BioHealth News Archive
University of Maryland associate professor Brent Goldfarb on how startups can deal with failure
Poke around and you will find plenty of scary statistics about new businesses—so many that starting a company at all can seem like sheer…
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UMBC to begin designing $123M science building – Baltimore Business Journal
University of Maryland, Baltimore County is moving forward with a new $123 million science building. UMBC will begin designing the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building…
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Pfizer Proposes a Marriage With AstraZeneca, Easing Taxes in a Move to Britain – NYTimes.com – NYTimes.com
Pfizer, the maker of best-selling drugs like Lipitor and Viagra and a symbol of business prowess in the United States for more than a…
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“The New Frontier of Mobile Prescription Therapy” Tickets – Hosted by SoPE
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014 – 6:00 to 8:30 PM Smartphones and tablet computers are a new way to deliver diabetes therapy. The Food and…
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AstraZeneca reinforces pipeline with ‘open innovation’ – Telegraph
Mene Pangalos is the man tasked with nothing less than firing up the discovery engine of Britain’s second-biggest drug maker after its catastrophic fall…
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UMBC unveils $1.7 million ‘hands-on’ science lab – Baltimore Business Journal
A new $1.7 million lab at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County is designed to teach students about science through experience. The 3,000-square-foot Science…
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Rockville-based Adventist HealthCare names Terry Forde its new president and CEO – Washington Business Journal
Adventist HealthCare on Monday named Terry Forde its new president and CEO. The Gaithersburg-based hospital system had already tapped Forde its interim leader following last month’s announcement of…
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Biomanufacturing Technology Summit – Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2014 8:30 am, Rockville, Maryland The biomanufacturing industry faces an unprecedented challenge with the emergence of biosimilars. The pathway to approval…
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Want to buy a healthcare startup? Learn these lessons from failed deals
For decades, large companies have gone shopping in Silicon Valley for startups. Lately, the pressure of continuous disruption has forced them to step up the pace. More…
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Innovators: CTO Bryan Sivak gives Health and Human Services an entrepreneurial infusion – The Washington Post
When Bryan Sivak joined then D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty’s administration as chief technology officer, he was fresh from building his own business. Five years…
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins University Have Created a Drug That Could Reverse Heart Disease
Heart disease is the #1 killer of humans — claiming more lives than car accidents, war, famine, and natural disasters. So it’ll come as…
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Biological marvels could keep Big Pharma healthy – The Observer
On an industrial park next to Liverpool's John Lennon airport, drugs companies are involved in research that is driving a new frenzy of multibillion-dollar…
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EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards Program – 2014 Maryland Finalists
The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 finalists have a lot to celebrate. They've built their dream companies. Expanded. Innovated. And now EY is…
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Perman Addresses UMB’s Achievements, Future
With a pinch of history, a dash of pride, and a heaping helping of collaboration, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) President Jay A. Perman,…
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QIAGEN Posts 2013 Annual Report on Its Website – MarketWatch
QIAGEN N.V. QGEN has posted its 2013 Annual Report on its website at http://www.qiagen.com/About-Us/Investors/Financial-Information/Financial-Reports . QIAGEN's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year…
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