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Novavax Announces Positive Top-Line Data from Phase 2 Clinical Trial of RSV F Vaccine

Novavax Announces Positive Top-Line Data from Phase 2 Clinical Trial of RSV F Vaccine

Gaithersburg-based Novavax, Inc., (Nasdaq: NVAX) a clinical-stage vaccine company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of recombinant nanoparticle vaccines and adjuvants, announced positive top-line…

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Blackstone to buy BioMed Realty in $8 billion deal | Reuters

Blackstone to buy BioMed Realty in $8 billion deal | Reuters

Blackstone Group LP agreed to buy BioMed Realty Trust Inc, a supplier of office space to healthcare companies, in a deal valued at $8…

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10 projects from Hopkins’ MedHacks that might improve the healthcare system – Technical.ly Baltimore

10 projects from Hopkins’ MedHacks that might improve the healthcare system – Technical.ly Baltimore

College kids always close out the party, and Baltimore Innovation Week was no different. Students and other members of the Johns Hopkins community worked…

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PathSensors receives SBIR grant from USDA

PathSensors receives SBIR grant from USDA

The UMD BioPark-based PathSensors, Inc. has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The…

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Novavax Announces Grant of Up to $89 Million to Support Development of RSV F Vaccine to Protect Infants Via Maternal Immunization

Novavax Announces Grant of Up to $89 Million to Support Development of RSV F Vaccine to Protect Infants Via Maternal Immunization

Novavax, Inc., (Nasdaq:NVAX) a clinical-stage vaccine company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of recombinant nanoparticle vaccines and adjuvants, today announced it has…

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Intrexon Establishes First Collaboration with Dedicated Fund – Oct 1, 2015

Intrexon Establishes First Collaboration with Dedicated Fund – Oct 1, 2015

Intrexon Corporation (NYSE: XON), a leader in synthetic biology, announced today that it has entered into its first Exclusive Channel Collaboration (ECC) with a…

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Circulomics Wins $1.5M Phase II SBIR Grant for DNA/RNA Extraction Tech – GenomeWeb

Circulomics Wins $1.5M Phase II SBIR Grant for DNA/RNA Extraction Tech – GenomeWeb

Circulomics today announced a $1.5 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to create…

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Telemedicine Is Vital to Reforming Health Care Delivery

Telemedicine Is Vital to Reforming Health Care Delivery

Health care remains one of the few services that require people to have a face-to-face interaction to obtain access. But more and more consumers…

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Wake Forest Baptist creates $15 million program to develop life science technologies – Winston-Salem Journal: Local News

Wake Forest Baptist creates $15 million program to develop life science technologies – Winston-Salem Journal: Local News

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has created a $15 million program to develop the ideas, discoveries and inventions of its faculty and staff members…

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How Baltimore can become a national leader in commercialized technologies – Technical.ly Baltimore

How Baltimore can become a national leader in commercialized technologies – Technical.ly Baltimore

Disruption is coming for the big, regulated industries that were once investment no-nos: education, energy, healthcare and the sciences. And that’s good news for Baltimore.…

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Boston Scientific Launches Online Competition For New Digital Health Technologies – MarketWatch

Boston Scientific Launches Online Competition For New Digital Health Technologies – MarketWatch

Boston Scientific BSX, +1.51% this week announced the start of the Boston Scientific Connected Patient Challenge, an open innovation contest designed to encourage advancements…

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FDA Opens Door For 23andMe To Market Some Direct-To-Consumer Genome Tests – Fast Company

FDA Opens Door For 23andMe To Market Some Direct-To-Consumer Genome Tests – Fast Company

An FDA decision summary released today allows DNA-testing company 23andMe to market a genome test that screens for Bloom syndrome, a rare disorder that…

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NIH cuts threaten Baltimore research – Baltimore Sun

NIH cuts threaten Baltimore research – Baltimore Sun

If you end up near the Baltimore Convention Center this week, you may notice crowds of people carrying black and teal tote bags. The…

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GE Ventures, Startup Health reup digital health incubator

GE Ventures, Startup Health reup digital health incubator

GE Ventures (NYSE:GE) and health innovation company StartUp Health said they plan to expand their partnership to invest and support startups in the healthcare innovation…

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GetWellNetwork touts Interactive Care Model for nursing – MedCity News

GetWellNetwork touts Interactive Care Model for nursing – MedCity News

Patient engagement company GetWellNetwork is taking a crack at re-envisioning healthcare with the introduction of the Interactive Care Model for nursing, a five-phase plan…

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