BioHealth News Archive
AstraZeneca’s Medimmune to collaborate on new oncology biologics lab with Cancer Research UK
Medimmune, the global biologics research and development arm of Anglo-Swedish drug major AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN), has entered into a collaboration to establish a joint…
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American University to unveil new start-up incubator, the latest in the District – The Washington Post
American University’s Kogod School of Business on Friday plans to show off its new on-campus start-up incubator, the latest in a string of co-working…
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Startups Seek Cancer Drugs and Wall Street Riches Using Quantum Machines – MIT Technology Review
Ever since D-Wave Systems unveiled what it called the world’s first quantum computer in 2007, the small Canadian company has attracted controversy. Computers capable…
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NIH and FDA win top award for intellectual property licensing of meningitis vaccine
The National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will receive a top national award for the year’s most outstanding intellectual…
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BioNJ Industry Study Looks Beyond Biotechnology Sector, Finding Contributions and Needs of Life Sciences Industry in New Jersey
Recognizing the continuing evolution of New Jersey’s life sciences industry, BioNJ today released a comprehensive report that documents the ongoing growth of the biotechnology…
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Startup Maryland organizers expect big crowds for business pitch events – Baltimore Business Journal
More than 300 entrepreneurs are expected to vie for between 150 and 175 spots on the Startup Maryland bus to film a pitch video…
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Early Stage Biotech Venture Scarcity: Fitness, Fear, And Greed
The ever-shrinking number of biotech venture capital firms was a common refrain during the 2008-2012 period; it’s true that a large number of firms…
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Why Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe Just Gave $31 Million To A New Computer Science Center – Fast Company
Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe first began working with computers in the 1980s, just as personal computers were entering homes. “I always said that it…
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NIH Research Festival
The 2014 NIH Research Festival, the annual showcase of the NIH Intramural Research Program, will be held Sept. 22-24. This year's theme is "The…
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Tasly Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Tasly Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a global leader in pharmaceuticals, biologics, and nutraceuticals, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 3, 2014, at Tasly's corporate offices in…
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Entrepreneurs for Cures wants to hear your patient-centric digital health pitch
FasterCures, part of the Milken Institute dedicated to improving drug development by encouraging greater patient involvement is searching for digital health entrepreneurs to pitch…
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OpGen Strengthens Management Team to Accelerate Commercialization Strategy – OpGenOpGen
OpGen, Inc., a whole-genome analysis company developing and commercializing a complete suite of break-through products and services based on its proprietary Whole Genome Mapping…
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Pitch Bus offers entrepreneurs chance to Startup Maryland – The Star Democrat – Easton, Maryland: Business
An entrepreneurial and innovative spirit filled the conference room Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Talbot County Free Library in Easton. As part of Innovation…
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Can a Computer Replace Your Doctor? – NYTimes.com
AS a former physician, I shivered a bit when I heard Dr. Vivek Wadhwa say he would rather have an artificial-intelligence doctor than a…
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1776 Challenge Cup to find best healthcare, technology startups kicks off next month
A competition by Washington, D.C.-based incubator 1776 in a global search for the finest startup has set down the groundwork for its annual Challenge…
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