BioHealth News Archive

Maryland Senate confirms Gill as economic development secretary – Baltimore Sun

Maryland Senate confirms Gill as economic development secretary – Baltimore Sun

The Maryland Senate confirmed R. Michael Gill on Friday as Gov. Larry Hogan's secretary of business and economic development.  lRelated POLITICS Hogan transportation nomination…

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University of Maryland High School Innovation Challenge

University of Maryland High School Innovation Challenge

Compete for $500 and earn credibility by winning a prestigious competition from one of the top entrepreneurship schools in the country. The University of…

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Top 12 hot spots for tech startups and workers (outside San Francisco and Silicon Valley) – SelfStorage.com Moving Blog

Top 12 hot spots for tech startups and workers (outside San Francisco and Silicon Valley) – SelfStorage.com Moving Blog

It’s not exactly news that the San Francisco Bay Area is a hot spot for tech startups, but let’s say you’re ambitious, talented and…

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Wearable Tech for First Responders From New CIT Program – DC Inno

Wearable Tech for First Responders From New CIT Program – DC Inno

Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology is teaming up with the Department of Homeland Security to create a new business accelerator programfor creating wearable technology for…

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Roche Ventures, iSeed Fund invest $4.8M in diabetes app company mySugr – mobihealthnews

Roche Ventures, iSeed Fund invest $4.8M in diabetes app company mySugr – mobihealthnews

Austria-based diabetes app company mySugr has raised $4.8 million from Roche Ventures and iSeed Ventures. Existing investor XLHealth also contributed to the round, which will…

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D.C. partners with Howard U. to build space for venture capital firms – Washington Business Journal

D.C. partners with Howard U. to build space for venture capital firms – Washington Business Journal

The District will enter a partnership with Howard University to offer below-market rent for on-campus space to venture capital firms, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser…

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Top 10 U.S. Biopharma Clusters – GEN

Top 10 U.S. Biopharma Clusters – GEN

This year’s Top 10 U.S. Biopharma Clusters List features the same 10 regions as last year’s GEN List, but the top seven occupy slightly…

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Maryland gets $7.6 million from feds to support small businesses – Baltimore Business Journal

Maryland gets $7.6 million from feds to support small businesses – Baltimore Business Journal

Maryland has received $7.6 million from the U.S. Treasury Department to support small business financing programs. The award to Maryland's Department of Business and…

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March Madness brackets: Flipping a coin is your best bet – ScienceBlog.com

March Madness brackets: Flipping a coin is your best bet – ScienceBlog.com

Each year, millions of people lose billions of dollars in NCAA March Madness basketball pools. Still, most return the following year for another pummeling.…

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Report charts Johns Hopkins’ progress toward achieving bold vision for future – Hub

Report charts Johns Hopkins’ progress toward achieving bold vision for future – Hub

In 2013, Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels laid out 10 goals, grouped under four priorities, that add up to one vision the…

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FDA approves United Therapeutics’ drug for treating cancer in children – Reuters

FDA approves United Therapeutics’ drug for treating cancer in children – Reuters

The Food and Drug Administration said it approved United Therapeutics Corp's drug to treat neuroblastoma, a rare cancer that typically occurs in children below…

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Maryland Innovators: Get Funding to Develop Your Tech Product – Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS)

Maryland Innovators: Get Funding to Develop Your Tech Product – Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS)

Help with Proposals and Matchmaking We strongly suggest that you meet with a member of the MIPS staff before writing your proposal, even if…

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Looking Toward The Future Of Health, Startups Are Hacking The Genetic Code – TechCrunch

Looking Toward The Future Of Health, Startups Are Hacking The Genetic Code – TechCrunch

Silicon Valley may have coined the ‘big data’ buzzword, but genomic scientists have been working with massive datasets for decades. Due to recent breakthroughs in DNA sequencing technology,…

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CDC recognizes digital health platforms that help prevent chronic diseases

CDC recognizes digital health platforms that help prevent chronic diseases

The Centers for Disease Control recently acknowledged for the first time three digital health programs for their ability to help counter the onset of…

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Universities at Shady Grove Breaks Ground on $20 Million “Green” Garage | Montgomery Community Media

Universities at Shady Grove Breaks Ground on $20 Million “Green” Garage | Montgomery Community Media

The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) officially broke ground on the campus’s second parking structure, a $20 million “green” garage to support the USG’s addition of…

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