BioHealth News Archive

GlucoTrack Non-Invasive Ear Lobe Glucometer to Go to Clinical Trial in U.S. | Medgadget

GlucoTrack Non-Invasive Ear Lobe Glucometer to Go to Clinical Trial in U.S. | Medgadget

We’ve been covering news of the GlucoTrack non-invasive glucometer for almost a decade now, and finally Integrity Applications, the company behind the device, is moving…

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Transgenic Pigs Shatter Transplant Records – MIT Technology Review

Transgenic Pigs Shatter Transplant Records – MIT Technology Review

With the financial aid of a biotechnology executive whose daughter may need a lung transplant, U.S. researchers have been shattering records in xenotransplantation, or…

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Betamore, Plank Industries to host Beta City startup showcase – Baltimore Business Journal

Betamore, Plank Industries to host Beta City startup showcase – Baltimore Business Journal

Betamore and Plank Industries, Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank’s private investment arm, are teaming up to showcase Baltimore startups in a new entrepreneurship event.…

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After major venture round, Rockville’s RegenxBio Inc. files for IPO – Washington Business Journal

After major venture round, Rockville’s RegenxBio Inc. files for IPO – Washington Business Journal

Mere months after a major venture capital fundraise, Rockville-based biotech RegenxBio Inc. says it's ready to go public. UPCOMING EVENTS AUGUST 18, 2015 ,…

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WuXi AppTec: Investor Relations – Press Releases

WuXi AppTec: Investor Relations – Press Releases

WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. ("WuXi" or the "Company") (NYSE: WX), a leading open-access R&D capability and technology platform company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical…

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Madison’s Healthtech Cluster: The Rise of Epic and Everybody Else | Xconomy

Madison’s Healthtech Cluster: The Rise of Epic and Everybody Else | Xconomy

Healthcare, agriculture, and manufacturing remain the bread and butter of the private sector in Madison, WI, and the surrounding region, but healthcare IT has…

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World’s first malaria vaccine approved after 30 years of trials | The Times

World’s first malaria vaccine approved after 30 years of trials | The Times

Scientists throughout are celebrating the scoop that the arena’s first vaccine towards malaria has been authorized by way of the . The vaccine, named…

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MedImmune acquires Inovio HPV cancer treatment for $700 million

MedImmune acquires Inovio HPV cancer treatment for $700 million

Inovio Pharmaceuticals has begun collaboration and sold the exclusive rights to an HPV types 16 and 18 vaccine to MedImmune, the biologics research and…

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Can the Maryland region become a top biotech hub by 2023? – Baltimore Sun

Can the Maryland region become a top biotech hub by 2023? – Baltimore Sun

The Maryland region is one of the richest sources of health care knowledge and research innovation in the world. Here you can find more…

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Bill Gates Bets on Biotech’s “Next Big Thing” — The Motley Fool

Bill Gates Bets on Biotech’s “Next Big Thing” — The Motley Fool

It turns out that bacteria could hold a key to transforming how doctors treat disease -- at least that's what Editas, a privately held…

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Rockville-based MacroGenics begins expansion in immunotherapy following $141 million fundraising round – Washington Business Journal

Rockville-based MacroGenics begins expansion in immunotherapy following $141 million fundraising round – Washington Business Journal

Biotech MacroGenics Inc. is growing its footprint, recently leasing 122,000 square feet of wet lab space in the J. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville.…

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Here’s how to make a winning pitch to AOL co-founder Steve Case during his Rise of the Rest bus tour – Baltimore Business Journal

Here’s how to make a winning pitch to AOL co-founder Steve Case during his Rise of the Rest bus tour – Baltimore Business Journal

Entrepreneurs who want to pitch their business plan to Steve Case when his Rise of the Rest venture tour comes to Baltimore next month…

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BioMark Diagnostics Unveils U.S. Strategy

BioMark Diagnostics Unveils U.S. Strategy

BioMark Diagnostics Inc. ("BioMark" or the "Company") (CSE:BUX) (FSE:20B), a leader in next-generation diagnostics using metabolites, announces its strategy to expand operations into the…

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Aeras Announces New CEO and Leadership Structure – Aeras

Aeras Announces New CEO and Leadership Structure – Aeras

Aeras announced today a new leadership structure for the nonprofit biotech organization with Jacqueline E. Shea, Ph.D., the current Chief Operating Officer (COO), assuming…

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Biotech Company Is Developing Transplantable Pig Organs For Humans – Popular Science

Biotech Company Is Developing Transplantable Pig Organs For Humans – Popular Science

Every year, around 8,000 people die waiting for an organ transplant. There just doesn't seem to be enough human organs available for those who…

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