BioHealth News Archive
Obama administration announces precision medicine investments, including $100 million venture fund in works at Inova – Washington Business Journal
Inova Health System will launch a $100 million venture fund dedicated to precision medicine. The Falls Church-based health system plans to announce the initiative…
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AstraZeneca, MedImmune cancer immunotherapy drug receives coveted ‘breakthrough status’ from Food and Drug Administration – Washington Business Journal
A cancer immunotherapy drug under development at Gaithersburg-based MedImmune Inc. received "breakthrough" status from the Food and Drug Administration for its use in patients…
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Renewed push to combine UM College Park and UM Baltimore gains steam – Baltimore Sun
A renewed push by state lawmakers to combine the flagship University of Maryland, College Park with the health- and law-focused University of Maryland, Baltimore…
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NIAID SBIR-Technology Transfer — Eligible Inventions (Vaccines and Therapeutics)
Recent research suggests that the site of vaccine administration significantly influences the tissue specificity and durability of the resulting immune response. Conventional vaccines delivered…
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WORKSOURCE MONTGOMERY APPOINTS DR. ELLIE GILES AS CEO
WorkSource Montgomery, Inc., the workforce development resource for Montgomery County businesses and jobseekers, is proud to announce Dr. Ellie Giles as its new Chief…
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Vasoptic Medical gets second investment from Abell Foundation – Technical.ly Baltimore
The Abell Foundation made its second investment in a year in Vasoptic Medical. Just like last summer, the nonprofit invested $250,000 in the medical device…
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Swapping Tax Credits for Needed Capital Helps Small Firms Pursue Big Goals – NJ Spotlight
Biotech company in Princeton plans clinical tests of birth-control patch thanks to state-administered incentive program If Princeton-based biotechnology firm Agile Therapeutics can eventually get…
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Why Protenus — $4M Series A in hand — is the perfect Baltimore startup – Technical.ly Baltimore
After raising a seed round, building a team of 14 people in its Canton office and conducting a pair of pilots, Protenus is ready to…
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BioHive looks to create virtual community for Maryland’s biotech players – Baltimore Business Journal
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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2016 Industry Awards Celebration Finalists Announced
The TCM Industry Awards Celebration will take place on May 11, 2016 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. This is our…
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Applications For TEDCO’s Life Science Investment Fund Now Being Accepted
Applications for the Maryland Technology Development Corporation's (TEDCO) Life Science Investment Fund are being accepted now through April 15. The Life Science Investment Fund…
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Realizing the Return on Digital Health Technologies – Xconomy
A “Wired for Health” study recently reported by The Scripps Translational Science Institute in San Diego poses a significant challenge for those working to realize the…
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GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) acquired the HIV portfolio from Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) – Triangle Business Journal
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) acquired the HIV portfolio from Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY). Both sides announced the preliminary deal in December. GSK pays $350 million…
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NextGen Venture Partners launches Baltimore office – Baltimore Business Journal
Venture capital organization NextGen Venture Partners is launching a Baltimore office with the goal of bringing more investors to Baltimore and doing more deals…
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Sharing The Day With UMB Chancellor Robert Caret
University System of Maryland (USM) Chancellor Robert Caret’s schedule Monday showed a full day of meeting, greeting, and listening on the University of Maryland,…
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