BioHealth News Archive

Venture capitalists are betting big on regenerative medicine, but it’s mostly stem cell projects — Quartz

Venture capitalists are betting big on regenerative medicine, but it’s mostly stem cell projects — Quartz

Until the myth of the fountain of youth proves true, regenerative medicine is the best hope we’ve got for fixing failed body parts and,…

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Career Opportunity: Project Coordinator – ReveraGen BioPharma

Career Opportunity: Project Coordinator – ReveraGen BioPharma

Located in Rockville town center, ReveraGen is a fast-growing clinical-stage drug development company with a focus on developing therapeutics for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We…

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BioHealth Capital Region Announces 2nd Annual Crab Trap Finalists

BioHealth Capital Region Announces 2nd Annual Crab Trap Finalists

– Winner to be announced during 2017 BioHealth Capital Region Forum –  ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, April 11, 2017 – Five companies have been selected to…

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The key to turning science into startups? ‘Unsexy’ market research – Technical.ly Baltimore

The key to turning science into startups? ‘Unsexy’ market research – Technical.ly Baltimore

With the push to encourage researchers to take steps to commercialize their discoveries, there are grants and awards and tech transfer offices and incubators…

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The Next Cybersecurity Capital of the World: Montgomery County

The Next Cybersecurity Capital of the World: Montgomery County

With the county’s proximity to the nation’s capital and the federal government, combined with our highly educated workforce, Montgomery County is rapidly growing as…

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Updated: Here is Inova Health’s pitch to the rest of Virginia’s biotech industry – Washington Business Journal

Updated: Here is Inova Health’s pitch to the rest of Virginia’s biotech industry – Washington Business Journal

Standing to address a crowd of biotech business leaders and health experts at a conference hosted by Virginia's biotechnology association this week, Inova Center…

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The synthetic biology community is divided on intellectual property.

The synthetic biology community is divided on intellectual property.

As with many new fields, synthetic biology—which incorporates disparate disciplines like engineering, computer science, biotechnology, and molecular biology—is hard to pin down. But a…

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NIH Extends Contract To BioHealth Innovation To Further Expand Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program Established In 2012 – MilTech

NIH Extends Contract To BioHealth Innovation To Further Expand Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program Established In 2012 – MilTech

BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI), a regional innovation intermediary focused on commercializing market-relevant bio-health innovations and increasing access to early-stage funding in Maryland, has been…

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Happy Unicorn Day but narwhals are cooler and actually exist

Happy Unicorn Day but narwhals are cooler and actually exist

Unicorns pranced all over Twitter Sunday as users celebrated an imaginary holiday for an imaginary creature. But some Twitter folk weren't in the mood…

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3 Big Pharma Companies With the Best Pipelines | Markets-and-stocks | nwitimes.com

3 Big Pharma Companies With the Best Pipelines | Markets-and-stocks | nwitimes.com

It's not the current product lineups that matter the most for big pharma companies. It's their pipelines. Three big pharma companies boasting the strongest…

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Here is Inova Health’s pitch to the rest of Virginia’s biotech industry – Washington Business Journal

Here is Inova Health’s pitch to the rest of Virginia’s biotech industry – Washington Business Journal

Standing to address a crowd of biotech business leaders and health experts at a conference hosted by Virginia's biotechnology association this week, Inova Center…

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Infographic: The 2017 Creative City Index

Infographic: The 2017 Creative City Index

Much has been written about the role of the creative economy as a key indicator of economic health. The “rise of the creative class”…

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Neuroscientists identify brain circuit necessary for memory formation – ScienceBlog.com

Neuroscientists identify brain circuit necessary for memory formation – ScienceBlog.com

When we visit a friend or go to the beach, our brain stores a short-term memory of the experience in a part of the…

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Hopkins hopes latest incubator, FastForward 1812, spurs commercialization – Baltimore Sun

Hopkins hopes latest incubator, FastForward 1812, spurs commercialization – Baltimore Sun

The Johns Hopkins University's newest business incubator, set to open formally at the end of April, adds more office and lab space to spur…

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Here’s what Baltimore needs to do to help social entrepreneurship thrive – Baltimore Business Journal

Here’s what Baltimore needs to do to help social entrepreneurship thrive – Baltimore Business Journal

Social Lab@Light City panelists Michelle Geiss, Darius Graham and Tammira Lucas talked about what it takes to create a sustainable ecosystem of social entrepreneurship.…

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