BioHealth News Archive

California’s $3-billion bet on stem cells faces final test : Nature News & Comment

California’s $3-billion bet on stem cells faces final test : Nature News & Comment

When California voters approved US$3 billion in funding for stem-cell research in 2004, biologists flocked to the state, and citizens dreamed of cures for Parkinson’s…

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MedImmune goes after challenging lupus market – Medical Marketing and Media

MedImmune goes after challenging lupus market – Medical Marketing and Media

The lupus treatment landscape could soon welcome an entrant if a first-in-class anti-interferon monoclonal antibody (mAb) continues to hit clinical-trial targets. AstraZeneca and its…

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Johns Hopkins Supporting Innovation With New Innovation Hub

Johns Hopkins Supporting Innovation With New Innovation Hub

The Johns Hopkins University announced today the opening of its state-of-the-art innovation hub, FastForward 1812. The 23,000-square-foot space near Johns Hopkins’ flagship hospital and…

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Epigenomics AG: Blitz F16-83 GmbH to launch takeover offer for Epigenomics AG

Epigenomics AG: Blitz F16-83 GmbH to launch takeover offer for Epigenomics AG

Epigenomics AG (FSE: ECX; OTCQX: EPGNY) (“Epigenomics” or “Company”), Cathay Fortune International Company Limited (“CFIC”) and Blitz F16-83 GmbH (in the future Summit Hero Holding GmbH,…

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AstraZeneca and MedImmune mark a key milestone with the ‘topping out’ of new global R&D centre in Cambridge, UK

AstraZeneca and MedImmune mark a key milestone with the ‘topping out’ of new global R&D centre in Cambridge, UK

AstraZeneca today marks a key milestone in its successful move to Cambridge, UK, with the ‘topping out’ of its new, state-of-the-art, strategic R&D centre…

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BeneVir Granted Patent Protecting Lead Oncolytic Immunotherapy Stealth-1H and Other Platform Assets

BeneVir Granted Patent Protecting Lead Oncolytic Immunotherapy Stealth-1H and Other Platform Assets

BeneVir Biopharm, Inc., a biotechnology company developing oncolytic immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has…

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TEDCO and the Maryland Entrepreneurial Ecosystem – Survey

TEDCO and the Maryland Entrepreneurial Ecosystem – Survey

If you are part of the Maryland entrepreneurial community please take a few minutes to complete our survey. We are interested in the opinions…

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Johns Hopkins students spent the weekend launching companies – Technical.ly Baltimore

Johns Hopkins students spent the weekend launching companies – Technical.ly Baltimore

Six new startups formed at Johns Hopkins over the weekend. On the Homewood campus, 3 Day Startup offered a crash course in starting a…

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Hundreds Attend BioHealth Capital Region Forum in Gaithersburg (VIDEO) – Montgomery Community Media

Hundreds Attend BioHealth Capital Region Forum in Gaithersburg (VIDEO) – Montgomery Community Media

Local business leaders, elected officials, scientists and scholars attended the 2017 BioHealth Capital Region Forum at the campus of MedImmune in Gaithersburg on April…

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EY announces Finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Award in the Mid-Atlantic Region

EY announces Finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Award in the Mid-Atlantic Region

EY today announced the finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 Award in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who are…

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Hundreds Attend Biohealth Capital Region Forum In Gaithersburg (Video)

Hundreds Attend Biohealth Capital Region Forum In Gaithersburg (Video)

Local business leaders, elected officials, scientists and scholars attended the 2017 BioHealth Capital Region Forum at the campus of MedImmune in Gaithersburg on April…

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BioHealth Acceleration Initiative – LSAB Report

BioHealth Acceleration Initiative – LSAB Report

The Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board (LSAB) was created by the legislature in 2007 to assist in maintaining Maryland’s preeminence in the life sciences…

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Techweek plans first conference in D.C. – Washington Business Journal

Techweek plans first conference in D.C. – Washington Business Journal

Say hello to Techweek. The tech conference and festival company that currently hosts annual events in eight cities — including Chicago, New York, Los…

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NOBLE LIFE SCIENCES NAMES SRUJANA CHERUKURI CEO

NOBLE LIFE SCIENCES NAMES SRUJANA CHERUKURI CEO

Noble Life Sciences, a full service, GLP (Good Laboratory Practice)-compliant and non-GLP preclinical contract research organization (CRO), today announced that its Board of Directors has…

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Sonavex Closes Oversubscribed Series A, Adds Two Industry Veterans to Board – Sonavex

Sonavex Closes Oversubscribed Series A, Adds Two Industry Veterans to Board – Sonavex

Sonavex, Inc., a privately held medical device company dedicated to improving surgical patient outcomes with point-of-care imaging technologies, announced that it received $3 million…

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