BioHealth News Archive
Republicans reach deal on Cures Act, but Democrats pushing for changes
House and Senate leaders announced late Friday night that they had finally hammered out a deal on landmark legislation designed to speed federal approval…
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Final Week to Submit Your Nominations for FLC Laboratory Director of the Year
The 2017 FLC Awards is now open for nominations. One of the most coveted honors in the technology transfer field, the FLC Awards have…
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21st Century Cures Bill Released – Energy and Commerce Committee
House and Senate health committee leaders have released the final "21st Century Cures” bill and announced that the House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a $6.3…
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New University of Maryland center targeting HIV launches with $138 million in federal grants – Baltimore Sun
The Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine will receive $138 million in federal funds that will support the…
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Immunomic Therapeutics Announces Expansion of IP Portfolio
Immunomic Therapeutics, Inc. (ITI), a privately-held, Maryland-based biotechnology company, today announced the issuance of a new United States Patent which extends ITI’s intellectual property…
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A busy Quantified Care wins some more funding – Technical.ly Baltimore
Quantified Care is making moves this fall. The health IT startup received an investment from KiwiVenture Partners II earlier this month. The terms of the infusion…
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CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AWARDED $500K U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GRANT – Center for Biotechnology – Stony Brook University
The i6 Challenge award sets aim on enhancing Long Island Bioscience Ecosystem The Center for Biotechnology at Stony Brook University has announced that is…
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Biotech Venture Capital Mythbusting Redux
Venture capital has been on a good run over the past few years across a range of sectors; even with recent slowdown relative to…
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Johns Hopkins-MedImmune Partnership Examines ‘Antibody Production House,’ Looks to Make It More Efficient | JHTV
When a scientist discovers a new drug to cure a disease, it’s cheers all around. But what happens next? How is the drug produced…
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EY names Bill Marriott US entrepreneur of the year
EY has named J.W. “Bill” Marriott, Jr., Marriott (MAR) International Executive Chairman, its 2016 US EY Entrepreneur of the Year. The honor was announced…
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GSK leads Access to Medicine Index 2016 – The Daily Star
GSK has recently been ranked first in the Access to Medicine Index for the fifth consecutive time, taking a leadership position in research and…
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Check out the 12 finalists for this year’s Pitch Across Maryland competition – Technical.ly Baltimore
During the STRT1UP Roadshow, lots of companies around the state pitched on the Startup Maryland bus. They were looking to get exposure from the video evidence it…
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Roche Launches $100M Cancer Immunotherapy R&D Network – GEN
Roche said today it will launch a CHF 100 million ($100.1 million) global network of 21 academic centers focused on cancer immunotherapy R&D. The…
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MedImmune completes out-licensing pact with Allergan for MEDI2070
AstraZeneca announced the completion of the licensing agreement between MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, and Allergan plc, for the global rights…
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Bio-health entrepreneur helper to manage Md. life sciences incubator
A life sciences incubator formerly run by Montgomery County is now being managed by a public-private partnership that focuses on helping central Maryland scientists and bio-health startups bring…
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