BioHealth News Archive
Two Va. research powerhouses come together on projects with seed fund
Inova Health System and University of Virginia are kicking off their new partnership with $450,000 in seed money to fund nine joint research projects…
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$12M in Biotechnology Investor Incentive Tax Credits Available
Now is the time to make certain your company and investors are prepared to apply for the Maryland Biotechnology Investor Incentive Tax Credit (BIITC)…
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PathSensor’s CEO Joins Other Maryland Bio Tech Leaders in Issuing Recommendations to Accelerate Industry Growth
Baltimore biotech firm, PathSensors, announced that its CEO, Ted Olsen, joined with other leaders of the Maryland Biohealth community in developing and issuing recommendations…
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Johnson & Johnson incubator gets dedicated VC fund – FierceBiotech
RM Global has created a VC fund dedicated to the FutuRx biotech incubator Johnson & Johnson set up with OrbiMed and Takeda. The life…
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United Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ: UTHR) reworks deal with Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) ahead of patent expiration – Washington Business Journal
Silver Spring drugmaker United Therapeutics Corp. extended an exclusive license with drug giant Eli Lilly & Co. to cover its pulmonary hypertension drug Adcirca,…
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Startup Activity Swings Upward for Third Consecutive Year, Annual Kauffman Index Reports – Kauffman.org
More people are starting businesses out of opportunity than out of necessity; the percentage of immigrant entrepreneurs is at a two-decade high. However, new…
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JHU’s Daniels to co-chair steering committee for Maryland economic development initiative – Hub
Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels will co-chair the steering committee for a new statewide economic development strategy initiative focused on accelerating growth…
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Gov. Hogan wants a plan to grow Maryland startups in these two fields – Technical.ly Baltimore
Maryland’s governor is putting new economic development energy into creating life sciences and cybersecurity startups. To kick off the Governor’s Business Summit in Baltimore…
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Best Life Sciences Law Firm Ranking 2017 – Lake Whillans
The complex life cycle of a biotechnology product, pharmaceutical or medical device demands a broad range of legal expertise across many practice specialties. From…
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Partners HealthCare’s venture fund adds final chunk of $64M round to venture fund – Boston Business Journal
Partners HealthCare's fund to advance innovations made at its hospitals has closed on the last $24.5 million of its most recent funding round. {iframe}http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2017/05/partners-innovation-fund-adds-final-chunk-of-64m.html?ana=e_bost_cap&s=newsletter&ed=2017-05-16&u=tgsFWC4bmAJifJaD7aSENg0a82e31f&t=1495467160&j=78180701{/iframe}
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Bayer seeks digital healthcare start-ups – ITWeb
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer has opened applications for its Grant4Apps programme. Geared to connect health start-ups with industry experts and help the best talents to…
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Nurturing the biomedical ecosystem – The Boston Globe
We recently joined leaders from across the biomedical ecosystem at the White House to discuss how to best support biomedical innovation that improves human…
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Biogen Acquires Remedy Pharmaceuticals’ CIRARA™ for Large Hemispheric Stroke | UM Ventures
Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced today that it has completed an asset purchase of Remedy Pharmaceuticals’ Phase 3 candidate, CIRARA™ (intravenous glyburide). The target indication for…
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STEM Student Research Conference May 17 at the Germantown Campus – Inside MC Online
Montgomery College is hosting a STEM Student Research Conference on its Germantown campus on Thursday, May 17, 2017, from 3:00-7:00 pm. The complete schedule…
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Growing Need for Bioanalytical Services by Clients Results in Second Laboratory Expansion | Smithers Avanza
Smithers Avanza, a contract research organization supporting the pharmaceutical industry, announced that its Bioanalytical Services Division has completed the second expansion of its bioanalytical laboratory…
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