BioHealth News Archive
BARDA calls on Novartis, GSK, Emergent to pitch in with Ebola drug – FiercePharma Manufacturing
The U.S. government invested $440 million in three vaccine plants in the U.S. in 2012 with the proviso that if something like a pandemic…
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Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements for October 21, 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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Sigma-Tau, Alfa Wassermann in talks to combine Italian operations: sources – Reuters
Italian drugmaker Sigma-Tau is in advanced talks to sell part of its Italian operations to domestic peer Alfa Wassermann that would create an over-the-counter…
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NewLink in $1 billion deal with Roche to develop cancer drug – Reuters
NewLink Genetics Corp (NLNK.O) said it entered into an agreement with Roche Holding AG (ROG.VX) to develop NewLink's cancer immunotherapy, making the Ebola vaccine…
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Emergent BioSolutions among three under consideration for Ebola drug manufacturing – Baltimore Business Journal
Biopharmaceutical company Emergent BioSolutions could begin manufacturing an experimental Ebola drug at its Baltimore facility. Rockville-based Emergent is one of three advanced laboratories asked…
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ATCC Adds New Customer-driven Format to its Quality Control Standards Portfolio
ATCC, the premier global biological materials resource and standards organization, announces the release of ATCC® Minis to support quality control (QC) testing in pharmaceutical…
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Blazing hot Limerick biotech company sold for $150m – Limerick Leader
A BIOTECHNOLOGY company founded by Limerick man Kieran Curran has been snapped up for $150m by a US firm. GenCell Biosystems, a company based…
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University of Maryland researchers begin human trials of Ebola vaccine – The Diamondback
One of the two Ebola-infected Dallas nurses was admitted to a National Institutes of Health biocontainment unit in Bethesda on Thursday, just as researchers…
Read MoreMaryland firms hauled in $89M in venture capital in Q3 – Technical.ly Baltimore
Venture capital investments in Maryland are still working their way back up, according to a report released this week by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital…
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Interactive Map: Where The Venture Capital Dollars Are Going – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ
In the Boston-versus-New York rivalry, the Red Sox and the Yankees were also-rans this baseball season. Now, Massachusetts and New York are in another…
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Applications open for DreamIt Health’s second cohort – Technical.ly Baltimore
Applications are now open for DreamIt Health’s second Baltimore cohort. DreamIt Ventures will accept applications through Dec. 5, according to a DreamIt blog post. The first…
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GSK creates $5 million Innovation Challenge Fund
A $5 million Innovation Challenge Fund (ICF), to encourage and support academic groups and small companies in collaborative efforts in the development of bioelectronic…
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Shock W.H.O. report: Ebola has 42-day incubation period, not 21 days! – NaturalNews.com
A jaw-dropping report released by the World Health Organization on October 14, 2014 reveals that 1 in 20 Ebola infections has an incubation period…
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AstraZeneca and MedImmune announce new collaboration with Cambridge University – Cambridge News
ASTRAZENECA has announced a four-way collaboration which will strengthen the pharmaceutical giant's link with Cambridge University. The firm, together with its biologics research and…
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Developing a global digital strategy – McKinsey & Company
I joined J&J Consumer Companies about four years ago to start its Digital Center of Excellence. Our role initially was to build capabilities and…
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