BioHealth News Archive

Avalon Ventures raising $300M in eleventh fund – MedCity News

Avalon Ventures raising $300M in eleventh fund – MedCity News

Looks like San Diego life sciences and tech investment firm Avalon Ventures is in the midst of compiling its eleventh fund, looking to raise $300…

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Startup Maryland shares what makes a “winning” pitch – WMDT.com Maryland-Delaware

Startup Maryland shares what makes a “winning” pitch – WMDT.com Maryland-Delaware

It can be considered an opportunity on wheels. Startup Maryland has kicked off its statewide tour to hear Marylanders pitch their best business ideas…

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MACH37™ Announces the Fall 2015 Class of Cybersecurity Startups – Press Release Rocket

MACH37™ Announces the Fall 2015 Class of Cybersecurity Startups – Press Release Rocket

The MACH37™ Cyber Accelerator announced today that it has selected seven cybersecurity startups to participate in the Fall 2015 (F-15) three-month mentorship-driven startup program.…

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Here are the 20 fastest-growing jobs in Greater Washington – Washington Business Journal

Here are the 20 fastest-growing jobs in Greater Washington – Washington Business Journal

We told you in our deep dive into the Occupational Employment Statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that since 2009, human resources…

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Johns Hopkins Scientists’ Findings Could Shed Light on Cancer, Aging

Johns Hopkins Scientists’ Findings Could Shed Light on Cancer, Aging

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University have found molecular evidence of how a biochemical process controls the lengths of protective chromosome tips, a potentially…

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IBM, Medtronic win grant to launch digital medicine incubator in Israel – MedCity NewsMedCity News

IBM, Medtronic win grant to launch digital medicine incubator in Israel – MedCity NewsMedCity News

IBM and Medtronic are part of a group that have won a grant from the Israeli government to open a digital medicine incubator, according…

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TEDCO’s 2016 Incubator Assistance Program Awards BHI a $10,000 Grant

TEDCO’s 2016 Incubator Assistance Program Awards BHI a $10,000 Grant

TEDCO recently awarded BHI with a $10,000 grant to support up-and-coming biohealth enterprises. The funding comes from TEDCO’s 2016 Incubator Assistance Program (“The Program”),…

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National Institutes of Health awards mdlogix a contract to expand the use of the mdlogix BH-Works solution for improving behavioral and mental health | Allen Tien | LinkedIn

National Institutes of Health awards mdlogix a contract to expand the use of the mdlogix BH-Works solution for improving behavioral and mental health | Allen Tien | LinkedIn

The project team includes leading behavioral health, family practice, and implementation scientists at Drexel University, the University of California Los Angeles, Northwestern University, and…

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The Johns Hopkins University Collaborates with Luminox-Health to Connect Israeli Digital Health Startups with Real-World U.S. Medical Health Care Ecosystem – 09/03/2015

The Johns Hopkins University Collaborates with Luminox-Health to Connect Israeli Digital Health Startups with Real-World U.S. Medical Health Care Ecosystem – 09/03/2015

The Johns Hopkins University and Luminox-Health, a leading Israeli startup hub focused on digital health, have entered into a multiyear collaborative agreement connecting Israeli…

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Peter Thiel of Founders Fund Outlines Biotech Investment Ideas – MIT Technology Review

Peter Thiel of Founders Fund Outlines Biotech Investment Ideas – MIT Technology Review

Peter Thiel knows a promising tech startup when he sees one. The investor was the first outside investor in Facebook. But does he have…

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Report: This chart on digital health investment geography may surprise you – MedCity NewsMedCity News

Report: This chart on digital health investment geography may surprise you – MedCity NewsMedCity News

San Francisco and Boston accounts for the most investment in digital health and the largest volume of deals. But research from The Brookings Institution…

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Two of Patrick Soon-Shiong’s NantWorks startups net $250M – MedCity News

Two of Patrick Soon-Shiong’s NantWorks startups net $250M – MedCity News

Billionaire physician-entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong seems to be orchestrating an entire M&A ecosystem within his own entities. Two more Nant companies reporting mega-funding: NantOmics has…

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Why human genome editing research is essential – KurzweilAI

Why human genome editing research is essential – KurzweilAI

Research involving editing the human genome, including research with human embryos, is essential to gain basic understanding of biology and germ cells and should…

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State, universities endow six new research professorships

State, universities endow six new research professorships

Six new research professorships have been endowed with $14.9 million in private donations and state funding, the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development…

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AstraZeneca buys Amgen biologics manufacturing plant – Philadelphia Business Journal

AstraZeneca buys Amgen biologics manufacturing plant – Philadelphia Business Journal

AstraZeneca, in a move to increase its biologics manufacturing capacity in the United States, has acquired a high-tech biologics bulk manufacturing plant in Boulder,…

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