BioHealth News Archive
Strand Genomics Inc: Genomic Insights for Personalized Medical Diagnostics and Therapies – CIO Review
The implications of the world’s largest collaborative biological project in the year 2000—the Human Genome Project-combined with the Big Data revolution in the medical…
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NextNav raises $70M Series D from NEA, others – Washington Business Journal
NextNav LLC, the bicoastal location services venture launched by XM Satellite Radio founder Gary Parsons, announced on Thursday a $70 million Series D funding…
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NHLBI Funding and Research Opportunities and Announcements for July 23, 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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Cybersecurity firms among top recipients of venture funding in Maryland – baltimoresun.com
Maryland companies raised $64 million in venture capital funding this spring, with some of the biggest payouts flowing to Baltimore cybersecurity startups. That's according…
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Aris Melissaratos leaves Johns Hopkins to become an interim dean at Stevenson University – Baltimore Business Journal
Former state economic development secretary Aris Melissaratos is leaving Johns Hopkins University for a job where he’ll have more power. Melissaratos, who had been…
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Cerecor raises $16M for PhII study of ‘Special K’ depression remedy – FierceBiotech
Baltimore-based Cerecor has gathered up the first half of a $33 million B round, with plans to devote much of that money to a…
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Insider News Central and East – Pharmaceutical giant unveils designs for Cambridge HQ
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has revealed proposed designs for its new corporate headquarters and global research centre in Cambridge, which is scheduled to open in…
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Analytical Informatics Named Semifinalist in World’s Largest Business Idea Competition – UM Ventures
Analytical Informatics, Inc, a portfolio company of the New Ventures Department of the University of Maryland, Baltimore is one of the semifinalists in 43North,…
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A better way to find a BetterDoctor – NEA
More than 80% of U.S. consumers conduct online research prior to making everyday purchases. This is a statistic that is growing, and extends beyond…
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Teaching Entrepreneurship? Steps to Setting up a Partnership – PBS
President Obama’s visit earlier this month to 1776, the startup hub in downtown Washington, D.C., shined a spotlight on entrepreneurship and innovative thinking nationwide.…
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An FDA “curriculum” helps guide medical device startups through regulatory maze
It’s tough for medical device companies to get that stamp of FDA approval, but the labyrinthine regulatory pathway certainly doesn’t help things. Regulators want to change that:…
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Healthcare startups are finding alternative funding and support models
There’s a panoply of alternative funding streams for healthcare startups out there – fledgling companies are seeking out avenues like prepaid revenue models, grant funding…
Read MoreDreamIt Health Philadelphia’s second class adds more life sciences startups
DreamIt Ventures is kicking off its second health IT accelerator class in Philadelphia with a stronger life sciences theme than last year. More hospitals…
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NexImmune Announces $3 Million Financing – New Enterprise Associates
NexImmune, an early stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced it has secured $3 million USD in financing led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Other investors…
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Baltimore cyber CEO says state tax credit rules cost her an investor – Baltimore Business Journal
The head of a young Baltimore cyber security company says a New York investor nixed a deal after discovering Maryland’s new cyber security tax…
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