BioHealth News Archive

Roche and AstraZeneca snag ‘breakthrough’ tags for a pair of blockbusters in waiting – FierceBiotech

Roche and AstraZeneca snag ‘breakthrough’ tags for a pair of blockbusters in waiting – FierceBiotech

Roche ($RHHBY) and AstraZeneca ($AZN) picked up FDA breakthrough therapy designations for their top pipeline assets, moving forward in multiple sclerosis and cancer with treatments…

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New Frontiers of Bio-Medical Additive Bio-Medical Additive Manufacturing – RAMP MD

New Frontiers of Bio-Medical Additive Bio-Medical Additive Manufacturing – RAMP MD

A Symposium for manufacturers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and educators to explore new bio-medical applications of additive manufacturing and 3D Printing. Keynote by Congressman Andy Harris,…

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The angel investor tax credit bill is back for another try in Annapolis – Technical.ly Baltimore

The angel investor tax credit bill is back for another try in Annapolis – Technical.ly Baltimore

For the second straight year, state legislators from Baltimore are backing an effort to create a tax credit for angel investors in Maryland. The…

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Back To The Basics – Good Accounting & Finance Practices for Start-ups Tickets, Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 8:00 AM

Back To The Basics – Good Accounting & Finance Practices for Start-ups Tickets, Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 8:00 AM

When: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Where: University of Maryland Biopark This workshop is intended to help make you a smarter entrepreneur…A good accounting process…

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NSF pledges $8M to new regional innovation hubs

NSF pledges $8M to new regional innovation hubs

The National Science Foundation plans to expand its innovation ecosystem by funding new hubs of what it calls the Innovation Corps — a set of training programs and…

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How the TPP Impacts Biotech Innovation – ITIF

How the TPP Impacts Biotech Innovation – ITIF

In testimony to the U.S. International Trade Commission, Stephen Ezell explained why the biotech industry is a key driver of the U.S. economy and global…

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Ensuring Trust in Healthcare for Everyone

Ensuring Trust in Healthcare for Everyone

Protenus Raises $4 Million Series A to Protect Patient Privacy on a National Scale Protenus, the leader in next-generation privacy protection solutions for electronic…

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Telemedicine Advances Faster Than States Can Keep Up

Telemedicine Advances Faster Than States Can Keep Up

At Doctor on Demand, a popular online health site, patients can videoconference with physicians on a host of maladies, from skin rashes and flu…

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REMINDER! February 19th – Illumina Accelerator: Opportunities for Genomics Entrepreneur

REMINDER! February 19th – Illumina Accelerator: Opportunities for Genomics Entrepreneur

Lunch Talk - Illumina Accelerator: Opportunities for Genomics Entrepreneurs - February 19, 2016 I 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. At Illumina, we’re committed to…

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Pfizer, education company launch San Francisco health tech accelerator – MobiHealthNews

Pfizer, education company launch San Francisco health tech accelerator – MobiHealthNews

Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, a division of Pfizer that maintains consumer health brands including Advil, Caltrate, Centrum, ChapStick, and Nexium24 HR, has partnered with education…

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WIB-DC/Baltimore YWIB Presents a Womens History Month Event! – An Afternoon of Hands-On Science, March 11, 2016

WIB-DC/Baltimore YWIB Presents a Womens History Month Event! – An Afternoon of Hands-On Science, March 11, 2016

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) invites Young Women In Bio (YWIB) and area middle school girls to participate in an afternoon…

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As venture investment in medical devices stalls, companies get creative – The Washington Post

As venture investment in medical devices stalls, companies get creative – The Washington Post

Today’s venture capital market is one where a company with less than 200 employees can rake in more than $100 million from investors. But…

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Johns Hopkins Research Team creates ‘Mini-Brains’ for testing drugs and neurology treatment | Maine News Online

Johns Hopkins Research Team creates ‘Mini-Brains’ for testing drugs and neurology treatment | Maine News Online

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have successfully created mini-brains by culturing stem cells and neurons. The mini-brains have similarities in functioning to human brain but…

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Qiagen introduces targeted RNA panels for next-generation sequencing

Qiagen introduces targeted RNA panels for next-generation sequencing

Qiagen N.V. announced the introduction of more than 170 new QIAseq Targeted RNA Panels for gene expression profiling, expanding Qiagen’s portfolio of Sample to…

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Federal Laboratory Consortium launches new website

Federal Laboratory Consortium launches new website

The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, a network of over 300 government-run labs and agencies that work to make federal technology and expertise…

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