BioHealth News Archive

Call for Lab Technology ‘Pitch’ Submissions!

Call for Lab Technology ‘Pitch’ Submissions!

Planning is officially underway for the 2016 FLC national meeting scheduled for April 26-28 at the Drake Hotel in downtown Chicago. This year, a…

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Baltimore drug startup Cerecor launches new research of antidepressant because it plans inventory sale – The Times

Baltimore drug startup Cerecor launches new research of antidepressant because it plans inventory sale – The Times

Cerecor, a Baltimore pharmaceutical firm planning an preliminary public inventory providing, has launched a brand new medical research of an antidepressant it says will…

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3 tax credits that every Maryland tech startup should know – Baltimore Business Journal

3 tax credits that every Maryland tech startup should know – Baltimore Business Journal

According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Maryland is the top state in the nation on its “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” index. Despite this strong…

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Stemcentrx, Backed By Peter Thiel, Fights Cancer Stem Cells – MIT Technology Review

Stemcentrx, Backed By Peter Thiel, Fights Cancer Stem Cells – MIT Technology Review

In 2002, Scott Dylla, a skinny postdoc with a Minnesota accent, answered a Craigslist ad for a room for rent in Palo Alto. Although…

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WIB-DC/Baltimore Presents an Entrepreneur Event: “Business of Biotech – It Takes a Village!” – September 17, 2015

WIB-DC/Baltimore Presents an Entrepreneur Event: “Business of Biotech – It Takes a Village!” – September 17, 2015

Are you an entrepreneur and thinking of starting your own company? Are you a small start-up looking for local resources that will help your…

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Commercialization Accelerator Program (CAP) – For Phase II SBIR & STTR Awardees – NIH SBIR/STTR

Commercialization Accelerator Program (CAP) – For Phase II SBIR & STTR Awardees – NIH SBIR/STTR

Application Deadline: September 11, 2015 An Information Session Webinar about the NIH-CAP is scheduled for Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 2:00 pm EDT (11:00…

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President Ronald J. Daniels outlines Johns Hopkins’ ‘commitment to our city’ – Hub

President Ronald J. Daniels outlines Johns Hopkins’ ‘commitment to our city’ – Hub

In a message to the Johns Hopkins community today, university President Ronald J. Daniels outlined recent initiatives the university and health system are undertaking…

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Roche haemophilia drug wins fast-track FDA designation – Reuters

Roche haemophilia drug wins fast-track FDA designation – Reuters

Roche said on Friday it had won breakthrough therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an experimental haemophilia medicine, aiming for…

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Johns Hopkins-Luminox deal sets up accelerator for Israeli digital health startups – MedCity News

Johns Hopkins-Luminox deal sets up accelerator for Israeli digital health startups – MedCity News

Cross border deals involving digital health startups in Israel are on the rise. In the most recent example, Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures has inked…

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Mtech: Entrepreneur Office Hours – Get Answers Now! Two Locations: College Park and Baltimore

Mtech: Entrepreneur Office Hours – Get Answers Now! Two Locations: College Park and Baltimore

Free, Open Entrepreneur Office Hours for University of Maryland Students, Faculty and Staff, and Regional Entrepreneurs with Bio or Tech-Based Startups or Ideas  …

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emocha expands medication adherence program across South Africa for multi-drug resistant TB – MedCity News

emocha expands medication adherence program across South Africa for multi-drug resistant TB – MedCity News

emocha Mobile Health, a digital health startup that’s using telemedicine as a way to confirm medication adherence, has won the support of the South…

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Spotlight on BioHealth Innovation & Relevant Health

Spotlight on BioHealth Innovation & Relevant Health

BHI is a public-private partnership with a mission of fostering commercialization of health and life sciences assets with a focus on the Central Maryland…

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NHLBI Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements for September 1, 2015

NHLBI Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements for September 1, 2015

Funding and Research Opportunities The following funding opportunity announcements from the NHLBI or other components of the National Institutes of Health, might be of…

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Fascinating maps show where people move in the U.S. when they come from overseas – The Washington Post

Fascinating maps show where people move in the U.S. when they come from overseas – The Washington Post

Many American cities are distinctly shaped by ties to other parts of the world. Washington has its Ethiopian community, and the restaurants that have…

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‘Rest’ stop: AOL co-founder Steve Case brings his tech startup funding tour to Baltimore – Hub

‘Rest’ stop: AOL co-founder Steve Case brings his tech startup funding tour to Baltimore – Hub

Baltimore's tech scene will get some time in the spotlight later this month when Steve Case's "Rise of the Rest" tour rolls into town.…

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