BioHealth News Archive
US FDA approves Qiagen’s artus CMV RGQ Mdx kit for human cytomegalovirus
Qiagen, a Netherlands based holdings company announced that its artus CMV RGQ MDx Kit for human cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been approved by the US…
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Call for Submissions: 2015 FLC Planner
The FLC invites you to submit images of your lab’s work for its 2015 planner! Why keep all of that hard work to yourself?…
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Biotechnology Venture Capital Surge Could Help Aching Pipelines
Top pharmaceuticals face a dilemma in that many blockbuster drugs are losing patent protection and existing pipelines may not compensate for lost revenues. The…
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Debunking the Biotech Bubble Talk – BIOtechNow
The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NBI) has been on a wild ride in 2014 with a 20 percent gain in the first two months, a…
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Why Lean May Save Your Life – The I-Corps @ NIH – Steve Blank
Over the last two and a half years the National Science Foundation I-Corps has taught over 300 teams of scientists how to commercialize their technology and how to fail…
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Technology transfer brings “more than money” to university communities – Press Release – Digital Journal
Just how valuable is "technology transfer" for universities? This question is addressed in "More than Money: The Exponential Impact of Academic Technology Transfer," an…
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NIH and NSF collaborate to accelerate biomedical research innovations into the marketplace
A collaboration between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health will give NIH-funded researchers training to help them evaluate their…
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Finally! FDA proposes social media guidelines for pharma & medical device makers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued proposed guidelines for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries for posting information on social media…
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New Neuroscience Tools Provide Fresh Hope for Improved Psychiatric Drugs MIT Technology Review
At Novartis’s research lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a large incubator-like piece of equipment is helping give birth to a new era of psychiatric drug…
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Biotech Company Cellphire Tapped for $1 million in InvestMaryland Funding
Governor Martin O’Malley and The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development announced today that Cellphire, a Rockville biotechnology company, has received a $1…
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WellDoc Improves Hypoglycemia Prediction Model for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes | Business Wire
Researchers at WellDoc® today presented updated results of its hypoglycemia prediction technology at this week’s 2014 American Diabetes Association 74th Scientific Sessions. In previous…
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MedImmune, pharma giants launch joint genomics-based lung cancer trial – Washington Business Journal
MedImmune, its parent company AstraZeneca and a handful of other pharma companies and health groups announced a broad lung cancer trial on Monday, looking…
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VC Asks Congress for New Medicare Policy to Help Medical Tech Startups – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ
America is still the world leader in creating new medical technologies that have the potential to save lives. So why is it so tough…
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6 reasons why the market for biosensor wearables is changing
A new report from Rock Health looking at the future of the biosensor wearables market shows a market in transition. The next generation of…
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CytImmune receives $100,000 from County to help advance tumor targeted nanomedicines
Rockville-based CytImmune received $100,000 from Montgomery County's equity investment program to help the company advance its industry-leading work in the development of tumor targeted…
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