BioHealth News Archive
US health approves Roche Ebola test
Roche Holding AG said US health regulators have approved its Ebola test for emergency use in response to the world's worst outbreak of the…
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The Top 12 Health Stories Of 2014 Are Almost As Good For You As Visiting The Doctor – Co.Exist
In 2014, wearable health tracking devices continued to get more creative, going far beyond simple fitness tracking. The K-Goal, a "Fitbit for your vagina,"…
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Reading and Rewriting DNA: The Year in Biomedicine – MIT Technology Review
The year in biotechnology began with a landmark event. A decade after the first human genome was decoded at a cost of about $3…
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New Baltimore incubator will cater to startups with university ties – Baltimore Business Journal
A new business incubator in Baltimore's Inner Harbor will cater to startup companies launched through universities. The Institute of Marine & Environmental Technology in…
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Medtronic Submits Drug Delivery System to FDA to Complement United Therapeutics’ PAH Treatment Lung Disease News
Medical technology developer Medtronic, Inc. recently completed an application submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the pre-market approval of their SynchroMed II implantable drug infusion system,…
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10 Bits of Advice for Students Interested in Drug Development – Xconomy
Here are my 10 crucial pieces of advice for students who aspire to a career in pharmaceutical labs: 1. You need a solid foundation…
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Tech and Biotech: Burrill predicts strong year for biotech in 2015 – Wsj
Biotechnology will have a strong year in 2015, but it can’t get any better than 2014, biotech investor G. Steven Burrill says in his…
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Janssen Pharmaceuticals RD Adopts A Venture Capital Innovation Model
Faced with diminishing returns on R&D investments, large pharmaceutical companies are searching for innovative ways to successfully identify, develop, and market products with financial…
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Breakingviews: Rampaging animal spirits birth biotech unicorn – Reuters
Rampaging animal spirits have given birth to a biotechnology unicorn. It's apt that a stellar year for initial public offerings in the sector will…
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3 Ways to Know If You Have the Right Team – Inc.com
Whether a startup makes or breaks depends on if you have the right people on the team. How can you know? During my start-up…
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Marriott International launches Canvas restaurant incubator program – Washington Business Journal
Marriott International Inc. is launching a restaurant incubator competition, hoping to tap the world's growing cadre of food and beverage entrepreneurs to bring a…
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Man Fitted With Dual Thought-Controlled Prosthetic Arms
In a world’s first, a double-amputee, with arms missing at shoulder level, received two prostheses, each of which he is able to control intuitively…
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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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