BioHealth News Archive
AstraZeneca invests in China to speed up delivery of innovative biologics & targeted medicines
AstraZeneca along with MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, announced a range of strategic initiatives to accelerate the delivery of innovative biologics…
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Open House For Spring Technology Transfer Courses at the FAES Graduate School at NIH
On Thursday, January 14th from 4-6:30pm pm there will be an open house for the spring courses in the “Advanced Studies in Technology Transfer”…
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Is the FDA really slowing down new drug innovation? – Vox
On Monday, I wrote about a new bill introduced by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) to overhaul the Food and Drug…
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WellDoc to make national and international push with $22M in new funding – Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore digital health company WellDoc plans to push its flagship diabetes management tool nationally and globally following a $22 million financing round. The Series…
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MedImmune expands its footprint in China with new deal – The Washington Post
MedImmune, the Gaithersburg research arm of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, is making aggressive moves to expand its footprint in China. The company said Wednesday it…
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AstraZeneca to strengthen therapy area franchise through acquisition of Takeda’s respiratory business – FiercePharma
AstraZeneca today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the core respiratory business of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda"). The…
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Sucampo CEO Peter Greenleaf Appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Sucampo) (Nasdaq:SCMP), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that Peter Greenleaf, Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed Chairman of the Board…
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Amgen reacquires rights to three drugs from Glaxo in 48 countries – Reuters
Amgen Inc on Monday said it had reached a deal with British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline to reacquire the sales rights to three of its products…
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Rock Health says digital health investment was steady in 2015 – MedCity News
The year isn’t even over yet, but venture fund Rock Health is reporting that venture investment in digital health has equaled 2014’s record of $4.3 billion.…
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New Funding for the MACH37 Cyber Accelerator Announced
The MACH37 Cyber Accelerator program lasts for 90 days and is composed of startups that are cultivated from the area’s best and brightest and…
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AstraZeneca talking to Acerta about ‘strategic options’ – Philadelphia Business Journal
AstraZeneca confirmed Monday morning that it is "exploring potential strategic options" with Acerta Pharma BV. Acerta is a privately held biopharmaceutical company with offices…
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2016 healthcare predictions: What will change – MedCity News
Amidst the rhetoric of Campaign 2016, the reality of escalating health costs, and the acceleration of consolidation across the industry, healthcare headlines in 2016…
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WellStat Therapeutics receives Food and Drug Administration approval for drug to treat chemo overdose – Washington Business Journal
Gaithersburg-based biotech WellStat Therapeutics Corp. received Food and Drug Administration approval for Vistogard, an emergency treatment for an overdose of certain chemotherapy drugs, it…
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Can Prince William County Become The Next Bioscience Hub? – Tech
Prince William County is in a race to establish itself as the center of bioscience research and commercialization and it's making progress. The county’s science accelerator,…
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Billie Jean King praises the leadership of Cyndi Lauper and Martine Rothblatt – Gay Star News
Dr Martine Rothblatt and Cyndi Lauper were the recipients of this year’s Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative (BJKLI) awards on Wednesday night. The tennis…
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