BioHealth News Archive
Restoring a heartbeat with the help of a robot
Scientists have created a new soft robot that successfully reanimated several pigs’ hearts after they failed. The technology could one day keep an ailing…
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PharmAthene and Altimmune Announce Merger to Create Immunotherapeutics Company Targeting Infectious
PharmAthene, Inc. (NYSE MKT: PIP) and Altimmune, Inc., a privately-held immunotherapeutics company targeting infectious diseases, announced today the signing of a definitive agreement for…
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Baltimore developer gets Trump administration tech post – Technical.ly Baltimore
One new member of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration is from Baltimore, and part of his job will involve tech policy. Reed Cordish, a real estate…
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Maryland Cybersecurity Awards Application | MDCyber.com
The Maryland Cybersecurity Awards Celebration is designed to honor the companies, organizations, and individuals that have protected businesses and government agencies with their cutting-edge…
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8 healthcare startup and investor trends at JPM17 from inverting business models to second order companies – MedCity News
Last week’s 35th annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference in San Francisco was packed with thousands of healthcare investors, analysts, large multinational healthcare companies, startups,…
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Here are the biggest stories from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference – MedCity News
In a week that saw countless broken umbrellas and end to the Bay Area’s prolonged drought, the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference in San Francisco featured…
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Epigenetics Drives Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis, Potentially Reversible – GEN
A multicenter study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins University just reported on a full genomic analysis of tumor samples from a small number…
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Jan 31 NHLBI Small Biz Hangout: Perfecting Your Pitch
Tuesday, January 31 at 2:00 PM ET You’ve got an amazing idea for a new medical product, it’ll save lives, speed recovery, be less…
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One Man’s Quest to Hack His Own Genes
In a dream Brian Hanley told me about, he’s riding a bus when he meets a man in dark leather clothing. Next thing he…
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Johns Hopkins is helping these 6 student-run startups get off the ground – Technical.ly Baltimore
A half-dozen student-run startups at Johns Hopkins are getting some funding and help with developing their ideas. Through the O’Connor Fund, the undergraduate student…
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Job Opportunity: Accelerator Director – Inova Personalized Health Accelerator
The Accelerator Director serves as a principal member of the IPHA evaluation, selection and mentoring team responsible for the identification and development of new…
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Geisinger Health System CEO launches population health initiative – MedCity News
Geisinger Health System CEO Dr. David Feinberg used the StartUp Health Festival to launch its population health initiative, Springboard Health during the J.P. Morgan…
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Here are the Most Innovative States in America in 2016 – Bloomberg
Massachusetts stole a second straight victory in Bloomberg’s ranking of the most innovative U.S. states, a testament to how much the economy’s wheels are…
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Maryland venture capital investment falls 70 percent in 2016 – Baltimore Business Journal
Venture capitalists invested $300 million in Maryland companies in 2016, a 70 percent drop from $1 billion the year before. {iframe}http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2017/01/11/maryland-venture-capital-investment-falls-70.html?ana=e_me_set1&s=newsletter&ed=2017-01-11&u=wjGEy67ABoSnsLErlc5ry0j5hx3&t=1484141262&j=77039171{/iframe}
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New US effort aims to speed drugs to cancer researchers
In the Obama administration’s final days, the National Cancer Institute is establishing an ambitious new program designed to allow scientists to more quickly access new…
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