BioHealth News Archive
University of Maryland Medical Center patient tests negative for Ebola – WBAL
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene officials announced early Tuesday that the patient tested negative for Ebola. The department said that person will…
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NEA raising largest VC fund of all time – Fortune.com
New Enterprise Associates is preparing to raise the largest venture capital fund in history, Fortune has learned. The 37 year-old firm has told investors…
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The Rise of Celiac Disease Still Stumps Scientists – TIME
Two new studies in the New England Journal of Medicine rocked the world of celiac research, both proving that scientists have a ways to…
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Montgomery Kitchen Incubator Enters Planning Stage – Bethesda Beat
Montgomery County has chosen two partners to begin planning a “kitchen incubator” to provide business training and commercial kitchen space to budding local culinary…
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Venture Capital: Is cancer worth investing in?
Cancer’s become a core area of venture capital interest, particularly given the rise of personalized medicine. But in a cluttered marketplace it’s tough to…
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Sniffing out ‘superbugs’ – Maryland Daily Record
When it comes to deadly infections, Ebola is certainly the virus du jour. But in the U.S., the risk of contracting the Ebola virus…
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MdBio Foundation and Tech Council of Maryland to Host ATLAS STEM Career Symposium on November 8
Saturday, November 8, 2014 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. University of Maryland, College ParkVan Munching Hall/ Smith School of Business Advancing Tomorrow’s Leaders +…
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Startup Emocha’s app to help Baltimore patients manage tuberculosis – Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore health IT startup Emocha Mobile Health Inc. is partnering with Baltimore City to test out its medication adherence application with tuberculosis patients. Emocha's…
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Drive a Laboratory Invention to Markey: Developing the “Value Proposition”
Antti Korhonen - NIST-TEDCO* Entrepreneur-in-Residence Thursday, November 6, 2014 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon Admin Bldg (Bldg 101), Lecture Room A Recognize an invention’s…
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Roche seeks fast-track US okay of Ebola diagnostic test – Yahoo News
Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche hopes to obtain fast-track US approval for a rapid diagnostic test for Ebola, its director general said in an interview…
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Most health startups likely to fail because they don’t understand health care payment models – VentureBeat
As a partner at Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), Casper de Clercq has seen countless digital health startups try to get solutions off the ground.…
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6 things we’ve learned about launching university-origin companies – VentureBeat
The University of California recently announced its entry into the venture capital arena with a $250 million commitment to spinning promising technologies out of…
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Top Stories : GlaxoSmithKline Eyes an IPO for HIV-Focused ViiV Healthcare
Pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) might plan an initial public offering (IPO) of a minority stake in ViiV Healthcare, a global business focused on developing…
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District of Crowdfunding: Washington D.C. ranked top spot to raise capital online – The Washington Post
It’s no secret that Washington has a funding problem, with lawmakers and federal departments currently operating under unprecedented fiscal constraints. It’s a very different…
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The Day – Pfizer transfers building to bioscience ‘incubator hub’ – News from southeastern Connecticut
Pfizer Inc. has officially transferred an unused building on its campus here to Connecticut United for Research Excellence for use as a bioscience incubator…
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