BioHealth News Archive
SCIENCE COMMITTEE APPROVES CONTROVERSIAL “FIRST ACT” ALONG PARTY LINES – ASME
After a lengthy and somewhat contentious markup, the House Science, Space and Technology Committee approved the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST)…
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New protein maps give insight into the human body – Los Angeles Times
More than a decade has passed since scientists completed the Human Genome Project, a worldwide effort to decode our DNA. That DNA sequence contains…
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Top 8 Lessons Learned at DreamIt Ventures Accelerator – From Idea To Product
Before coming into the program I would highly stress putting together a comprehensive product roadmap for the duration of the program as well as…
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Qiagen, Lilly Launch Cancer Biomarker Analysis Project
Qiagen announced a collaboration with Eli Lilly and Co. to co-develop universal and modular assay panels for the simultaneous analysis of DNA and RNA…
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Glaxo seeks buyers for older products worth up to $12.6B – FiercePharma
GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) has already made some moves to sell off some of its older meds. But now, it's making more that could end up…
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UMD Receives $1.2 Million Grant for Science Education – InTheCapital
The University of Maryland's commitment to expanding science opportunities on campus could not be any more clear having now acquired a five-year, $1.2 million…
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Mary Meeker files: we are entering the age of the reimagination of everything – memeburn
Once a year, all of the tech world stops to listen to what influential analyst Mary Meeker has to say. According to Meeker, current…
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GSK invites private equity to bid for older drugs: sources – Reuters
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) has invited private equity firms to consider making offers for a range of its older drugs sold in Western markets, according to…
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Microsoft Ventures opens first cybersecurity accelerator – ZDNet
Microsoft Ventures, Microsoft's startup investment arm, is to set up its first accelerator dedicated solely to companies in the cybersecurity area. The four-month programme…
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10 Times the Computing Capacity, at Only Twice the Electricity – Wired Campus – Blogs – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The University of Maryland at College Park has a new Ferrari of a supercomputer, and it’s students who are taking it for a test…
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Event: Homegrown Success: How Amplimmune and GlycoMimetics Played Smart and Won Big – Tech Council of Maryland
June 10, 2014 08:00 AM – 10:00 AMBethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center Maryland is home to the most innovative and fast growing life…
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Emerging Technology Centers’ economic impact highlighted in new report – Baltimore Business Journal
Graduates and current tenants of Baltimore accelerator the Emerging Technology Centers contribute almost $174 million in direct economic impact in Baltimore, according to a…
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Partnership Seeks to Spread Successful STEM Program
Can the nationally acclaimed Meyerhoff Scholars Program, which has an unparalleled record of advancing diversity in the sciences, be adapted successfully at more universities?…
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Epidarex Capital Successfully Raises Fund to Make Significant Investments in Early-stage UK Life Sciences
Epidarex Capital, a leading international venture capital firm, has raised over £47.5 million to lead investments in early-stage life science and health technology companies,…
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Sen. Barbara Mikulski says new Maryland cyber security roundtable aims to grow workforce – Baltimore Business Journal
U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski says a new state roundtable on cyber security will focus on keeping the fast-growing industry’s jobs in Maryland, rather than…
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