BioHealth News Archive
Gaithersburg-based Novavax exploring options with Zika virus vaccine program – Washington Business Journal
Novavax Inc. is exploring its options in creating a Zika virus vaccine candidate. So far, the Gaithersburg vaccine maker (NASDAQ: NVAX) has been mum…
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The optical illusion ‘T’ that shows how good you are at ignoring things – Daily Mail Online
If you want to find something quickly, knowing what not to look for can help speed up the process, researchers say. New research from…
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Education Technology Leader Tech 2000, Inc. Adds Two New Board Members – Business Wire
Tech 2000, Inc. (Tech 2000), a leading education technology and solutions company, has added two new directors to its board of directors, Bruce Klein…
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Bacteria-Laden Mosquitoes May Be the Cheapest Way to Stop Dengue and Zika
The health foundation of Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates is in talks with Latin American governments and scientists over plans to spread hundreds of millions…
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NHLBI Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements for February 26, 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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Working with NOAA: A Primer for Accessing SBIR and Technology Transfer Opportunities in Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences – T2 Speakers Series
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM (EST) Montgomery County Department of Economic Development - 111 Rockville Pike Suite 800 Rockville,…
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BBJ – A new virtual community looks to connect Maryland’s biotech players | BioBuzz
Biohealth is all over the map in Maryland. There’s the biotech corridor in Montgomery County, where companies like MedImmune LLC and Emergent BioSolutions Inc.…
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Venture Capitalist Paul Singh Coming To Los Alamos! | Los Alamos Daily Post
The week of April 3-9 Paul Singh, a successful entrepreneur and seed-stage investor, will visit Los Alamos, Taos, Santa Fe and Albuquerque to deliver…
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National plan issued to promote traditional Chinese medicine
China will develop traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) into a pillar industry, according to a blueprint released by the State Council, China's Cabinet, on Friday.…
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University of Maryland/UMB merger – Baltimore Sun
In 2011, when the University System of Maryland Board of Regents was considering a merger of the College Park and Baltimore campuses of the…
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Bristol-Myers leads immuno-oncology race but Merck, AstraZeneca and Roche still have contenders – FiercePharma
Opdivo from Bristol-Myers Squibb ($BMY) followed Merck's ($MRK) Keytruda onto the market, but the immuno-oncology drug quickly overtook its rival and has never looked…
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APL Named One of World’s Most Innovative Companies | Johns Hopkins University Engineering for Professionals
Fast Company magazine recently named the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory as one of the world's most innovative companies of 2016 for building the…
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Health Datapalooza VII Features Transforming Claims into Actionable, Reliable and Valid Inferences on Quality and Cost
Health Datapalooza is a national conference focused on liberating health data, and bringing together the companies, startups, academics, government agencies, and individuals with the…
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WBJ: Local startup secures investment from Mark Cuban on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’
Business Innovation Network startup Nexercise owners Ben Young and Greg Coleman struck a deal with investor Mark Cuban for $1.5 million in exchange for 10% equity…
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Rani Therapeutics Tops $70 Million in Funding With Heavy Hitters like AstraZeneca, Novartis and Google | PharmaLive
Rani Therapeutics, headquartered in San Jose, Calif., announced it had closed on its latest funding round, now totaling more than $70 million. Existing investors…
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