BioHealth News Archive
US FDA grants fast track status to Medimmune’s mAb, MEDI8852 to treat patients hospitalised with influenza A
AstraZeneca announced that its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, has received Fast Track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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A new fund for Healthbox accelerator? Looks like it. – MedCity News
It looks like Healthbox is raising a new fund, according to a Form D filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The accelerator…
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University of Maryland startup makes final round of Kevin Plank’s Cupid’s Cup – Baltimore Business Journal
A University of Maryland startup is among the finalists in Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank's Cupid's Cup, a competition offering a $100,000 prize of…
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Baltimore among 16 cities selected for Village Capital startup initiative – Baltimore Business Journal
Companies founded on technology licensed from Johns Hopkins University have raised $1 billion since 2010. And 90 percent of those companies are no longer…
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BD Receives FDA Approval For New Automated Cervical Cancer Screening System
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval…
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Does your company need an innovation lab? – CIO
Innovation takes time – and money, and people and resources. That’s why it’s common for a company to focus on core business activities and…
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Five Ways Innovation Is Advancing Public Health – Forbes
Remarkable progress has been made over the last century in enhancing public health, driven largely by advances in science, medicine and our understanding of…
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IBBR Request for Proposals (RFP) – GMP Biomanufacturing Facility Available | Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research
The Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) is interested in proposals to lease a bio-manufacturing facility configured to produce biologicals under cGMP conditions…
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Biotech Dealmaking is Tough, But AgBio Deals Prove Even Tougher – Xconomy
It’s a familiar story: a biotechnology company develops a promising product but falls short of sales projections. The company then cuts staff, realigns resources,…
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Cybersecurity Investment Incentive Tax Credit (CIITC) – Maryland Department of Commerce
CIITC provides a refundable income tax credit to Qualified Maryland Cybersecurity Companies (QMCCs) that secure investment from investors. The purpose of this new program is…
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College Park shows how college towns are becoming hubs of innovation – Global Risk Insights
U.S. cities continue to reinvent themselves and demonstrate economic resiliency. While The University of Maryland-College Park (UMCP) has long had a reputation as a…
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Governor asks more funds for economic development – Fredericksburg.com: Virginia
Gov. Terry McAuliffe wants General Assembly budget leaders to find more money for economic development initiatives to fuel research into new technologies and allow…
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Kansas Bioscience Authority Inches Toward Privatization – KCUR
The Kansas Senate Ways and Means Committee heard testimony this week on a bill that would essentially sever financial ties between the state and the Kansas Bioscience…
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Johns Hopkins researchers find link between Zika virus and microcephaly – WBAL Home
No cases of the Zika virus have originated in the U.S., but the possibility of it spreading north exists so doctors hope to get…
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Biotech Mogul: Cancer Treatments Could Work on Zika Virus – Fast Company
What do breast cancer, lung cancer, and Zika virus have in common? They can all be treated with the same medications, claimed biotech billionaire…
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