BioHealth News Archive

Governor Larry Hogan, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Break Ground on Purple Line

Governor Larry Hogan, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Break Ground on Purple Line

Following a ceremonial signing with U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao for the federal government’s $900 million Full-Funding Grant Agreement, Governor Larry…

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Altimmune expands in Gaithersburg

Altimmune expands in Gaithersburg

A company that creates vaccines is expanding in Gatihersburg and adding to the quickly growing bio-technology industry in Montgomery County.   Gaithersburg's Altimmune just announced…

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GLIKNIK ANNOUNCES DOSING OF FIRST PATIENT IN PHASE 2 TRIAL TARGETING PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE OF HIGH-RISK ORAL CAVITY CANCER

GLIKNIK ANNOUNCES DOSING OF FIRST PATIENT IN PHASE 2 TRIAL TARGETING PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE OF HIGH-RISK ORAL CAVITY CANCER

Gliknik Inc. today announced that clinicians have enrolled and dosed the first of 80 patients in the company’s phase 2 clinical trial assessing the…

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9th Annual FITCI Technology Showcase

9th Annual FITCI Technology Showcase

Innovative renewable energy, biotechnology, and information research is conducted in our community every day at the Frederick Innovative Technology Center (FITCI). The Fort Detrick…

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“BioAction”: Mobile technology to inform and empower sharing opinions with policymakers

“BioAction”: Mobile technology to inform and empower sharing opinions with policymakers

Paige Decker is the Manager of External Relations and Alliance Development at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). Upon her arrival at BIO, she contributed…

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THE FUTURE OF WHITE OAK: A GLOBAL BIOMEDICAL DESTINATION — MCEDC

THE FUTURE OF WHITE OAK: A GLOBAL BIOMEDICAL DESTINATION — MCEDC

Q&A WITH JONATHAN GENN FOR VIVA WHITE OAK We recently spoke to Jonathan Genn, Executive Vice President & General Counsel for Percontee, Inc. &…

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LIFE-SAVING VACCINES REACH ACROSS THE GLOBE FROM THE ROCKVILLE HEADQUARTERS

LIFE-SAVING VACCINES REACH ACROSS THE GLOBE FROM THE ROCKVILLE HEADQUARTERS

AN INTERVIEW WITH GSK’S CHRISTOPHER MADDOX, DIRECTOR OF SITE OPERATIONS MOCONNECT  Recently interviewed GSK’s Christopher Maddox, Director of Site Operations for The Slaoui Center…

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Pfizer and Drexel develop Minecraft-like game to help young hemophiliacs and caregivers – MedCity News

Pfizer and Drexel develop Minecraft-like game to help young hemophiliacs and caregivers – MedCity News

Pfizer’s interest in developing innovative ways to solve some of the current challenges with healthcare have spanned drug development to early detection of Alzheimer’s…

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TEDCO names Francis Smyth as board chair – Baltimore Business Journal

TEDCO names Francis Smyth as board chair – Baltimore Business Journal

Maryland Technology Development Corp.'s board of directors elected four new executive officers, including a new chairman. Francis Smyth, CEO Century Engineering, has been named…

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Marriott collaborates with Accenture and Incubator 1776 on Travel Experiences startup | The Drum

Marriott collaborates with Accenture and Incubator 1776 on Travel Experiences startup | The Drum

Marriott is branching out from hotels into the world of travel experiences in an innovative collaboration between Accenture and Incubator 1776. The Travel Experience…

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Women Building Bio: XX Factor 2017 – Fostering and educating advocates for biotechnology

Women Building Bio: XX Factor 2017 – Fostering and educating advocates for biotechnology

Women Building Bio: the XX factor is a day long conference to recognize and learn from leading women in the bioscience industry as pioneers…

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GlaxoSmithKline stops development of 30 pipeline prospects, mulls sale of rare disease unit as new CEO Walmsley makes her mark | FierceBiotech

GlaxoSmithKline stops development of 30 pipeline prospects, mulls sale of rare disease unit as new CEO Walmsley makes her mark | FierceBiotech

GlaxoSmithKline is scrapping more than 30 drug development programs. The major cull of pipeline prospects will see GSK focus 80% of its R&D budget…

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Inova Personalized Health Accelerator Names Michael Thomas as Director – Markets Insider

Inova Personalized Health Accelerator Names Michael Thomas as Director – Markets Insider

The Inova Personalized Health Accelerator (IPHA) announced today that health and biosciences industry veteran Michael Thomas has been appointed Director of the Accelerator. Prior…

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Techweek : Announces Techweek :100 Washington D.C. 2017 List

Techweek : Announces Techweek :100 Washington D.C. 2017 List

In the run up to the inaugural Techweek Washington D.C., presented this year by AARP and held Oct. 2-6, Techweek today announced the Techweek100,…

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Hopkins entrepreneurs, alums land on Baltimore ’40 Under 40′ list – Hub

Hopkins entrepreneurs, alums land on Baltimore ’40 Under 40′ list – Hub

A number of local movers and shakers with ties to Johns Hopkins have landed on the "40 Under 40" list published by the Baltimore…

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