BioHealth News Archive

Bayer HealthCare Launches Digital Health Accelerator in Berlin

Bayer HealthCare Launches Digital Health Accelerator in Berlin

Bayer HealthCare has launched its own digital health accelerator program in Berlin, Germany called “Grants4Apps,” selecting five digital health startups from around the globe that…

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World’s First Malaria Vaccine Gets Go-Ahead From EU Regulators – Jakarta Globe

World’s First Malaria Vaccine Gets Go-Ahead From EU Regulators – Jakarta Globe

The world's first malaria vaccine got a green light on Friday from European drugs regulators who recommended it should be licensed for use in…

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DC Tech Funding: Venture Capital Seed Investing in DC, Va., Md. – DC Inno

DC Tech Funding: Venture Capital Seed Investing in DC, Va., Md. – DC Inno

“The startup scene is starving for seed-stage investment right now.” If you've ever spent time around a startup hub then you've probably heard some…

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Novartis buys remaining rights to GSK treatment in deal up to $1B

Novartis buys remaining rights to GSK treatment in deal up to $1B

Novartis has agreed to buy all remaining rights to Ofatumumab from Britain's GlaxoSmithKline for up to $1 billion, boosting the Swiss drugmaker's stable of…

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Register Today for the NIH SBIR/STTR Conference!

Register Today for the NIH SBIR/STTR Conference!

October 27 – 29, 2015 (Seattle, WA) The 17th Annual NIH SBIR/STTR Conference will be held in Seattle, Washington on October 27 – 29,…

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WIB-DC/Baltimore Announces Its 1:1 Mentoring Program

WIB-DC/Baltimore Announces Its 1:1 Mentoring Program

The WIB-DC/Baltimore Mentors, Advisors, and Peers (MAPs) Committee is thrilled to announce the initiation of our 1:1 Mentoring Program. This program is designed to…

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Gaithersburg startup ExeGi’s probiotic studied for effect on HIV patients – Washington Business Journal

Gaithersburg startup ExeGi’s probiotic studied for effect on HIV patients – Washington Business Journal

Most consumers are familiar with the idea of probiotics — particularly when it comes to gastrointestinal health. But could they actually benefit HIV and…

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The Maryland Open Bloody-Mary and Crab-Soup Competitions

The Maryland Open Bloody-Mary and Crab-Soup Competitions

Startup Maryland and LAUNCH! Annapolis today announced a teaming relationship under which both organizations present the 2015 Maryland Open Bloody-Mary and Crab-Soup Competitions. Contested…

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BrainScope Lands Addtional $500K from GE and names Executive Appointments

BrainScope Lands Addtional $500K from GE and names Executive Appointments

BrainScope Company, Inc., a privately held neurotechnology company with an initial focus on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussion assessment, is feeling a lot…

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United Therapeutics to sell for rare pediatric disease treatments to AbbVie for $350 million – Washington Business Journal

United Therapeutics to sell for rare pediatric disease treatments to AbbVie for $350 million – Washington Business Journal

United Therapeutics (Nasdaq: UTHR) is selling a voucher designed to speed up approval for rare pediatric disease treatments to Chicago-based pharmaceutical company AbbVie Inc.…

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Sara Nayeem Panelist at Biotechnology Industry Organization Webinar – NEA

Sara Nayeem Panelist at Biotechnology Industry Organization Webinar – NEA

Sara Nayeem will participate in the Biotechnology Industry Organization webinar entitled, "Capturing Investor Interest in a Hot Biotech Climate," on Tuesday, August 18th at…

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Google’s conversion to Alphabet highlights far-flung operations in biotech, venture capital funding – IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law

Google’s conversion to Alphabet highlights far-flung operations in biotech, venture capital funding – IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is a major consumer technology developer and Internet services giant which is involved in an incredibly diverse array of innovative tech…

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Relevant Health Application Deadline is this Friday, August 21st

Applications for consideration in Relevant Health's first cohort must be submitted by this Friday, August 21st at 11:59pm Eastern Time. Complete or submit your…

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At Synthorx, Synthetic Biologists Put Artificial Life Forms to Work | MIT Technology Review

At Synthorx, Synthetic Biologists Put Artificial Life Forms to Work | MIT Technology Review

In the May 15, 2014, edition of the journal Nature, Floyd Romesberg’s chemistry lab at San Diego’s Scripps Research Institute published a paper titled…

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Bio by-product: Why Emergent BioSolutions spun out a new company – Washington Business Journal

Bio by-product: Why Emergent BioSolutions spun out a new company – Washington Business Journal

The company is just so much better known its medical countermeasures against biological threats like anthrax than for its cancer work, and that's a…

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