BioHealth News Archive
The role of government in medical innovation
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is by far the principal nonprofit funder of biomedical research in the United States. Consequently, when President Donald…
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What Would Steve Jobs Tell The PharmaBiotech Industry
Whether you’re a fan of Steve Jobs and his products or not, two things are undeniable: He was very successful and very different. Now…
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University of Maryland received two-thirds of patents granted to USM schools in 2016 – The Diamondback
The University System of Maryland was ranked 27th by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association on a list of the…
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How New Enterprise Associates’ new $3.3 billion fund stacks up against others in record venture run – Silicon Valley Business Journal
Here's what New Enterprise Associates chief Scott Sandell says about his record fund, along with a look at the other 10 firms that have…
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bwtech@UMBC is looking to help international cyber companies enter the US – Technical.ly Baltimore
More and more, bwtech@UMBC has been a stop for international visitors looking to learn about cybersecurity, said executive director Ellen Hemmerly. While paying a…
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Learn. Build. Launch. – BHI Q&A with Leverege, LLC. Co-Founder & CEO, Eric Conn
Learn. Build. Launch. BHI Q&A with Leverege, LLC. Co-Founder & CEO, Eric Conn Company: Leverege, LLC. Location: Germantown Innovation Center Founded: July 2014 Overview: Leverege is an…
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Behind big pharma’s race to develop the next wave of cancer therapy
Pharmaceutical companies are betting big on a new wave of innovative cancer therapies they believe will be more effective than existing treatments and move…
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Dolphin encounters becoming increasingly common – Baltimore Sun
The Old Line's flag laid board-flat against the marbled gray sky as crisply as if it had been pressed by a hot iron. I…
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Roche receives FDA approval for fourth-generation HIV combination antigen-antibody assay –allowing
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that its fourth-generation HIV combination antigen-antibody assay, the Elecsys HIV combi PT assay, has received FDA…
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Knight Bill To Help Small Businesses Innovate Unanimously Passes Hurdle
The Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017, H.R. 2763, unanimously passed a House committee last week, moving…
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J&J’s global public health crowdfunding website strikes a balance between tech and social good – MedCity News
Nearly two years after its launch, Johnson & Johnson’s crowdfunding website for global public health projects in underserved communities has raised almost $500,000 for…
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Universities underpin economic growth | Innovators magazine
Innovations born in the world of academia have contributed more than a trillion dollars to the US economy over the past two decades, according…
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GlycoMimetics Announces Closing of Public Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares (NASDAQ:GLYC)
GlycoMimetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLYC) today announced the closing of its underwritten public offering of 8,050,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price…
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Switzerland remains the world’s most innovative country
Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, U.S. and UK are the world's most innovative countries according to a new report by produced by Cornell University, INSEAD…
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$35.6 billion invested globally in university spinouts between 2013-2016 – SSTI
Over the past four years, 1,668 deals involving university spinout companies from across the globe attracted approximately $35.6 billion from 2013 to 2016, according…
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