BioHealth News Archive

MedImmune gets FDA fast track for RSV vaccine – Biz Journal

MedImmune gets FDA fast track for RSV vaccine – Biz Journal

Gaithersburg-based MedImmune says it has received fast-track designation from the Food and Drug Administration for its MEDI8897, a drug being developed to prevent respiratory…

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A new Innovation Hub: 1812 Ashland Construction Begins – Science and Technology Part at JHU

A new Innovation Hub: 1812 Ashland Construction Begins – Science and Technology Part at JHU

FastForward, the catalyst for the advancement and commercialization of Johns Hopkins innovations, will help drive business development. There will be some available space outfitted…

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Meet all your new healthcare investors thanks to SEC Regulation A+

Meet all your new healthcare investors thanks to SEC Regulation A+

The stage has been set for a disruptive return of the “Small IPO” to the private equity marketplace (Seed, Series A, B etc.). This…

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AARP Puts Activity and Sleep Trackers to the Test – AARP

AARP Puts Activity and Sleep Trackers to the Test – AARP

WASHINGTON DC—AARP today announced the launch of a new program to give developers of popular and emerging products insight into how Americans 50-plus use…

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This 17-Year-Old Has Discovered DNA Mutations That Could Combat HIV And Meningitis | Co.Exist | ideas + impact

This 17-Year-Old Has Discovered DNA Mutations That Could Combat HIV And Meningitis | Co.Exist | ideas + impact

Like plenty of science-oriented high school kids, Andrew Jin is interested in human evolution. But Jin, one of three $150,000 first-place winners in this…

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Infographic: Nanobot Surgery, Microchip Medical Records and 5 Other Medical Tech Breakthroughs – Nextgov

Infographic: Nanobot Surgery, Microchip Medical Records and 5 Other Medical Tech Breakthroughs – Nextgov

Did you know you could use your iPhone to monitor your pulse and oxygen levels? From nanobot surgery to microchip medical records, new medical…

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Mikulski Continues Jobs Tour At NIH Calling For Major Increase In Federal Investments In Physical And Human Infrastructure Of Nih Health Science – Mikulski Senate

Mikulski Continues Jobs Tour At NIH Calling For Major Increase In Federal Investments In Physical And Human Infrastructure Of Nih Health Science – Mikulski Senate

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, this week continued her Maryland Jobs Tour at the…

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10 Largest Companies by Market Cap in Pharmaceuticals – The Motley Fool

10 Largest Companies by Market Cap in Pharmaceuticals – The Motley Fool

When it comes to dividend income, there are few industries more sought after than pharmaceutical stocks. More specifically, investors tend to focus on the…

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StartUp Health’s Assessment of Digital Health Investing relevant to Seniors Short on Context – MedCityNews

StartUp Health’s Assessment of Digital Health Investing relevant to Seniors Short on Context – MedCityNews

The decline in first quarter digital health investment was a notable shift from the steadily rising levels since 2010. That’s probably the most striking…

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Hamburg to serve as IOM Foreign Secretary – Modern Healthcare

Hamburg to serve as IOM Foreign Secretary – Modern Healthcare

The Institute of Medicine has tapped Dr. Margaret Hamburg, former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to serve as its next foreign…

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Commerce Dept Names 26 Recipients of Regional Innovation Strategies Grants – SSTI

Commerce Dept Names 26 Recipients of Regional Innovation Strategies Grants – SSTI

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the first 26 recipients of the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program grants. Managed by the Economic Development…

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SBIR Insider Newsletter – Zyn

SBIR Insider Newsletter – Zyn

We have a few critical updates for you as well as news on many other issues. How about breaking the DoD SBIR program out…

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University Of Maryland School Of Medicine Plans To Launch Major New Global Health And Vaccine Institute – BioSpace

University Of Maryland School Of Medicine Plans To Launch Major New Global Health And Vaccine Institute – BioSpace

BALTIMORE, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, announced today that the School…

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To catch more university startups, Johns Hopkins is opening FastForward East – Technical.ly

To catch more university startups, Johns Hopkins is opening FastForward East – Technical.ly

Johns Hopkins University is set to open a new branch of FastForward in East Baltimore. The incubator’s new location, called FastForward East, is located…

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Glaxo to bring 1,000 workers to new Rockville Center – Gazette

Glaxo to bring 1,000 workers to new Rockville Center – Gazette

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline announced plans Thursday to open a new vaccine research center in Rockville by this fall, a project that could bring up…

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