BioHealth News Archive
From Lab Bench to Bedside: Accelerating the Commercialization of Biomedical Innovations – NIH Extramural Nexus
We are delighted to announce a new collaboration between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to empower entrepreneurial…
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MedImmune makes progress on developing promising cancer treatment – Gazette.Net
When Mike Oberst walks through the doors of MedImmune in Gaithersburg each day, he resumes his important work on developing a newer, promising type…
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ETC Hosts Entrepreneurship and Innovation European Delegation
The ETC (Emerging Technology Centers: http://www.etcbaltimore.com) -- Baltimore City’s award-winning technology innovation center–welcomed last week a European Delegation of entrepreneurs, policy makers and Members…
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Medtronic-Covidien Merger Not Great News For Startups, VCs Say – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ
Medtronic Inc., an active acquirer and financial backer of new medical technologies, has moved its tax domicile overseas with the $42.9 billion acquisition of…
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Why Medical Devices and Technologies Fail? The Importance and Implications of Proper Design – SOPE Event
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 6:00 PM - Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus, Rockville, MD Guest Speakers: GAUTAM GULATI, MD, MBA, MPHDr. Gulati…
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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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