BioHealth News Archive
Top AstraZeneca official says $200M biologics expansion is right for Maryland – Washington Business Journal
When it came to deciding where drug giant AstraZeneca would expand its work making biologic medicines, there was no question the project would happen…
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Roche immunotherapy improves lung cancer survival | Reuters
A mid-stage trial of Roche Holding AG's experimental immunotherapy showed that it doubled the likelihood of survival for lung cancer patients with the highest…
Read MoreMedCity ENGAGE 2015 Tickets, Bethesda – Eventbrite
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - Bethesda, MD MedCity ENGAGE is an executive-level event featuring the most innovative thinking from…
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Johns Hopkins has a plan to reduce the costs of cancer to businesses – Baltimore Business Journal
Cancer is costly, pervasive and a growing problem for businesses. It already accounts for between 10 percent and 15 percent of employers' health costs.…
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How one Germantown startup fought Ebola from the front lines, and the product it’s launching because of it – Washington Business Journal
Luis Branco didn't originally plan to head to the front lines of the Ebola crisis. His Germantown-based startup, Zalgen Labs LLC, was testing its…
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AstraZeneca (AZN), Abbott (ABT) to Develop Diagnostic Tests for Asthma Patients
AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) announced that it has entered an agreement with Abbott (NYSE: ABT), a global healthcare company, to develop companion diagnostic tests to…
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Oxford University, GSK, and Emergent BioSolutions Announce Initiation of a Prime Boost Study of Ebola Vaccine Candidates – NASDAQ.com
A new phase 1 study has begun at the University of Oxford that will investigate the use of a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) Ebola…
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Korea unveils healthcare industry blueprint – Enterprise Innovation
Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare unveiled a policy vision for the healthcare industry, which outlines the basic plan for each health sub-sector. Presented…
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Health Datapalooza
May 31-June 3, 2015 - Washington, DC Health Datapalooza is a national conference focused on liberating health data, and bringing together the companies, startups,…
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How equity crowdfunding could bring more investment dollars to Maryland startups – Technical.ly Baltimore
As a serial entrepreneur who now runs an Israel-based platform that helps companies raise money from investors, Jon Medved has seen more than a…
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Pieris Pharmaceuticals Appoints Former Celgene and Sanofi Executive, Jean-Pierre Bizzari, M.D., to Its Board of Directors :: Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (PIRS)
Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB: PIRS), a biotechnology company advancing its patented and proprietary Anticalin® biotherapeutic technologies, announced today that Jean-Pierre Bizzari, M.D., has joined…
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities pumps more cash into San Francisco’s SoMa tech hub with 505 Brannan St. project – San Francisco Business Times
One of the region’s biggest real estate investors just plunked down more money into the South of Market neighborhood that will soon give rise…
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Baxter buys Sigma-Tau cancer drugs in $900m deal
Baxter International is shelling out $900 million on Sigma-Tau’s Oncaspar (pegaspargase) product portfolio, in a move designed to strengthen its commercial foothold in the…
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Baxter BioScience to Expand Global Oncology Footprint with Acquisition of Oncaspar® Portfolio for Leukemia | Business Wire
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Oncaspar® (pegaspargase) product portfolio from Sigma-Tau Finanziaria S.p.A. The acquisition…
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28 win prizes in third InvestMaryland Challenge – MDBIZNews
Congratulations to all the winners in the third InvestMaryland Challenge. All four will receive a $100,000 top prize from the Department of Business and…
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