BioHealth News Archive

Roche’s investment in tech companies – Business Insider

Roche’s investment in tech companies – Business Insider

A cancer startup just raised millions in a funding round led by a pharmaceutical giant. That could be the sign of bigger things to…

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Dana-Farber Spinout Grabs $73M, Plus Big Roche Deal, To Craft New Class Of Cancer Drugs – Forbes

Dana-Farber Spinout Grabs $73M, Plus Big Roche Deal, To Craft New Class Of Cancer Drugs – Forbes

Billions of dollars have been made from cancer drugs that inhibit the ubiquitin-proteasome system, otherwise known as the cellular garbage dump. By turning off…

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Medigene AG announces key Management Changes | Medigene AG

Medigene AG announces key Management Changes | Medigene AG

Medigene AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: MDG1) announced today that the Supervisory Board has resolved important changes and additions to the senior management team to…

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New Germantown cancer immunotherapy biotech launches with $67 million venture round – Washington Business Journal

New Germantown cancer immunotherapy biotech launches with $67 million venture round – Washington Business Journal

Germantown startup NextCure Inc. has raised $67 million in Series A financing for a plan to commercialize the work of a scientist credited with…

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6 Reasons Innovation is a Survival Skill – Innovation Excellence

6 Reasons Innovation is a Survival Skill – Innovation Excellence

Many articles these days talk about reasons why companies should consider innovation as a core discipline.    A quick Google search on “why innovate” produces…

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The 10 edgiest innovation ideas of 2016 – The Washington Post

The 10 edgiest innovation ideas of 2016 – The Washington Post

At the end of every year, Edge reaches out to the smartest people on the planet and asks them a single question in an…

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The East Coast City That’s Becoming a Surprising Hub for Tech Startups – Inc.com

The East Coast City That’s Becoming a Surprising Hub for Tech Startups – Inc.com

Baltimore, by a curious mixture of geographic positioning, educated talent, proximity to pork, and determined capital, is poised to become a crucial part of…

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BioIT News: Selected Top 50 Tech Company by Insights Success magazine

BioIT News: Selected Top 50 Tech Company by Insights Success magazine

"BioIT Solutions of Silver Spring, Maryland has been selected as one of the 50 Most Valuable Tech Companies by Insights Success magazine in their…

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NASA, Carfax and University of Maryland draw high ratings from employees – Washington Business Journal

NASA, Carfax and University of Maryland draw high ratings from employees – Washington Business Journal

Do you work in Greater Washington and love your employer? Then you probably work at a federal agency. We asked Glassdoor, a job-recruiting site…

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The FDA can single-handedly reduce drug price-gouging. Why is it waiting? – LA Times

The FDA can single-handedly reduce drug price-gouging. Why is it waiting? – LA Times

The crisis in soaring drug prices has produced not merely a new class of public enemies to skewer -- step forward, Martin Shkreli! -- but the best evidence…

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AT&T to open innovation center at Texas Medical Center – Houston Chronicle

AT&T to open innovation center at Texas Medical Center – Houston Chronicle

AT&T next month will open a center focused on digital health innovations within the Texas Medical Center's state-of-the-art Innovation Institute, the communications giant announced…

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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH WebEx Enterprise Site

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH WebEx Enterprise Site

Tuesday, January 12, 2016 2:00 pm When developing a new drug or technology, innovators are generally focused on achieving regulatory approval. But often they…

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Pursuing or Advancng Your Career in Tech Transfer and Business Development in 2016 – T2 Speakers Series – Jan 13

Pursuing or Advancng Your Career in Tech Transfer and Business Development in 2016 – T2 Speakers Series – Jan 13

What is technology transfer / business development and what are the career opportunities in the field? What are the skills required and how does…

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Crews Serves Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors – News – Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus

Crews Serves Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors – News – Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus

Barbara Crews, assistant executive director for community relations at the Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus, has been appointed to an executive committee position…

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Facebook healthcare ambitions: 4 areas to watch in 2016 – MedCity NewsMedCity News

Facebook healthcare ambitions: 4 areas to watch in 2016 – MedCity NewsMedCity News

Facebook has been making tentative steps in the health tech realm. I’m not referring to Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropic ambitions. But the social media network…

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