronic health record, is excited to announce that its…

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Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Acceptance of sNDA for AMITIZA in Children with Pediatric Functional Constipation, with Priority Review Designation Nasdaq:SCMP

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Acceptance of sNDA for AMITIZA in Children with Pediatric Functional Constipation, with Priority Review Designation Nasdaq:SCMP

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Sucampo) (NASDAQ:SCMP), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing its…

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FINANCING BALTIMORE’S GROWTH – Measuring Small Companies’ Access to Capital

FINANCING BALTIMORE’S GROWTH – Measuring Small Companies’ Access to Capital

Baltimore has the potential to be a city that is truly hospitable to small business growth, with all the economic benefits of jobs and…

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Washington Business Journal 2017 Innovation Awards – Washington Business Journal

Washington Business Journal 2017 Innovation Awards – Washington Business Journal

The Washington Business Journal's annual Innovation Awards honor 15 Greater Washington companies, agencies and teams working to keep the metro on the cutting edge…

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Visbiome probiotic approved for IBS in Canada

Visbiome probiotic approved for IBS in Canada

Health Canada has approved the probiotic Visbiome as a Natural Health Product for treating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in adults and children aged…

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UMD Awarded U.S. Department of Commerce Grant to Launch Immersive Media Innovation Ecosystem – Division of Research

UMD Awarded U.S. Department of Commerce Grant to Launch Immersive Media Innovation Ecosystem – Division of Research

From catching Pokémon in the real world to donning a virtual reality headset to see and feel what it was like to scale the…

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15 top innovators in imaging informatics – Health Data Management

15 top innovators in imaging informatics – Health Data Management

Radiology is facing rapid change on many fronts—technology is more complex than ever, more IT tools are being developed to support radiologists and new…

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Costco Wholesale Pledges $25 Million To Improve Children’s Health

Costco Wholesale Pledges $25 Million To Improve Children’s Health

Building on a 30-year relationship with Children's National, Costco Wholesale has pledged $25 million to ensure that children in the Washington area will continue…

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$250K awarded to six winners presenting innovative pediatric medical devices

$250K awarded to six winners presenting innovative pediatric medical devices

Six companies presenting innovative medical device solutions that address significant unmet needs in pediatric health were awarded a total of $250,000 in grant money…

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