BioHealth News Archive
BioMaryland News and Events – May 8, 2014
Top Story: QMBC Determinations for the Maryland Biotech Investment — Incentive Tax Credits (BIITC) Begin May 19th; Line-up July 1st The electronic line-up for…
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Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland listed among nation’s best engineering schools – Baltimore Business Journal
Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, College Park are among the nation’s best engineering schools. Johns Hopkins ranks 17th and the University…
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Federal Use of Prize Competitions for Research Grows – The Ticker – Blogs – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The report is the third in an annual series briefing Congress on the results of legislative language in the America Competes Reauthorization Act of…
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How Johns Hopkins University wants to be Baltimore’s innovation leader – Technical.ly Baltimore
When Ron Daniels took the stage in a fourth floor auditorium inside the Johns Hopkins University Medical Center in East Baltimore, he was staring…
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At College Park, an all-encompassing focus on entrepreneurship – baltimoresun.com
Foluke Tuakli hopped on a bicycle and weaved around her classroom at the University of Maryland, College Park, acting out the problems that cyclists…
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University of Maryland, National Institute of Standards and Technology to Host First National Summit on Biosimilars – MarketWatch
The University of Maryland and the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the first national symposium to discuss biosimilar therapeutics on…
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NHLBI Funding and Research Opportunities and Announcements, May 7, 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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UMD Alumni Hatch Sub-$300 Consumer 3D Printer, Raise $3.3 Million on Kickstarter – BWWGeeksWorld
Two University of Maryland graduates have designed The Micro, a consumer-friendly, sub-$300 3D printer, and are quickly staging one of the most successful Kickstarter…
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Get ready, healthcare. 1 in 5 Americans will be seniors by 2030
The number of people age 65 and older in the United States is expected to almost double by 2050, a shift that is expected…
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Johns Hopkins researchers awarded NIH contract to launch new center to track influenza viruses
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a contract to researchers at The Johns Hopkins University to launch a new center devoted to…
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‘Economic gardening’ to cultivate job growth – baltimoresun.com
Michael Spinosa overflows with enthusiasm about the team that helped his Columbia company figure out new strategies for growth — at no charge. That…
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Gaithersburg biotech firm believes it has vaccine to fight MERS – Washington Business Journal
Novavax Inc. believes it has created a vaccine against the Middle East Respiratory Virus, or MERS, which has been causing pandemic concerns. The Gaithersburg…
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emocha: DreamIt Health grad opening investment round this summer » Technical.ly Baltimore
Emocha, one of nine graduates of the first class of startups from the DreamIt Health Baltimore accelerator, announced at Demo Day on April 30 that…
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QIAGEN receives U.S. clearance for QIAsymphony RGQ MDx system and diagnostic workflow for C. difficile
QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that its artus C. difficile QS-RGQ MDx Kit has been cleared by the U.S.…
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NIH is awarding some mhealth grants: Here’s what they’re looking for
The rising prevalence of smartphones and mobile phones has made their use as a way to help people manage their health more viable. So…
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