BioHealth News Archive
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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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NHLBI Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements for March 9, 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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Lockheed to represent defense industry in DARPA robotics contest – Washington Business Journal
The total potential payout for the winner will be $2 million — pocket change for the biggest defense company on the globe. And yet,…
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MorphoSys and Emergent BioSolutions Initiate Phase 1 Clinical Study to Evaluate the Novel Oncology Immunotherapeutic MOR209/ES414 for Prostate Cancer Frankfurt Exchange:MOR
MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX, OTC: MPSYY) and Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced the initiation of a Phase 1…
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