BioHealth News Archive
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project
Brooklyn Community Foundation has announced the inaugural cohort of its Incubator Project– one of several new programs within the Foundation’s Brooklyn Accelerator, which launched earlier this…
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Crowdfunding and IP in Health and Biotech Start-ups (Part 2): The JOBS Act | The National Law Review
This is the second in a 3-part series about the use of crowdfunding in health and biotech start-ups. We started with the story of…
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Young entrepreneurs use technology to transform senior care – MedCity NewsMedCity News
In a world exploding with new technologies and gadgets to fit the up and coming generations, it seems that the older generations are getting…
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EY Entrepreneur of the Year Maryland region winners are unveiled in Baltimore – Baltimore Business Journal
The buzz word was growth at this year's EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards on Thursday night in Baltimore as seven companies took home…
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Custom Battery Manufacturer, FlexEl, to Open State-of-the-Art-Facility in College Park | UMD Right Now :: University of Maryland
FlexEl LLC, a custom battery solutions company, will open a research, development and manufacturing facility in Prince George’s County, Md. FlexEl was spun out…
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University of Maryland gets $24.5M for HIV/AIDS work in Botswana – Baltimore Business Journal
The Institute of Human Virology at University of Maryland School of Medicine has received a five-year, $24.5 million grant to help fight AIDS in…
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US startups rely on personal savings, debt; Venture capital funds less than 1%
While federal, state and local policies aim to support entrepreneurs through grants and tax breaks that make capital more easily attainable, the latest Entrepreneurship…
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News/PressReleases/HotTopics – University of Maryland, Baltimore
Chancellor Brit Kirwan reflects on the progress the University System of Maryland (USM) has made during his tenure as chancellor. He expresses gratitude to…
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This CEO has walked in Gov. Larry Hogan’s path. Here’s how it changed him – Baltimore Business Journal
To this day, the CEO of Bethesda-based GetWellNetwork Inc. still can't stand the smell of Domino's pizza. "It smells like chemo," Michael O'Neil said…
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Four unique applications of 3D printing in healthcareMedCity News
In recent years, the applications for 3D printing in healthcare have been expanding into the limitless. Once reserved primarily for prototyping, the technology has quickly…
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University of Maryland Named to 2015 Class of Innovation & Economic Prosperity Universities | UMD Right Now :: University of Maryland
The University of Maryland has been named to the 2015 class of Innovation & Economic Prosperity Universities by the Association of Public and Land-grant…
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HHS announces and celebrates innovation award winners across the department
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced the seven winners of the 2015 HHS Innovates Awards. This annual award…
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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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