BioHealth News Archive
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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Emergent files application to expand production of BioThrax – BioPrepWatch
Emergent BioSolutions has filed a supplemental Biologics License Application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to scale up production of its anthrax vaccine…
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Merck Wants Its Money Back if University Research Is Wrong
If academic discoveries turn out to be wrong, one drug company wants its money back. That’s the tough-minded proposal floated today by the chief…
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Health Datapalooza VII Features Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden
May 8-11, 2016 - Grand Hyatt Washington DC in Washington, DC Health Datapalooza is the gathering place for people and organizations creating knowledge from data…
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Tech Council of Maryland’s Annual Bio+Tech Conference 2016
Presented by the Tech Council of Maryland, Bio+Tech16 reflects the changing landscape where life sciences and technology converge by bringing together more than 500…
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Meet The New CEO Of The $22 Billion Genomics Company You’ve Never Heard Of – Fast Company
A simple blood test to detect early signs of cancer. A noninvasive way to screen pregnancies for common genetic conditions. An app store for…
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Moving From Academia To Successful Biotech: Optimizing Tech Transfer – Forbes
University tech transfer offices play a central role in the biotech ecosystem, as the successful commercialization of an academic discovery is the aspiration of many…
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Johns Hopkins University launches a film incubator – Baltimore Business Journal
Incubators aren’t just for startups and entrepreneurs with a business idea. A new film incubator at Johns Hopkins University will look to cultivate new…
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Hello Tomorrow Challenge
Hello Tomorrow is a global non-profit headquartered in Paris that aims to accelerate science & tech innovation by empowering startups with cash prizes and…
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Novartis could refuel M&A machine with $14 billion Roche stake sale – Reuters
Novartis (NOVN.S) is discussing options with banks for selling its near $14 billion (9.7 billion pounds) stake in rival Roche (ROG.S), potentially providing cash…
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Digital health innovators have a long way to go in sharing their expertise – MedCity News
Merely 5 percent of healthcare organizations worldwide are “operating at the highest level of digital health innovation proficiency and expertise,” according to a report…
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How an open-science advocate aims to shake up pharma
Dr. Jay Bradner, a decorated cancer researcher from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, turned heads last year when he accepted a top job at Novartis,…
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University of Maryland to break ground on six-story computer science center – Washington Business Journal
University of Maryland will break ground Saturday on a new computer science building made possible by a $31 million donation from a student-turned-technology entrepreneur.…
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