BioHealth News Archive

NHLBI Funding and Research Opportunities and Announcements for
August 4, 2014

NHLBI Funding and Research Opportunities and Announcements for August 4, 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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Open House: Master of Liberal Arts – Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus

Open House: Master of Liberal Arts – Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus

10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 Join us for an open house to learn more about the Master of Liberal Arts program,…

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University Economic Development Association (UEDA) Selects Finalists for 2014 Awards of Excellence

The 2014 UEDA Awards of Excellence finalists have been chosen and the competition this year is at an all time high. Each year, universities…

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Opticul Diagnostics Wins BioMaryland Center Grant for International Project – News – Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus

Opticul Diagnostics Wins BioMaryland Center Grant for International Project – News – Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus

Opticul Diagnostics has won a BioMaryland Center grant to work on a medical device with a France-based company that would immediately identify microorganisms in…

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T2 Speakers Series – 8-13-14 “Creating a Win-Win… Registration, Germantown – Eventbrite

T2 Speakers Series – 8-13-14 “Creating a Win-Win… Registration, Germantown – Eventbrite

Montgomery County, MD DED Tech Transfer Programs Monthly Event - Second Wednesday of every month: 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM (EDT) Germantown, MD  …

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Gov. Martin O’Malley Advises Innovators on Doing Business with the Government | StateTech Magazine

Gov. Martin O’Malley Advises Innovators on Doing Business with the Government | StateTech Magazine

Innovators and startups pride themselves on being creators of disruptive technologies. We expect them to introduce game-changing solutions that improve our quality of life…

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Qiagen to develop diagnostic test for AstraZeneca

Qiagen to develop diagnostic test for AstraZeneca

Qiagen has agreed to partner with AstraZeneca to develop a liquid biopsy-based companion diagnostic test to accompany one of the pharmaceutical company's lung cancer…

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Who will have the next digital health IPO? These 5 companies are likely contenders

Who will have the next digital health IPO? These 5 companies are likely contenders

The healthcare system in the U.S. is a slow-moving, slow-changing beast, but it’s also riddled with inefficient parts that beg for data-driven reinvention. That’s…

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Suicide Risk Predicted by New Blood Test

According to the latest research out of Johns Hopkins, a new blood test could predict a person’s risk for suicide through their DNA. The…

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Johns Hopkins spinout AsclepiX Therapeutics looks to improve eye disease treatment – Baltimore Business Journal

Johns Hopkins spinout AsclepiX Therapeutics looks to improve eye disease treatment – Baltimore Business Journal

Johns Hopkins researchers Aleksander Popel and Jordan Green knew their research could serve a greater purpose outside their laboratory. But without any business experience,…

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Universities Are Pushed to Improve Lab Safety – The Ticker – Blogs – The Chronicle of Higher Education

Universities Are Pushed to Improve Lab Safety – The Ticker – Blogs – The Chronicle of Higher Education

Report: “Safe Science: Promoting a Culture of Safety in Academic Chemical Research” Author: Committee on Establishing and Promoting a Culture of Safety in Academic…

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Baltimore Business Journal Health Care Innovators 2014 nominations – Baltimore Business Journal

Baltimore Business Journal Health Care Innovators 2014 nominations – Baltimore Business Journal

Regardless of your stance on Obamacare and Maryland’s Medicare waiver, you can’t ignore that health reform and technology are creating many opportunities for innovation.…

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Business model update: How medical device firms can attract more innovators

Business model update: How medical device firms can attract more innovators

For years the standard operating procedure for the medical device world has been: Bring good tech to patients and be rewarded by the market.…

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Three Questions for J. Craig Venter | MIT Technology Review

Three Questions for J. Craig Venter | MIT Technology Review

Genome scientist and entrepreneur J. Craig Venter is best known for being the first person to sequence his own genome, back in 2001. This…

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Veteran Institute for Procurement to conduct Boots to Business: Federal Procurement

Veteran Institute for Procurement to conduct Boots to Business: Federal Procurement

SBA Awards Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation grant to conduct veteran small business training course ROCKVILLE, MD - The Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation…

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