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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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UMD Celebrates Innovations & Partnerships | UMD Right Now :: University of Maryland

UMD Celebrates Innovations & Partnerships | UMD Right Now :: University of Maryland

For University of Maryland researchers, the last year has marked a series of new discoveries and innovations: a revolutionary nanopore battery with high storage…

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GSK Selects Montgomery County for its US Global Vaccines Center

GSK Selects Montgomery County for its US Global Vaccines Center

Establishes centralized vaccines research and development center in Rockville GSK, one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, announced today that they…

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12 Finalists Named in 2015 InvestMaryland Challenge

12 Finalists Named in 2015 InvestMaryland Challenge

The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED) named today 12 finalists in the InvestMaryland Challenge (IMC), the State’s international business competition. The…

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Flashback Q&A: 3 questions with HHS CTO Bryan Sivak – Healthcare IT News

Flashback Q&A: 3 questions with HHS CTO Bryan Sivak – Healthcare IT News

Health and Human Services chief technology officer Bryan Sivak announced that he will step down from the job this month. In so doing, Sivak…

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Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Receives Orphan Drug Designation for STP-206 for Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Receives Orphan Drug Designation for STP-206 for Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an orphan drug designation for the Company's investigational compound,…

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BioBuzz Baltimore – April 9th

BioBuzz Baltimore – April 9th

We're back in Baltimore thanks to The University of Maryland's Biotech Research and Education Program (BREP) who is sponsoring this BioBuzz networking event on…

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The Top 20 Start-Up Accelerators in the U.S. – HBR

The Top 20 Start-Up Accelerators in the U.S. – HBR

Start-up accelerators have become a prominent feature of the entrepreneurship landscape in recent years. New programs appear nearly every month, and in many ways,…

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