BioHealth News Archive

Maryland Startup Tech Accelerator Relevant Health Info launch – DC Inno

BioHealth Innovation in partnership with ProductSavvy, Montgomery County Economic Development and Rockville Economic Development Inc. (REDI), recently launched the region's newest startup accelerator, called…

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IronNet Cybersecurity, led by former NSA chief, raises $32.5 million – Baltimore Business Journal

IronNet Cybersecurity, led by former NSA chief, raises $32.5 million – Baltimore Business Journal

Former National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander’s startup IronNet Cybersecurity has raised $32.5 million. The Series A round was led by Trident Capital Cybersecurity,…

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Could the new SEC venture capital rule fund a cure for cancer? – Washington Business Journal

Could the new SEC venture capital rule fund a cure for cancer? – Washington Business Journal

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted for new rules Friday that allow individuals at all levels to invest in startups — and that could…

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Crowdfunding rules issued by SEC; small businesses and startups get new way to raise capital – The Business Journals

Crowdfunding rules issued by SEC; small businesses and startups get new way to raise capital – The Business Journals

By next summer, startups and small businesses will be able to raise up to $1 million in capital a year by using Internet portals…

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The best way to fight drug-resistant infections? This is MedImmune’s answer – Washington Business Journal

The best way to fight drug-resistant infections? This is MedImmune’s answer – Washington Business Journal

Efforts to fight antibiotic-resistant infections — often dubbed superbugs — typically involve strategies of curbing overuse of the antibiotics we already have or finding…

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NHLBI Grants Education: The Payment Management System

NHLBI Grants Education: The Payment Management System

Tuesday November 3, 2 pm ET Congratulations - you just got a Notice of Award for an NIH SBIR/STTR grant - now what? How…

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GlycoMimetics, Inc. Announces Initiation of First Clinical Trial Evaluating Subcutaneous Administration of Rivipansel (NASDAQ:GLYC)

GlycoMimetics, Inc. Announces Initiation of First Clinical Trial Evaluating Subcutaneous Administration of Rivipansel (NASDAQ:GLYC)

GlycoMimetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLYC) announced today that the first healthy participant has been dosed with a subcutaneous (SC) formulation of rivipansel in a Phase…

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Is healthcare approaching wearables in all the wrong ways – MedCity News

Is healthcare approaching wearables in all the wrong ways – MedCity News

Maybe healthcare is thinking about data from wearable devices in all the wrong ways. Speaking Thursday at the 12th annual Connected Health Symposium in Boston,…

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Wearables to cut job injuries, fall risk analysis for seniors in MD health tech accelerator’s first class – MedCity NewsMedCity News

Wearables to cut job injuries, fall risk analysis for seniors in MD health tech accelerator’s first class – MedCity NewsMedCity News

Relevant Health, a health tech accelerator in Rockvillle, Maryland, has picked seven companies for its inaugural class. Among the participants in the five-month program…

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Alexandria REIT lures biotech investors with lab space, not drugs | Reuters

Alexandria REIT lures biotech investors with lab space, not drugs | Reuters

The booming biotech sector is putting a premium on lab space, and fund managers are buying in. One of their favorite targets is Pasadena,…

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Rockville-based health startup incubator Relevant Health signs its first 7 firms – Washington Business Journal

Rockville-based health startup incubator Relevant Health signs its first 7 firms – Washington Business Journal

Rockville-based health-tech incubator Relevant Health is out with its first seven companies that will begin co-working in the facility over the next five months.…

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ATCC TO DEVELOP CUSTOM CELL LINES FOR THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON’S RESEARCH

ATCC TO DEVELOP CUSTOM CELL LINES FOR THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON’S RESEARCH

ATCC, the premier global biological materials resource and standards organization, announces today that it has been selected by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for…

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MacroGenics to Develop Cancer Compound Worldwide as Servier Alliance Ends | GEN News Highlights | GEN

MacroGenics to Develop Cancer Compound Worldwide as Servier Alliance Ends | GEN News Highlights | GEN

MacroGenics said today it has regained full global rights to the Phase I cancer compound enoblituzumab (MGA271), after Servier opted not to exercise its…

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Personal Genome Diagnostics lands $21.4M investment to expand cancer testing – Baltimore Sun

Personal Genome Diagnostics lands $21.4M investment to expand cancer testing – Baltimore Sun

Personal Genome Diagnostics, a Baltimore company that analyzes cancer patients' genes to improve treatment and diagnosis, has received a $21.4 million venture capital investment…

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UMD and Johns Hopkins develop model to predict hospital bed count – The Diamondback

UMD and Johns Hopkins develop model to predict hospital bed count – The Diamondback

When the demand for hospital beds exceeds the supply, doctors might have to turn patients away. But a computer model developed by University of…

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