BioHealth News Archive

7 Reasons to Believe in Baltimore’s Startup Economy – Christy Wyskiel

7 Reasons to Believe in Baltimore’s Startup Economy – Christy Wyskiel

If you want to see a city with pride and passion, come to Baltimore on the Friday before a Ravens football game. The entire…

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BioFactura Announces the Appointment of Jeffrey N. Hausfeld MD, MBA as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Medical Officer

BioFactura Announces the Appointment of Jeffrey N. Hausfeld MD, MBA as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Medical Officer

BioFactura proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Jeffrey Hausfeld as the newly elected Chairman of the Board and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Hausfeld, a…

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Five Johns Hopkins tech startups among finalists in $100,000 pitch competition – Hub

Five Johns Hopkins tech startups among finalists in $100,000 pitch competition – Hub

Five Johns Hopkins-affiliated tech startups were selected as finalists for the pitch competition at next week's "Rise of the Rest" tour event, where they…

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Baltimore to use up to $22.8M federal funding for HIV outreach – Baltimore Business Journal

Baltimore to use up to $22.8M federal funding for HIV outreach – Baltimore Business Journal

The Baltimore City Health Department has received federal grant funding worth up to $22.8 million over four years that will go toward strengthening the…

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Roche CEO upbeat on growth prospects – FuW paper – Reuters

Roche CEO upbeat on growth prospects – FuW paper – Reuters

Roche Holding AG's product lineup is so strong that it can grow briskly even if it meets setbacks, the chief executive of the Swiss…

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Montgomery County, Zhongshan, China, sign MOU

Montgomery County, Zhongshan, China, sign MOU

On September 11, representatives of Zhongshan City, China, and Montgomery County, Maryland, signed a Memorandum of Understanding launching an economic development relationship between the…

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Europe’s leading life sciences clusters light the way in healthcare innovation – Science|Business

Europe’s leading life sciences clusters light the way in healthcare innovation – Science|Business

A new Science|Business analysis puts the spotlight on the most innovative clusters in Europe, uncovering what it takes to translate research from bench to…

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Hopkins President Daniels receives Carnegie Corp. Academic Leadership Award – Baltimore Business Journal

Hopkins President Daniels receives Carnegie Corp. Academic Leadership Award – Baltimore Business Journal

Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels has been awarded Carnegie Corp. of New York’s 2015 Academic Leadership Award, a prestigious recognition that comes…

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Harpoon Medical’s Mitral Valve Repair Device To Minimize Invasiveness, Reduce Time of Surgery and Recovery | Medgadget Medgadget

Harpoon Medical’s Mitral Valve Repair Device To Minimize Invasiveness, Reduce Time of Surgery and Recovery | Medgadget Medgadget

The pictured device, produced by Baltimore-based Harpoon Medical, seeks to provide another in a series of recent improvements in mitral valve repair technology. While…

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Evidera Announces Evalytica™, Next-Generation, Cloud-Based Software for Fast, Transparent Analysis of Healthcare… — BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Evidera Announces Evalytica™, Next-Generation, Cloud-Based Software for Fast, Transparent Analysis of Healthcare… — BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —

Evidera, a leading provider of evidence-based solutions for the healthcare industry, is pleased to announce Evalytica™, a new software platform designed to support near…

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AstraZeneca taps crowdsourcing to find cancer drug cocktails

AstraZeneca taps crowdsourcing to find cancer drug cocktails

Drugmaker AstraZeneca is harnessing the wisdom of crowds to help mix tomorrow's cancer drug cocktails.  The company said its decision to release preclinical data…

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CASI Pharmaceuticals to Raise $25.1 Million in Private Placement of Common Stock and Warrants

CASI Pharmaceuticals to Raise $25.1 Million in Private Placement of Common Stock and Warrants

CASI Pharmaceuticals to Raise $25.1 Million in Private Placement of Common Stock and Warrants ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 21, 2015 - CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the…

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The biggest bio-tech IPO ever is taking aim at Alzheimer’s – Business Insider

The biggest bio-tech IPO ever is taking aim at Alzheimer’s – Business Insider

Picture this: A global business magazine features a close-up head-shot of a 30-year-old male on its cover. He’s of Indian descent, with an American…

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How to raise capital in Baltimore – Technical.ly Baltimore

How to raise capital in Baltimore – Technical.ly Baltimore

Last month, Baltimore’s burgeoning startup scene earned a top spot in Entrepreneur’s hot U.S. startup cities’ list. With a network of top entrepreneurial resources…

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AstraZeneca Believes Open Innovation Will Uncover Novel Anticancer Combinations

AstraZeneca Believes Open Innovation Will Uncover Novel Anticancer Combinations

An open science collaboration among academic research institutes, the public sector, and private companies has been in the works since 2006 and now the…

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