BioHealth News Archive

Johns Hopkins scientist to test Zika vaccine

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

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 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

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

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 (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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Top 10 European Biopharma Clusters

Top 10 European Biopharma Clusters

Europe already has many of the ingredients for successful biotech and pharma activity—top-tier academic research, a commitment to public research funding, a heritage of…

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What does it take for startups to get the attention of life science companies? – MedCity News

What does it take for startups to get the attention of life science companies? – MedCity News

This week at Health Datapalooza, a group of medtech and pharma companies traded insights on the strategic partnerships they built with technology companies and…

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Here are the 5 largest patent recipients in Maryland during 2015 – Baltimore Business Journal

Here are the 5 largest patent recipients in Maryland during 2015 – Baltimore Business Journal

Johns Hopkins University took over the No. 1 spot on this week's List of patents in Maryland. The private research institution obtained 133 patents…

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