BioHealth News Archive

Exploring the disruptive potential of synthetic biology – McKinsey & Company

Exploring the disruptive potential of synthetic biology – McKinsey & Company

Three experts explain synthetic biology and discuss its potential to affect fields as varied as medicine, oil, agriculture, and even fragrances. {iframe}http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/pharmaceuticals-and-medical-products/our-insights/Exploring-the-disruptive-potential-of-synthetic-biology?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1606{/iframe}

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Using The Immune System To Attack Cancer – Forbes

Using The Immune System To Attack Cancer – Forbes

Can you tell us a bit about your background? I trained as a physician and scientist, having received both an MD and a PhD.…

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Is the biotech boom slowing down? – MedCity NewsMedCity News

Is the biotech boom slowing down? – MedCity NewsMedCity News

The cover of Ernst & Young’s 2016 biotech report has a picture of a parachutist and the subtitle, “Returning to Earth.” According to EY,…

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Are you ready to live to 100? – McKinsey & Company

Are you ready to live to 100? – McKinsey & Company

Imagine being 15 years from the traditional retirement age and deciding to start your own company. Or deciding to enter a completely different industry—at…

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MIDC Day at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. – Maryland/Israel Development Center

MIDC Day at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. – Maryland/Israel Development Center

Thursday, June 23, 2016 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. • Washington, D.C. Join the Maryland/Israel Development Center for its second annual MIDC Day at…

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Leggett Announces Agreement on White Oak Development Project

Leggett Announces Agreement on White Oak Development Project

County Executive Isiah Leggett announced that Montgomery County is moving forward on its vision of creating a local community in East County that provides…

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2020 Science How to give the perfect scientific presentation

2020 Science How to give the perfect scientific presentation

Too often, it seems, the mark of a “good” scientist is the ability to give an excruciatingly embarrassing and incomprehensible scientific presentation – the…

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Greater Baltimore slides in rankings of entrepreneurship growth – Baltimore Business Journal

Greater Baltimore slides in rankings of entrepreneurship growth – Baltimore Business Journal

The Baltimore-area slipped 10 spots on a new report ranking entrepreneurship growth. {iframe}http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/blog/cyberbizblog/2016/06/baltimore-area-slides-in-rankings-of.html{/iframe}

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DC Best City for Entrepreneurship in America [Report] – DC Inno

DC Best City for Entrepreneurship in America [Report] – DC Inno

The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area is the hottest spot in the country for entrepreneurship according to a new report from the Kauffman Index of…

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Qiagen Extends Offer to Acquire Exiqon for Second Time – GenomeWeb

Qiagen Extends Offer to Acquire Exiqon for Second Time – GenomeWeb

Qiagen is closer to completing its DKK683 million ($104 million) acquisition of Exiqon, a provider of RNA analysis solutions, but has decided to extend…

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Greenspring raises $200M venture capital fund – Baltimore Business Journal

Greenspring raises $200M venture capital fund – Baltimore Business Journal

Greenspring Associates raised $200 million in a new fund that focuses on investing in venture capital fund limited partners and managers that in turn…

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Immunomic Therapeutics: A game-changer in allergy vaccines – MDBIZNews

Immunomic Therapeutics: A game-changer in allergy vaccines – MDBIZNews

For those in the health and life sciences industry, May is known as National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. According to the Asthma and…

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Bio-Trac Partners with Montgomery College to Provide Advanced Hands-on Biotechnology Workshops

Bio-Trac Partners with Montgomery College to Provide Advanced Hands-on Biotechnology Workshops

Bio-Trac®, in partnership with Montgomery College, is proud to offer graduate/post graduate level hands-on laboratory training workshops for research scientists within the Pinkney Innovation Complex…

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Kauffman Index Highlights Growth Entrepreneurship Across State, Metropolitan Geographies – SSTI

Kauffman Index Highlights Growth Entrepreneurship Across State, Metropolitan Geographies – SSTI

Newly released research from the Kauffman Foundation finds that in 2016, Washington, D.C., Austin, San Jose, Columbus, and Nashville were the five highest ranked…

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Steve Case Says Innovation Is All About Partners – WSJ

Steve Case Says Innovation Is All About Partners – WSJ

America wouldn’t be what it is today without innovation. So says Steve Case, the entrepreneur who co-founded AOL, the company that helped introduce the…

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