BioHealth News Archive
Should Big Pharma spend more on marketing than R&D? – MedCity News
Nineteen. That’s the number of new drugs approved by the FDA thus far in 2016. With just over two weeks to go, there is…
Read MoreNo Olympics? No problem. Washington CEOs decide to rebuild region anyway. – The Washington Post
In their bid to host the 2024 Olympics, Washington business leaders plotted a transformation of the region into a more accessible, economically powerful and…
Read MoreWhat the U.S. map should really look like – The Washington Post
State boundaries matter for all sorts of reasons. The state you live in determined how much your vote counted in the 2016 election. It shapes what…
Read MoreRuss Ramsey announces formation of Greater Washington Partnership – Washington Business Journal
A group of 17 high-powered CEOs led by Russ Ramsey, Ted Leonsis and Peter Scher are forming a new organization aimed at spurring economic…
Read MoreInova Launches Inova Strategic Investments and Inova Personalized Health Accelerator
The Inova Health System today announced the official launch of Inova Strategic Investments (ISI), and the Inova Personalized Health Accelerator (IPHA). Hooks Johnston and…
Read MoreEmerging & Developing Global Executives Program – Now Accepting Nominations for EDGE 2017/18 Class
Seeking Emerging International Business Leaders to Join the EDGE Program We are now accepting applications for the next class of the Emerging and Developing…
Read MorePMWC – Precision Medicine World Conference 2017 Silicon Valley
An update on the Cancer Moonshot Initiative and more at the 11th PMWC 2017 Silicon Valley with 250+ speakers and 50+ sessions While its…
Read MoreExclusive: Inova Health System announces new venture arm and accelerator – Washington Business Journal
Inova Health System is launching a new venture capital arm, bringing on investment veterans Hooks Johnston and Pete Jobse to help expand the system's…
Read MorePurdue and Exicure sign deal worth up to $790M – MedCity News
A startup dream has been realized, while an old pharma company tries to turn a new leaf. On Monday, 60-year-old Purdue Pharma announced a…
Read MoreHow to Discover Your Company’s DNA
The term “company DNA” is sometimes used as a shorthand for an organization’s culture and strategy — a metaphor for what makes it unique. …
Read MoreA Blueprint for Measuring Health Care Outcomes
The starting point for achieving value in any health care system is to measure outcomes. Although this can present leadership challenges related to shifting strategy, culture and operations,…
Read MoreLenzer to Cultivate UMD Innovation-Based Economic Development Efforts
The University of Maryland (UMD) today announced the appointment of Julie Lenzer as Associate Vice President for Economic Development, effective December 12, 2016. Lenzer will…
Read MoreNHLBI Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements for December 12, 2016
Funding and Research OpportunitiesThe following funding opportunity announcements from the NHLBI or other components of the National Institutes of Health, might be of interest:…
Read MoreHere’s what VCs and the medtech industry don’t want you to know – MedCity News
The one thing venture capitalists and the medtech industry don’t want you to know is that innovation can sometimes be used as a manipulation…
Read MoreMarriott CEO Arne Sorenson accepts the CEO of the Year award – Washington Business Journal
It was a huge year for Marriott International Inc., as it closed on its acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. And that meant…
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