BioHealth News Archive
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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How do biomedical engineers work with hackers?
That was my question when I spoke with DreamIt Health newbie BioBots, specifically co-founder Ricardo Solorzano. He has spent three years working on technology…
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Maryland’s cyber industry has the potential, but it’s missing something – Baltimore Business Journal
Maryland has a future in being the perennial powerhouse in cyber security but it's lacking something that will help the state's industry take off…
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Baltimore-area companies raise $29.5M in venture capital during second quarter – Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore-area companies took home 12 percent of the money venture firms invested in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., region in the second quarter. Greater Baltimore companies…
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