BioHealth News Archive
Crowdfunding for biotechnology: Microfinancing to personal cancer fight
The impact of federal budget cuts compounded by the challenges of securing funding for biotechnology companies has led to a growing trend of drug…
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As Health IT Stays Hot, Healthbox Boosts Accelerators Program – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ
Healthbox, which helps medical startups grow through accelerators in the U.S. and U.K., is expanding its business through a $7 million fundraising. Healthbox CEO…
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Pfizer to buy AstraZeneca? – Philadelphia Business Journal
Two Big Pharma companies with strong ties to the Philadelphia region are the subject of the latest mega-merger rumor in the drug manufacturing industry.…
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Vendor Night 2014 – ISPE Chesapeake Bay Chapter
April 30, 2014 Don’t miss this unique opportunity to showcase your products and services to the mid-Atlantic region. The Universities at Shady Grove is…
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Emergent BioSolutions Receives Orphan Drug Designation for BioThrax for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis of Anthrax Disease – MarketWatch
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed) for…
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Three Johns Hopkins researchers awarded grants for work on potential treatments for diabetes
Three Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers have been awarded two-year grants for their work on potential treatments for diabetes, Novo Nordisk announced…
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A student’s take on learning the true cost of college – Business – The Boston Globe
For as long as I can remember I have been preparing for college. And not because I wanted to, but because I was “encouraged”…
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3D Maryland unveils Innovation + Prototyping lab in Columbia – baltimoresun.com
Howard County's Economic Development Authority on Thursday unveiled its newest workspace, a prototyping lab devoted to 3D printing and rapid technology. The Innovation +…
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Disease Diagnostic Group Wins Cupid’s Cup – Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Disease Diagnostic Group, maker of an inexpensive handheld device that can diagnose malaria in one minute, was named the winner of the 2014 Cupid’s Cup Business…
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NEA Tops List of VCs Who Do Most Deals with Corporate Venture Capital Units
The rise of corporate venture capital investors, whether at the seed-stage, in the largest financings or into the billion-dollar valuation club, has been reshaping the VC…
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Digital Fabrication Summit to Focus on 3D Printing – Novus Light Today
Leaders from 3D printing, fab labs and laser technologies will participate in a Digital Fabrication Summit to open the new Potomac Digital Fabrication Center…
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In slow start, D.C. region raises $217.5M in first-quarter venture capital, according to MoneyTree report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and National Venture Capital Association – Washington Business Journal
The exuberance of last year's record D.C. region venture totals waned somewhat in the first three months of 2014, with 43 companies raising a collective $217.5 million, according…
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Healthbox Raises $7 Million to Expand Its Offerings for Healthcare Organizations and Entrepreneurs – Press Release – Digital Journal
Today Healthbox announces it has closed $7 million in funding to expand on its accelerator model and launch three new business verticals that will…
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NHLBI Funding Opportunities, April 17, 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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Jay Brodie: Baltimore’s tech scene needs a common vision – Baltimore Business Journal
In the winter of 1996, as part of my new position as president of the Baltimore Development Corp., I searched for evidence of the…
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