BioHealth News Archive

Request for Information (RFI): Human Cellular Models in CFTR Therapeutics for CF

Request for Information (RFI): Human Cellular Models in CFTR Therapeutics for CF

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) seeks feedback from the small business community regarding the current state of the science and commercial…

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NEA Launches New Installment of Design Mentorship Program “In the Studio” – Press Release – Digital Journal

NEA Launches New Installment of Design Mentorship Program “In the Studio” – Press Release – Digital Journal

New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA), a leading global venture capital firm, today announced the kickoff of a second installment of its design mentorship program,…

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Federal Labs & Industry Partners Aim to Accelerate Innovation for Economic Impact at the 2014 FLC National Meeting – PR.com

Federal Labs & Industry Partners Aim to Accelerate Innovation for Economic Impact at the 2014 FLC National Meeting – PR.com

This year has been charted with the unfolding of several White House technology initiatives that involve leveraging the groundbreaking work of the nation’s federal…

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Novartis, NEA join $188M gamble on China biotech fund – FierceBiotech

Novartis, NEA join $188M gamble on China biotech fund – FierceBiotech

BVCF, a Shanghai-based life sciences investor, has closed its third fund with $188 million to back upstart biotechs on both sides of the Pacific…

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GlaxoSmithKline joins a Big Pharma immuno-oncology R&D alliance – FierceBiotech

GlaxoSmithKline joins a Big Pharma immuno-oncology R&D alliance – FierceBiotech

Drug research is a small world, where the main players often intersect repeatedly as they take on new roles at different institutions. And MD…

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Historic release of data gives consumers unprecedented transparency on the medical services physicians provide and how much they are paid

Historic release of data gives consumers unprecedented transparency on the medical services physicians provide and how much they are paid

Historic release of data gives consumers unprecedented transparency on the medical services physicians provide and how much they are paid Today, as part of…

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TCM: Tech Wins in Maryland’s Legislative Session

TCM: Tech Wins in Maryland’s Legislative Session

The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM), Maryland’s largest technology trade association for life science and technology, today praised state lawmakers for advancing key priorities for…

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New Assay for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) Testing Incorporates Real-Time PCR Technology

New Assay for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) Testing Incorporates Real-Time PCR Technology

BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, announced today the CE mark and launch of…

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University System of Maryland secures final legislative victories – The Diamondback

University System of Maryland secures final legislative victories – The Diamondback

With a budget bill passed this weekend and the University System of Maryland successfully lobbying for limited cuts to its state funding, the final…

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Children’s Hospital’s first Innovators Showcase touts healthy invention – BetaBoston

Children’s Hospital’s first Innovators Showcase touts healthy invention – BetaBoston

A less-invasive brain diagnostic test, a surface so slippery bacteria can’t stick to it, and a low-cost mylar wrap to help warm babies’ heads…

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11 Awesome Startup Ideas Launched in Just 36 Hours at UMD – InTheCapital

11 Awesome Startup Ideas Launched in Just 36 Hours at UMD – InTheCapital

A group of University of Maryland undergraduates put together a spectacular hackathon this weekend, attracting more than 750 college students from across the country…

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Why our medicine will soon be cooler than Star Trek’s – VentureBeat

Why our medicine will soon be cooler than Star Trek’s – VentureBeat

Health technology is advancing so rapidly that within a decade the small handheld medical reader used by Dr. Leonard McCoy in Star Trek —…

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Git’er Done! Take the Brake Off Federal Tech Transfer – IPWatchdog.com

Git’er Done! Take the Brake Off Federal Tech Transfer – IPWatchdog.com

After seeing how the federal agencies intend to implement the recommendations from The White House Lab to Market Summit the difference between product and…

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Blood test could provide rapid, accurate method of detecting solid cancers – ScienceBlog.com

Blood test could provide rapid, accurate method of detecting solid cancers – ScienceBlog.com

A blood sample could one day be enough to diagnose many types of solid cancers, or to monitor the amount of cancer in a…

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Alios BioPharma Raises $41 Million in Series B Financing – MarketWatch

Alios BioPharma Raises $41 Million in Series B Financing – MarketWatch

Alios BioPharma, Inc., a biotechnology company developing proprietary therapeutics for respiratory viral diseases, today announced it has completed a $41 Million Series B financing.…

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