BioHealth News Archive
Strand Collaborates with MRI Global on Indian Reference Lab, CDx – GenomeWeb
Strand Life Sciences today announced a partnership with MRI Global to open a reference laboratory in India and develop companion diagnostics. The partners will…
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UMBioPark startup may be acquired in $65 million deal – Baltimore Business Journal
A Baltimore startup that's developing a medical device to treat migraine headaches is in talks to be acquired by a global medical device company.…
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NHLBI Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements for March 31, 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 interest:…
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Immunomic Therapeutics, Inc. Awarded SBIR Grant From NIH for Nanoplasmid Peanut Allergy Vaccine Development
Immunomic Therapeutics, Inc. ("ITI"), a privately-held biotechnology company developing vaccines based on its proprietary LAMP technology, today announces that the National Institutes of Health…
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HHS CTO Sivak leaving government in April
Chief technology officer at Health and Human Services, Bryan Sivak, is leaving the agency and retiring from federal government at the end of April,…
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MedImmune, BioHealth Innovation Inc., and Tech Council of Maryland chart path for region’s biotech community – Washington Business Journal
Could Greater Washington be one of the big three in biotech beside other market leaders like, say, Boston? That was certainly the rallying cry…
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Joel Marcus of Alexandria Real Estate on the Biotech Boom – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ
Biopharmaceutical venture capital investment climbed from $4.52 billion in 2013 to $5.29 billion in 2014, a 17% increase, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. Joel…
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Top 10 states project profile: Qiagen’s North American Corporate Headquarters – U.S. Green Building Council
Maryland is no stranger to USGBC’s Top 10 States for LEED list, and every year it has a strong list of impressive LEED projects…
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Pieris Pharmaceuticals and The University of Melbourne Receive Research Grant to Advance Immunological Diseases Program
Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB: PIRS)and The University of Melbourne today announced the receipt by the University of a research grant to further develop Pieris'…
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NDA For WuXi MedImmune’s Monoclonal Antibody Accepted For Review By CFDA
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (WX: Quote) announced that an Investigational New Drug or IND application for WuXi MedImmune's novel anti-IL6 monoclonal antibody for rheumatoid…
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Wearables win at the Sports Technology Awards in London
Swimtag and Brain Sentry were the winners at the 2015 Sports Technology Awards, at an event where wearable tech companies dominated the nominations. The…
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Maryland General Assembly Honors Chancellor Kirwan for 50 Years of Commitment to Higher Education in Maryland – USM
The Maryland General Assembly recently honored University System of Maryland (USM) Chancellor William E. "Brit" Kirwan with a special tribute. In both chambers of…
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Emergent BioSolutions Treatment For Inhaled Anthrax Gets FDA Nod – LIFE
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Anthrasil Tuesday for treating inhalational anthrax alongside antibacterial drugs, triggering a $7 million payment…
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AKT IP Ventures Launches Targeted $20 Million Fund to Incubate Emerging IP-Based Tech Companies – Business Wire
AKT IP Ventures today announced the launch of a targeted $20 million incubation investment fund that will finance the creation and operation of IP-based…
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Six Takeaways from Women In Bio Shark Tank – NEXT PHASE
Last night in Cambridge, LSN joined Women In Bio for a Shark Tank-style pitch event. The audience heard pitches from five life science entrepreneurs.…
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