BioHealth News Archive
GSK tops pharma access to medicines table – PMLiVE
Big pharma companies are making greater efforts to improve access to medicines in the developing world, but corruption and intellectual property (IP) issues are…
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New Deloitte Study: U.S. Healthcare Spending For 2012 Was Over $3.4 Trillion
As part of ongoing research into national healthcare spending, the Deloitte Center For Health Solutions recently published their findings based on health data from…
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Nanoparticle Tags Trace Cancer Cells in Blood – MIT Technology Review
Patients and doctors often don’t know if surgery to remove cancerous tissue was successful until scans are performed months later. A new kind of…
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7 Biggest Health Problems Americans Face
Americans include two health-related issues among the 10 most important problems facing the U.S., according to a recent Gallup survey. Healthcare in general ranked…
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Support Bioengineering Medical Device Projects – Launch UMD
Seniors in the University of Maryland’s Fischell Department of BioEngineering (BioE) design and build devices designed to improve patient outcomes and health care while…
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Baltimore Student Wins the 2014 NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge in Silicon Valley
Eighth grader Lily DeBell won the 2014 NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, presented by the MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth. DeBell, who is still…
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NHLBI Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements for November 17, 2014
Funding and Research Opportunities The following funding opportunity announcements from the NHLBI or other components of the National Institutes of Health, might be of…
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Startup Maryland Announces Winner and Runner-up for 2014 Pitch Across Maryland Tour and Competition
Startup Maryland (http://www.startupmd.org) today announced the Great two top Finalists from the 2014 Pitch Across Maryland celebration. After qualifying and posting more than 150…
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FDA Approves Roche’s Avastin for Ovarian Cancer – ABC News
Swiss drugmaker Roche said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its drug Avastin as a treatment for ovarian cancer. Roche said the…
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15th annual Bioscience Day at the University of Maryland
Join us Nov. 20 for the 15th annual Bioscience Day at the University of Maryland, where we will explore "Scientific Advances in Treating Trauma…
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Roche Teams Up with LabCentral to Support Biotech Startups
LabCentral and Roche announced an agreement in which Roche would provide technology and financial support to LabCentral, a first-of-its-kind shared laboratory space designed as…
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How Maryland Is Wooing Foreign Startups – GE Ideas Lab
If you’re a foreign entrepreneur looking to break into the U.S. market, the State of Maryland wants to help. On the third floor of…
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Cardiology association in search of “innovative startups” partners with 1776 incubator
The 1776 incubator, which is interested in helping startups break down geographic barriers and collaborating with other incubators and accelerators has announced a partnership…
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County Delegation on its Way to India (PHOTO) – Montgomery Community Media
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is hoping to broaden Montgomery County’s reach in biotech and other high-tech areas as he leads a delegation of…
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WellDoc And Samsung Collaborate To Improve The Lives Of People With Diabetes – Yahoo Finance
WellDoc®, a leading digital health care behavioral science and technology company has launched a multi-stage collaboration effort with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, to improve…
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