BioHealth News Archive
UMB, International Consortium to Begin Ebola Vaccine Trials
A candidate Ebola vaccine could be given to healthy volunteers in the United Kingdom, The Gambia, and Mali as early as September, as part…
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GSK to start production of Ebola vaccine as tests on humans begin – The Guardian
GlaxoSmithKline's experimental Ebola vaccine could be tested on humans in the UK, US, the Gambia and Mali in the next few weeks, in a…
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Pharma puts Watson brain to work to speed up R&D, cut drug development costs
Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi are using IBM Watson’s computer brain/big data cruncher to support research and development. It will be used to identify…
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We Use DNA to Predict Our Medical Futures, But it May Have More to Say About the Past – MIT Technology Review
Every day our DNA breaks a little. Special enzymes keep our genome intact while we’re alive, but after death, once the oxygen runs out,…
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Two new biotech IPOs help set the stage for the fall parade – FierceBiotech
The crossover round is alive and well. Just a few days after Dermira put out the word that a consortium of backers had come…
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Baltimore Development Corp. gets six new board members as Bill Cole prepares to take reins – Baltimore Business Journal
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Thursday appointed six new members to the Baltimore Development Corp. board, an announcement that comes as Councilman Bill Cole takes…
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NIH Tells Genomic Researchers: ‘You Must Share Data’ – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Scientists who use government money to conduct genomic research will now be required to quickly share the data they gather under a policy announced…
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NSF Creates Regional Innovation Center Headquartered in Los Angeles
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that it will provide a multi-million dollar grant to create a hub of innovation that unites public…
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KoolSpan, BrainScope get Maryland Venture Fund backing – Washington Business Journal
The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development says its Maryland Venture Fund has made follow-on investments in two Maryland startups totaling $700,000. Bethesda-based…
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Funding to Develop Bioreactors for Reparative Medicine: Webinar
Over $21M in New Funding Available for Bioreactors for Reparative Medicine Learn more at webinar on September 12, 3 pm ET The National Heart,…
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‘Eds and Meds’ crucial to Baltimore’s economy, Moody’s says – Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore is going to be OK, as long as it has its big name medical centers. That’s the big takeaway from a new report…
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Later-stage funding boosts biotech investment – Crain’s New York Business
Venture capital continued its love affair with biotechnology in the second quarter, with investment in biotech reaching record levels. Venture capitalists invested $1.84 billion…
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NHLBI Funding and Research Opportunities and Announcements for August 26, 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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Emergent BioSolutions looks to hire senior scientist – BioPrepWatch.com
Emergent BioSolutions is looking to fill a position for a senior scientist position. If hired, the senior scientist will be responsible for vaccine potency…
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GSK to improve access to vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced that it will freeze the prices of its vaccines for five years for developing countries that graduate from GAVI Alliance…
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