BioHealth News Archive
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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U Maryland Launches Supercomputer With the Power of 10,000 Laptops – Campus Technology
A 300-teraflop supercomputer named Deepthought2 will now power research at the University of Maryland. Housed in the institution's new 9,000-square-foot Cyberinfrastructure Center, Deepthought2 was…
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Measles Vaccine Wipes Out Cancer in Groundbreaking Test
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have completed a groundbreaking new test: They knocked widespread blood cancer into remission with a single massive blast of…
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GlycoMimetics Announces Presentation of Rivipansel Data in Pediatric Patients at American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology 27th Annual Meeting – MarketWatch
GlycoMimetics, Inc. announced today that data from a Phase 2 clinical trial of its lead drug candidate rivipansel ( GMI-1070 ) in pediatric patients…
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OpGen Launches First “Superbug” Molecular Screening Test to Identify Seven Critical Antibiotic Resistant Genes – Baltimore Business Journal
OpGen, Inc., a Gaithersburg based molecular diagnostics company, announced today that it has launched a new molecular-based test that can quickly and reliably identify…
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NHLBI Funding and Research Opportunities and Announcements, May 15, 2014
Funding and Research Opportunities The following funding opportunity announcements from the NHLBI or other components of the National Institutes of Health, might be of…
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National Venture Capital Association names NEA’s Scott Sandell as chairman – Washington Business Journal
The National Venture Capital Association on Wednesday named Scott Sandell, a Silicon Valley-based general partner with New Enterprise Associates, its next chairman. He takes…
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Dave Mott to Speak at BioTrinity 2014 Conference – New Enterprise Associates
David Mott will speak at the BioTrinity 2014 Conference, the European Bipartnering and Investment Conference on May 12-14, 2014. BioTrinity is the premier European…
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NIH to Require Gender Balance in Subjects of Animal Studies – Research – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The National Institutes of Health announced on Wednesday a new policy requiring that both sexes be represented among the subjects of preclinical biomedical research…
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NSA internships are extremely competitive. But if you can get one, you’ve probably got a job after college – Baltimore Business Journal
Every summer, the National Security Agency offers about 250 internships to undergraduate and graduate students interested in pursuing careers with the federal agency. If…
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J&J scouts for 50 Bay biotechs with new Janssen incubator – FierceBiotech
Johnson & Johnson's ($JNJ) Janssen arm is planning to open another biotech incubator, this time setting its sights on South San Francisco in hopes…
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AstraZeneca Receives Economic Development Project Award – Intercooler
Richard Griffin, Director of Economic Development for the City of Frederick, and Julie Garner, Director of External Affairs, Maryland for AstraZeneca, accepted the award…
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Brit Kirwan, Maryland’s Chancellor and a National Voice, to Resign – Administration – The Chronicle of Higher Education
William E. (Brit) Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland and a longtime national figure in public higher education, will resign from his…
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