BioHealth News Archive
USG Executive Director Stewart Edelstein Releases Statement on Governor Hogan’s Reinstatement of Funding for BSE Facility
Today, Stewart Edelstein, executive director of the Universities at Shady Grove, released the following statement: “On behalf of the entire Universities at Shady Grove…
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UMD College Park names new tech center after Oculus cofounders – Technical.ly Baltimore
Maryland got an infusion of West Coast tech money recently. It’s going toward a new spot for College Park students to study the latest…
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NHLBI Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements for April 29, 2016
Funding and Research Opportunities The following funding opportunity announcements from the NHLBI or other components of the National Institutes of Health, might be of…
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Top 10 U.S. Biopharma Clusters – Maryland/DC Metro Listed at #4
The old adage that money doesn’t change everything could well be said of this year’s Top 10 U.S. biopharma clusters as listed by GEN.…
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BIO Collaborates with NIH and NSF on Growing “Innovation Zone” at BIO 2016 International Convention
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced an agreement to feature Small…
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NEA leads $4.5 mln Series A funding round for VividCortex – PE HUB
VividCortex, the database performance monitoring company that helps enterprises understand and optimize workloads across hybrid, distributed databases, today announced it has raised an additional…
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Calling all designers – we need your help to create the logo for the BioHealth Capital Region!
WIN $5,000 IN THE BIOHEALTH CAPITAL REGION LOGO COMPETITION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 20 The biohealth industry in Maryland, Virginia and DC needs a…
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First Annual Crab Trap Competition (BioHealth Capital Region Forum, April 19th, 2016)
From left to right: Richard Bendis (Moderator), David Narrow (Sonavex) From left to right: Richard Bendis (Moderator), Michael Carlotto (Glyscend), David Narrow (Sonavex), Jeb Nadaner (ErgonometriX), Carolyn…
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AbbVie to buy oncology drug-maker Stemcentrx for at least $5.8BMedCity News
AbbVie will buy venture-backed startup Stemcentrx  for $5.8 billion, beefing up the biopharma giant’s portfolio of cancer drugs. The sale could be worth $4 billion more…
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Montgomery County Welcomes Its Newest Incubator
The Energetics Technology Center, Inc. (ETC) and the Army Research Labs (ARL), under its recent Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA), are pleased to announce the…
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Roger Jeffs steps down as co-CEO of United Therapeutics – Washington Business Journal
Roger Jeffs will step down as president and co-CEO at United Therapeutics Corp. as part of an executive shakeup at one of Greater Washington’s…
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Why Big Pharma and small biotech need each other now – MedCity NewsMedCity News
Biopharmaceutical research has never been for the faint of heart. For small biotech companies working on the absolute edge of innovation, one clinical trial…
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Startup showcase highlights Johns Hopkins companies solving big health care problems – Baltimore Business Journal
How can we detect ovarian cancer before it’s too late? Can we make wounds heal faster? What are the alternatives to bariatric surgery for…
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UMB Opens Community Engagement Center
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) held a grand opening for its Community Engagement Center in West Baltimore at 1 N. Poppleton St. on…
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signs P-TECH education bill – Technical.ly Baltimore
Baltimore is in line to have two schools that offer a career pathway program developed by IBM. Gov. Larry Hogan signed a bill into…
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