BioHealth News Archive
How HHS is spurring data innovation both inside and outside the agency
It will be obvious when the Department of Health and Human Services’ IDEA Lab is a success, because it will no longer be needed, according to Damon Davis,…
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J&J commits $740M for its second cancer R&D pact with MacroGenics – FierceBiotech
Whatever Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) learned about MacroGenics’ off-the-shelf approach to stirring a T cell attack against cancer since inking their first partnership deal…
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Novartis splits drugs business into two, pharma chief to leave – Reuters
Novartis is splitting its pharmaceuticals division into two business units, one focused on cancer and the second on other drugs, while switching out its…
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Johns Hopkins scientist to test Zika vaccine
Dr. J. Thomas August, who has spent the last 40 years at Johns Hopkins and decades developing a way for people to fight…
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TMCx Med Device 2016
The TMCx accelerator program couples the resources of Texas Medical Center with the innovative horsepower of entrepreneurs working in the areas of medical technology…
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Neuralstem to Raise $1.08 Million
Neuralstem, Inc. (Nasdaq: CUR), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of central nervous system therapies based on its neural stem cell technology, today…
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Scientists made see-through wood that’s stronger than glass
Researchers at the University of Maryland were able pull away color and chemicals from a block of wood to leave it impressively see-through. The…
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Immunomic Therapeutics (ITI) Named ’Company of the Year’ by the Tech Council of Maryland
At the North Bethesda Marriott, Maryland's leading technology and life science companies gathered to celebrate recent successes from the most innovative teams in the…
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Sanofi Genzyme (SNY) Announces MS Research Collaboration with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Sanofi Genzyme, the specialty care global business unit of Sanofi (NYSE: SNY), announced today a research collaboration with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine…
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Maryland university collaborative could be next wave for higher ed – Education Dive
Satellite campuses are increasingly popular for public institutions hoping to expand their reach and increase access to students throughout the state, but the Post…
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Business Pulse Poll: Does Greater Washington need to rebrand itself? – Washington Business Journal
The 2030 Group has hired a consultant to create a campaign to rebrand Greater Washington and expects to launch that campaign early next year.…
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Expect the Maryland Venture Fund to lead more investment rounds – Baltimore Business Journal
The state venture capital fund led an add-on investment for Columbia's Healthcare Interactive and is the kind of deal the fund wants to do…
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Why Obama Is Throwing Money at the Microbiome
It’s abundantly clear that microörganisms play an essential role in maintaining the health of humans, animals, and plants. But how exactly they pull this…
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NHLBI Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements for May 13, 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:…
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Industry spending to beat a pharmaceutical initiative could set a new standard for ‘drug money’ – LA Times
Due to California’s penchant for legislating at the ballot box, the state has reigned as the top destination for industry campaign spending since even before…
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