BioHealth News Archive

Vendor Night 2014 – ISPE Chesapeake Bay Chapter

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 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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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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InvestMaryland Challenge Finale Tickets, Baltimore – Eventbrite

InvestMaryland Challenge Finale Tickets, Baltimore – Eventbrite

Join us as we bring together the major players in Maryland’s startup ecosystem to celebrate entrepreneurism and award nearly $1,000,000 in prizes to the…

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Inside The Lab Where They Build Robots That Are Smaller Than Pennies – Business Insider

Inside The Lab Where They Build Robots That Are Smaller Than Pennies – Business Insider

Sarah Bergbreiter is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maryland, and she and her team build tiny robots. Just how…

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Horizon Pharma Announces the Appointment of H. Thomas Watkins to Its Board of Directors – MarketWatch

Horizon Pharma Announces the Appointment of H. Thomas Watkins to Its Board of Directors – MarketWatch

Horizon Pharma, Inc. today announced the appointment of H. Thomas Watkins, former director, president and chief executive officer of Human Genome Sciences, to its…

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