BioHealth News Archive
Gold Nanorods Halt Growth of Cervical Cancer Cells
Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia have shown for the first time that gold nanorods can effectively stop the growth of cervical cancer…
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iGrow Hair Restoration System Now FDA Cleared for OTC for Women
The iGrow Hair Growth System from Apira Science (Boca Raton, FL) received the FDA green light for over-the-counter sale for women with Fitzpatrick skin phototypes I to…
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England’s National Health Service announces DNA project to fight cancer, rare diseases
England's publicly funded healthcare system, the National Health Service (NHS), announced 11 new Genomics Medicine Centres Monday, as part of a new DNA scheme…
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Amgen Sponsors Biotech Incubator – San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Amgen Inc. announced an agreement Monday to become a sponsor of LabCentral, a biotech incubator in Cambridge, Mass. The Thousand Oaks pharmaceutical company can…
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From Montgomery County Department of Economic Development: Thank You and Happy Holidays!
From Steve Silverman, Directory, Montgomery County Department of Economic Development: As 2014 draws to a close, I want to sincerely thank our 33,000-plus local businesses for…
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Which States Created the Most Jobs in 2014?
Nearly every state added jobs in 2014, and 14 states experienced an employment increase of 2 percent or more, according to a Stateline analysis…
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Johns Hopkins Evidence-based Practice Center Awarded 5-Year Contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – 2014 – News Releases – News – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded a five-year contract to the Johns Hopkins Evidence-based Practice Center (JHU EPC) to help…
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Maryland SBIR Conference 2015- Eventbrite
Friday, January 9, 2015 Learn How to Get Seed Funding Investment for Your Business from the Government! Improve your Federal Contractor procurement postion from…
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UMd. taps Ken Ulman to transform College Park into an innovation hub – Washington Business Journal
The University of Maryland is recruiting Ken Ulman to transform College Park into a tech hub for incubators and startups, according to The Washington…
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Martine Rothblatt Interview: Welcome to Cyberia – Workforce.com
Much of the talk these days regarding HR technology revolves around big data, wearable devices and bring-your-own-device policies. Such current technological concerns could be…
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Man controls robotic prosthetic arms with his mind, thanks to Johns Hopkins – GeekWire
Another one to file under the Science is Awesome category: Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory has engineered prosthetic arms that can be controlled with…
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Best Schools for Entrepreneurship in Washington, D.C. – InTheCapital
Much like the American Dream, entrepreneurship is a national ideal of the United States representing a belief that prosperity and success can be achieved…
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Making boards work – McKinsey & Company
Boards aren’t working. It’s been more than a decade since the first wave of post-Enron regulatory reforms and, despite a host of guidelines from…
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Roche leads pharma R&D spend for 2013 – PMLiVE
The Swiss firm, which this week filed a melanoma combination drug for US approval, spent $10bn on research into new products, ahead of rivals…
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GSK shareholders approve asset swap deal with Novartis – Reuters
Shareholders in British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) have approved a planned deal with Switzerland's Novartis (NOVN.VX), which will see the two pharmaceutical groups trade more…
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