BioHealth News Archive
State university system plans to create $25 million investment fund for start-ups – Baltimore Sun
The University System of Maryland plans to establish a $25 million fund to invest in startup companies created by students, faculty and recent graduates.…
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2016 Maryland Incubator Company of the Year
Two Fast Forward companies have been recognized as finalists. The companies are emocha Mobile Health: a mobile health platform that streamlines the continuum of…
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It’s New: the Regional Cyber Resilience Workshop
To be held June 23-24 2016 at the NCCOE facility located at 9700 Great Seneca Highway in Rockville. There is a considerable body of…
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Andreessen Horowitz invested $5.5 million (£3.8 million) in a startup that’s developing tests to detect the early signs of cancer – Business Insider
When Gabe Otte went to college, he already had an Apple internship under his belt. In undergrad, his computer-science professors told him to diversify…
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Report: The Value of Bioscience Innovation in Growing Jobs and Improving Quality of Life 2016 – TEConomy/BIO
Innovation is the foundation of the 21st Century bioscience industry. It is an industry borne from scientific innovations involving techniques to understand and manage…
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VIDEO: New online platform provides coaching, counseling to GI patients
In this exclusive video from DDW 2016, Mark Pochapin, MD, from NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses Gastro Girl, a new online platform that provides…
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Alexandria Sets up Incubator, $25M Seed Fund For NY Bio Startups – Xconomy
It’s no secret that one of the biggest things holding New York City’s biotech ecosystem back is lack of lab space for startups. The…
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Maryland Commerce Convenes Partners to Form Centers of Excellence in Biomanufacturing, Transformative Medicine
The Maryland Department of Commerce is joining with the state’s top research universities and other life sciences partners and stakeholders to create two or…
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Novavax commits to 850 new jobs in Montgomery County, receives Maryland financial incentives – Washington Business Journal
Gaithersburg-based Novavax Inc. plans to create up to 850 new jobs as part of its planned Montgomery County expansion and will receive state and…
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Harvard Unveils $15M Life Lab to House Biotech and Medical Startups – Xconomy
The next Kendall Square just might be located in Allston. The gritty Boston neighborhood, across the Charles from Harvard University’s main campus, is the…
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Biotech & Medtech Venture Capital Firm Longitude Capital closes Fund, at $525M
Longitude Capital, an investment firm focused on venture growth investments in biotechnology and medical technology, closed its third fund, at $525m in partner commitments.…
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DC ranks No. 1 in new Kauffman ‘Growth Entrepreneurship’ report – Technical.ly DC
The Kansas City, Mo.-based Kauffman Foundation recently released its 2016 Kauffman Index of Growth Entrepreneurship and found — to the authors seeming surprise — that the…
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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
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
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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