BioHealth News Archive
Jellyfish “Gooeyness” Could Be a Model for Self-Healing Robots – Scientific American
For many sea creatures, regrowing a lost limb is routine. But when a young jellyfish loses a tentacle or two to the jaws of…
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GlycoMimetics to Receive $20 Million Payment from Pfizer Following Initiation of Phase 3 Trial with Rivipansel (NASDAQ:GLYC)
GlycoMimetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLYC) announced today that Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) has dosed the first patient in the RESET (Rivipansel: Evaluating Safety, Efficacy and…
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Novartis on digitizing medicine in an aging world – McKinsey & Company
The global population is aging as life expectancy increases. That means not only is demand for healthcare rising, but the very nature of that…
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Mayo Clinic and United Therapeutics Collaborate on Lung Restorations Center Pulmonary Hypertension News
The Mayo Clinic’s Jacksonville, Florida unit and Silver Spring, Maryland-based biotechnology company United Therapeutics Corporation have announced that they will collaborate on construction and…
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GSK Vaccinates Pfizer to Gain Novartis – June 23, 2015 – Zacks.com
Confucius says “To Get Bigger Sometimes You Must Be Smaller.” Alright, so I made that up but that seems to be the thinking behind…
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Nanorobots to Swim Through Blood Delivering Drugs
In a cooperation between the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) scientists have developed microscopic “nanoswimmers” that can…
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Daniels outlines expansion of Johns Hopkins’ ‘deep and unwavering’ commitment to Baltimore | Hub
Johns Hopkins is expanding its commitment to Baltimore on a number of fronts as the city faces "a time in need of new thinking…
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5 health IT trends set to shake up industry – Healthcare IT News
For those healthcare providers still resistant to technology, you've got a problem on your hands: You're going to be left behind. This is where…
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NHLBI Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements for June 23, 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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Relevant Health Accelerator Information Session Tickets, Germantown – Eventbrite
Come to this information breakfast to learn about Relevant Health, the new accelerator now accepting applications from health tech startups for its Fall 2015…
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Institute of Human Virology (IHV) Awarded $24.5M to Fight Botswana’s AIDS Epidemic – Business Wire
The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has received a five-year $24.5 million grant from the U.S.…
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Brick Bodies Launches The John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation To Support Research And Education For Mental Health
Victor and Lynne Brick, owners of Brick Bodies Fitness Services, Inc., a chain of coed and women-only health clubs, established the John W. Brick…
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SBIR INSIDER Newsletter Update – June 22nd
From SBIR Gateway: There are a number of items I want to discuss with you but tonight there is only time for a few…
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WIB-DC/Baltimore Happy Hour Kickoff: It’s All About Networking! July 8, 2015 – Sponsored by BHI
The Washington DC/Baltimore chapter of Women In Bio invites you to our July 8, 2015, networking happy hour, hosted by our newest sponsor BioHealth…
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Continuous healthcare: Big data and the future of medicine – VentureBeat
Medical care today is episodic. We’re assessed by our doctors at our annual physical exams, and we’re treated by our doctors when symptoms of…
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