BioHealth News Archive
Women In Bio : Washington DC/Baltimore
Originally the national headquarters for WIB, the "Washington DC/Baltimore" chapter officially became its own chapter in October 2011. Located along the I-270 Corridor in Maryland and…
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MedImmune, Mirati to conduct Phase I/II immuno-oncology combination trial to treat lung cancer – Pharmaceutical Business Review
MedImmune, a global biologics R&D arm of AstraZeneca, has entered into an exclusive clinical trial collaboration with Mirati Therapeutics, US-based oncology firm focusing on…
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Emergent BioSolutions Announces Plan to Implement Tax-Free Spin-Off of Biosciences Business Into a Separate Publicly-Traded Company NYSE:EBS
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized management to pursue a tax-free spin-off of the company's Biosciences business…
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GSK and Save the Children launch third annual $1 m healthcare innovation award – The Financial Express
GSK and Save the Children have launched their third annual $1 million healthcare innovation award that rewards innovations in healthcare that have helped to…
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Temple launches department-specific digital health center – MedCity News
Ever heard of a hospital setting up a digital health operation within a single center of excellence? We hadn’t, either, until this week, when…
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Illumina Accelerator Invests in Second Class of Genomics Startups from US and Europe – MarketWatch
Illumina, Inc. ILMN, today announced Illumina Accelerator—the world’s first business accelerator focused solely on creating an innovation ecosystem for the genomics industry—has selected three…
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When Researchers State Goals for Clinical Trials in Advance, Success Rates Plunge – Research – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Apparently, requiring scientists to state their objectives ahead of time makes a big difference. Around 2000, the U.S. government ordered researchers conducting clinical trials…
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Accelerators Halcyon Incubator, Launch Pad, Mess Hall, Eastern Foundry, Equita, Relevant Health win SBA prizes – Washington Business Journal
We told you Tuesday about the first-ever White House demo day on Tuesday, which featured 32 early- to growth-stage companies sharing their personal stories…
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Lean, Mean, Startup, Machine – BiotechBlog
This paper is a final project from the NIH Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences course — TECH 566: Biotechnology Management Starting up a…
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Baltimore health-tech startup Sisu Global Health is developing a way to recycle blood – Baltimore Business Journal
Blood is one of those things Americans take for granted. Here, when patients are rushed to the hospital after an accident and are losing…
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East Baltimore biotech startup among companies showcased at White House Demo Day – Hub
After 10 years as a successful veterinarian, Ignacio "Nacho" Pino decided to dedicate himself to work that could bring state-of-the-art biotechnology research to his…
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NHLBI Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements for August 4, 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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Astrazeneca Expands Work With Isis to Use Genes to Fix Diseases – Bloomberg Business
AstraZeneca Plc and Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. will work together, expanding an earlier collaboration, to seek gene therapy treatments for diseases affecting the heart, kidneys…
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Rethinking the Scandinavian Model – Newgeography.com
During a tour to Paris, Bruce Springsteen explained that his dream was for the US to adapt a Swedish style welfare state. The famous…
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Steve Case’s Revolution is kicking off a $1M investment round in Baltimore – Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore will be the first stop for billionaire investor and entrepreneur Steve Case, who in September kicks off a $1 million investment round. Case,…
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