BioHealth News Archive

Research consortium building scaffolding for Precision Medicine Initiative’s All of Us – MedCity News

Research consortium building scaffolding for Precision Medicine Initiative’s All of Us – MedCity News

On Jan. 20, 2015, about 30 minutes into his State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama said the words that would set in motion…

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Johns Hopkins engineering school receives $15M gift, creates new scholars program – Baltimore Business Journal

Johns Hopkins engineering school receives $15M gift, creates new scholars program – Baltimore Business Journal

The Clark Charitable Foundation gifted Johns Hopkins University $15 million to provide financial aid and create a new academic program for undergraduate engineering students.…

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CosmosID Announces Oncobiome Partnership With The White House Cancer Moonshot Initiative – TheStreet

CosmosID Announces Oncobiome Partnership With The White House Cancer Moonshot Initiative – TheStreet

Today CosmosID announced participation in Vice President Biden's National Cancer Moonshot, which aims to accelerate progress in preventing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. CosmosID will provide…

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SHARE For Cures Joins Cancer Moonshot Initiative to Study Immunotherapy

SHARE For Cures Joins Cancer Moonshot Initiative to Study Immunotherapy

As part of the White House's Cancer Moonshot Initiative, today, SHARE For Cures (www.SHAREForCures.org) launched a technology platform and study aimed to gather a…

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Vertex, CF Foundation Therapeutics Expand R&D Collaboration – GEN

Vertex, CF Foundation Therapeutics Expand R&D Collaboration – GEN

Vertex says it has updated an R&D collaboration with Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics (CFFT) stretching back more than a decade. Under the updated Research,…

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Big data on campus – CIO

Big data on campus – CIO

Facing federal and state pressure to raise retention and graduation rates, dozens of colleges and universities are developing analytics tools to help students make…

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These are the top 10 life sciences VC deals in Q3 – MedCity News

These are the top 10 life sciences VC deals in Q3 – MedCity News

PricewaterhouseCoopers published its quarterly MoneyTree Report Friday showing that startups of all stripes garnered a total of $10.6 billion through 891 deals nationwide. However, the…

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Maryland venture capital has worst quarter since 1997 – Baltimore Business Journal

Maryland venture capital has worst quarter since 1997 – Baltimore Business Journal

Venture capitalists invested $19.6 million in Maryland companies in the third quarter, the lowest total in any quarter since 1997. The total investment represents…

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Medtronic-supported European medtech accelerator raises $11.5M – MedCity NewsMedCity News

Medtronic-supported European medtech accelerator raises $11.5M – MedCity NewsMedCity News

MD Start, a European medical technology accelerator, announced Thursday that it has raised $11.5 million to create and fund four new French companies that…

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Alexandria Real Estate Equities Buys Torrey Ridge Science Center in San Diego for $182.5M – REBusinessOnline

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Buys Torrey Ridge Science Center in San Diego for $182.5M – REBusinessOnline

An affiliate of Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (NYSE: ARE), an urban office REIT based in Pasadena, Calif., has purchased Torrey Ridge Science Center…

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Johns Hopkins licensing revenue spikes in fiscal 2016 – Baltimore Sun

Johns Hopkins licensing revenue spikes in fiscal 2016 – Baltimore Sun

The Johns Hopkins University earned $58 million in licensing revenue in its 2016 fiscal year, three times more than in the prior year. Johns…

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WIB-Washington DC/Baltimore Presents “GETTING ON BOARD,” October 27, 2016

WIB-Washington DC/Baltimore Presents “GETTING ON BOARD,” October 27, 2016

The Washington DC/Baltimore Chapter of Women In Bio is presenting a program to learn about board service in the public and private sectors. If…

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Strategies for Start-ups (and Non-Start-ups) to Maintain, Protect and Unlock their Intellectual Property Tickets

Strategies for Start-ups (and Non-Start-ups) to Maintain, Protect and Unlock their Intellectual Property Tickets

Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 6:00 PM  Five Top Intellectual Property Legal Experts and a Room Filled with Life Science and Healthcare Entrepreneurs…what could…

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Job Opportunity: SENIOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS MANAGER – Foundation for the National Institutes of Health

Job Opportunity: SENIOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS MANAGER – Foundation for the National Institutes of Health

NATURE OF WORK The Senior Grants and Contracts Manager will be tasked with the preparation, drafting, review and negotiation of contractual agreements with a…

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10 ideas from Baltimore leaders on how tech can have a voice at City Hall – Technical.ly Baltimore

10 ideas from Baltimore leaders on how tech can have a voice at City Hall – Technical.ly Baltimore

Technologists and entrepreneurs are reshaping cities like Baltimore with companies that bring new residents and products that change how we interact with the landscape. With…

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