BioHealth News Archive
U.S. Hot Spots for Biotech Jobs – GEN
Biopharmas come and go, but the places to find jobs remain largely the same 10 regions highlighted by GEN last year and in 2013.…
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Physician entrepreneur demographics – Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA – LinkedIn
Physician entrepreneurs come in several basic flavors and medicine needs to change to make room for them. The young and the restless These are…
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GlycoMimetics (GLYC) Presents Preclinical Data on GMI-1271 Combo in Tscm, Tcm Cells
GlycoMimetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLYC) announced that preclinical data on its novel E-selectin antagonist drug candidate GMI-1271, shared via an oral presentation at the 57th…
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Google Life Sciences has a new name: VerilyMedCity News
Google Life Sciences got a rebrand today: It’s now called Verily. A new site is up as well to illustrate the company’s emphasis on wielding technology…
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Sofinnova Partners venture capital fund-raise – MedCity News
Paris-based venture capital firm, Sofinnova Partners, has closed its Sofinnova Capital VIII fund with €300 million ($324 million) that will be dedicated toward adding…
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WIB-DC/Baltimore: “Join Us to Celebrate the Holiday!” December 15, 2015
Holiday Celebration Time is Coming! Join us as we remember this amazing year of WIB-DC/Baltimore on December 15, 2015, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30…
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Virtual-Reality Lab Explores New Kinds of Immersive Learning – Wired Campus – Blogs – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Standing in a virtual-reality lab at the University of Maryland here, Ramani Duraiswami passed around a standard pair of headphones. Music played over them…
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Bethesda-based Sucampo Inc. acquires Japanese company company R-Tech Ueno, created by founders Sachiko Kuno and Ryuji Ueno – Washington Business Journal
Rockville-based Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. finalized its acquisition of the Japanese biotech R-Tech Ueno for $275 million, officials said Monday. In August, Sucampo (NASDAQ: SCMP)…
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Care Progress Awarded National Science Foundation SBIR Phase II Grant | Business Wire
Care Progress, LLC announced today that it was awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”) grant from the National Science Foundation (“NSF”).…
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PharmaCyte Biotech Obtains Orphan Drug Designation in Europe for Its Pancreatic Cancer Treatment – PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc.
PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. (PMCB), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing targeted treatments for cancer and diabetes using its signature live-cell encapsulation technology,…
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How one startup is helping physicians with decision support through the EHR – DRG Blog – DRG
With payers increasingly rewarding value and expectations of the customer experience on the rise among all stakeholders, one of the key ways pharmas will…
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Why does Google want your blood? Here’s the bizarre answer…
Is Google about to take a huge dive into the health industry? The search engine giant has just filed a patent for a “needle-free…
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Sovereign wealth fund investment in healthcare is on the rise, especially in digital health – MedCity NewsMedCity News
In the past couple of years there has been a rise in sovereign wealth funds’ investments in healthcare. These cover a wide range of…
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Where Google’s venture arm will invest in 2016 – Business Insider
Two years ago, life science startups were only six percent of the Google Ventures portfolio. As 2015 draws to a close, that industry…
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Supernus Recognized as Fastest Growing Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical Company in North America
Rockville-based Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was recently recognized as the #1 fastest growing Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical company in North America and the #4 overall fastest growing technology…
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