BioHealth News Archive
Startup Professionals Musings: Don’t Forget Grants If You Need Early Seed Money
In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. A grant is…
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InvestMaryland Challenge winners unveiled – Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore startups were not among the winners of this year’s InvestMaryland Challenge and its more than $1 million in cash and in-kind awards. Gov.…
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MedImmune parent AstraZeneca turns down a ‘final’ $119B bid from Pfizer – Washington Business Journal
AstraZeneca on Monday rejected a "final" $119 billion buyout offer from Pfizer, possibly sinking a pharmaceutical mega-merger that could have jeopardized jobs at AZ's…
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CyberMontgomery is THIS Thursday (May 22nd)!
Cybersecurity is a major growth engine in the region. Get on board by joining over 200 cyber leaders from the private, government and academic…
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MedImmune’s increasing importance to parent company may help if AstraZeneca is acquired – The Washington Post
Pharmaceutical behemoths New York-based Pfizer and London-based AstraZeneca are waging a trans-Atlantic battle over a potential multibillion-dollar buyout that has put both companies and…
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In Last-Ditch Bid, Pfizer Offers $119 Billion for AstraZeneca – NYTimes.com
Pfizer has again raised its offer for AstraZeneca, making what it said was a final effort to bring the giant British drug maker to…
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University of Maryland: UMD Gets a New Supercomputer – InTheCapital
University of Maryland is well-known across the nation and internationally as a forward-thinking research institution, which is why it wasn't too surprising to hear…
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Pfizer’s interest in AstraZeneca worries Maryland – baltimoresun.com
Research labs closed by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer dot the country: Illinois. Michigan. New Jersey. New York. North Carolina. Maryland officials don't want this state…
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Johns Hopkins to Build Cancer Center in Baltimore with $65 Million Gift – Commercial Property Executive
Johns Hopkins announced on May 6 its plans to build a new cancer treatment building in Baltimore. The facility will be constructed with the…
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Entrepreneurs in Healthcare Innovation: Translating… Tickets, Rockville – Eventbrite
Translating Ideas from Bench to Bedside June 3rd, 2014, from 6 to 8:30 pm Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Advanced Academic Programs …
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AstraZeneca leaves door ajar to Pfizer, despite hurdles – Reuters
AstraZeneca's boss said on Wednesday he would engage with Pfizer if the price was right and the risks posed from forcing the British drugmaker's…
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Tech Council of Maryland Names Winners of 26th Annual Industry Awards – SYS-CON MEDIA
The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM), Maryland’s largest technology trade association for life science and technology, today announced the winners of its 26th Annual…
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Samsung is becoming a drug firm, and the drug firms should watch out – Quartz
Electronics giant Samsung recently announced a foray into big pharma. The South Korean company is set to invest over $2 billion into biopharmaceuticals—drugs developed…
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As Pfizer pursues AstraZeneca, a MedImmune molecule takes center stage – Washington Business Journal
It's too early to say what Pfizer's bid for AstraZeneca means for MedImmune. But it's starting to become clearer what MedImmune means for Pfizer's…
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Montgomery County Economic Development eBiz Update – CyberMontgomery is one week away, DED Honors Small Business
Cybersecurity will be a major growth engine in the region for many years to come. The 2014 CyberMontgomery Forum is YOUR chance to join…
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