BioHealth News Archive
Maryland’s Distance-Education Giant Will Stay Public and Part of University System – Administration – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The president of the University of Maryland University College, rejecting a recommendation from an outside committee, has decided he won’t ask the state to…
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With Launch UMD, university gets into crowdfunding – Maryland Daily Record
What do beekeepers, marching band members, engineers and choir singers all have in common? They all raised money for various projects through Launch UMD,…
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Freudenberg ideaTrophy Device Technology Competition
Now through December 1st, 2014, Freudenberg will be hosting a contest in the area of smart surface technology for medical devices (preferably silicone based).…
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Payout From Drug Raises Questions for Cystic Fibrosis Group – NYTimes.com
About 15 years ago, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation made what was considered a risky foray for a nonprofit organization into the world of business.…
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Regeneron Builds a Database of Human Knockouts in Search for Drug Clues – MIT Technology Review
Ten years ago, scientists discovered that some people are naturally missing working copies of a gene known as PCSK9. The consequences of the mutation…
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Climbing the Regulatory Summit: Regulatory and Clinical Trial Quandaries – SoPE National Capital Chapter
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST), Rockville, Maryland Climbing the Regulatory Summit: Insights into developing the Best Regulatory Pathway…
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Unlocking the Mystery of Angel Investment – BiotechBlog
In the “Mystery of Capital,” Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto famously writes about the need to convert assets into capital for creation of social…
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Nominate your Company to be the Buzz of BIO at CEO – BIO
Are you an established public company looking to impress investors with your company's latest developments, or a late-stage private company hoping to make the…
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A digital prescription for pharma companies – McKinsey & Company
The US healthcare industry is undergoing a major transformation as healthcare reform encourages consumers to play a far more active decision-making role. Yet despite…
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The Angel Investor Market In Q1Q2 2014: Market Growth But Deal Size Decreases – Center for Venture Research UNH
The angel investor market in Q1,2 2014 showed signs that the five year moderate growth has continued in the first half of 2014. Total…
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Survey: Doctors feel more connected to their computers than their patients
More than half of all healthcare practitioners, or 57 percent, said that on “most days” they feel more attached to computers than their patients,…
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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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