BioHealth News Archive
Rock Health adds 8 more startups and 3 new partners, including Deloitte and Abbott
Digital health incubator Rock Health is investing in eight new startups and teaming up with three new corporate entities – Blue Shield of California, Deloitte…
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NVCA CEO Bobby Franklin: Why VC confidence in government is dropping – Silicon Valley Business Journal
The annual global confidence survey from the National Venture Capital Association produced an unusual apparent contradiction. Investors around the world think the U.S. is…
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Contract Solicitation (PHS 2015-1) Now Available
Innovative technologies and methodologies fuel progress in biomedical and behavioral research and represent an increasingly important area of the economy. The Small Business Innovation…
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BioBuzz MoCo Networking Event- August 27th
Wrap up a great summer with one last BioBuzz networking event on August 27th from 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. at American Tap Room in…
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Follow that cell: NIH challenges innovators with a half million dollars in prizes
The National Institutes of Health is challenging science innovators to compete for prizes totaling up to $500,000, by developing new ways to track the…
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Good eats: Johns Hopkins ranks second on list of nation’s top colleges for food – Hub
For the third year in a row, Johns Hopkins has been recognized as one of the nation's best college campuses for dining. Hopkins ranks…
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1776 co-founder talks about how its incubator is shaking up startup landscape
For an incubator set on changing perceptions of where startups need to be to succeed in regulated sectors such as healthcare, education and energy,…
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UMB Seed Grant Supports Interprofessional Internship Initiative at the Universities at Shady Grove
A unique summer internship program established by the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) and funded in part by the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB),…
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NEA leads $10M Series B in cloud management startup Luminal – Washington Business Journal
Luminal, a Frederick and D.C.-based cloud management startup, on Thursday announced a $10 million Series B round led by New Enterprise Associates. Joining NEA…
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NHLBI Funding and Research Opportunities and Announcements for August 13, 2014
The following funding opportunity announcements from the NHLBI or other components of the National Institutes of Health, might be of interest: NIH Guide Notices:…
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Traditional Chinese Medicine: Promoting Wellness Is Now Well Recognized – American News Report
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used for thousands of years to prevent and treat disease and promote wellness. But, in many western countries,…
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A report card for the digital health ecosystem: Thoughts from Qualcomm Life’s Connect2014
Digital health has a pretty erratic grade point average, or so says Dana Mead, a parter at venture firm Kleiner Perkins, Caufield & Byers. He outlined…
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Rockville Science Center now on Johns Hopkins campus — Gazette.Net
The Rockville Science Center has found a temporary office home in the midst of an ongoing search for a permanent facility. The science center’s…
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Sigma-Tau, Crosscare ink deal for marketing, distribution of Colief in US – Pharmaceutical Business Review
Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals (Sigma-Tau) has signed an exclusive US license agreement with Ireland-based Crosscare, to market and distribute Colief Infant Drops for the treatment of…
Read MoreTop 25 Biotech Companies of 2014 – GEN
The rich are getting richer when it comes to publicly traded biotechnology companies, judging by their ballooning market capitalization. It’s a product of the…
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