BioHealth News Archive

‘Startupland’ captures founders’ uneasy relationship with outside cash – Washington Business Journal

‘Startupland’ captures founders’ uneasy relationship with outside cash – Washington Business Journal

Don't take $5,000 from all your friends, Fortify Ventures Managing Director Jonathon Perrelli warns a founder over lunch in the second episode of “Startupland,” or "you're…

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Maryland bill would help bridge hiring gap between universities, tech firms – Baltimore Business Journal

Maryland bill would help bridge hiring gap between universities, tech firms – Baltimore Business Journal

Small technology companies could get help hiring interns through a proposed program aimed at strengthening ties between businesses and universities. Under a General Assembly…

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Paul Palmieri: Maryland universities, tech companies must forge stronger bonds to develop talent – Baltimore Business Journal

Paul Palmieri: Maryland universities, tech companies must forge stronger bonds to develop talent – Baltimore Business Journal

Commercializing technology doesn’t have to be all about patents, licenses and startups. Universities looking to grow their influence in the technology sector often focus…

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Here are the top regions for venture, angel and incubator investments

Here are the top regions for venture, angel and incubator investments

According to financial services firm Ernst&Young, global venture capital investment in 2013 increased 2 percent compared to 2012, to $48.5 billion. Meanwhile, economic conditions improved…

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Four healthcare trends to watch in 2014

Four healthcare trends to watch in 2014

2014 will continue to be a year of transformation as the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the changes it represents ripple through…

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Would You Participate in a Healthcare Accelerator? – HIStalk Connect

Would You Participate in a Healthcare Accelerator? – HIStalk Connect

Last year the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) put out a report on healthcare accelerator programs that we covered at the time. It is still…

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TCM Board Members Named to Prestigious State Economic Development Commission – BWWGeeksWorld

TCM Board Members Named to Prestigious State Economic Development Commission – BWWGeeksWorld

The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM), Maryland's largest technology trade association, is pleased to announce that three members of its board have been named…

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Medimmune, University of Cambridge enter into oncology research collaboration

Medimmune, University of Cambridge enter into oncology research collaboration

AstraZeneca's global biologics R&D arm MedImmune and the University of Cambridge have entered into a three-year oncology research collaboration in order to advance cancer…

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$100K ACC Clean Energy Challenge announces Elite Eight plus Two, will vie to reach Final Four

$100K ACC Clean Energy Challenge announces Elite Eight plus Two, will vie to reach Final Four

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The $100K ACC Clean Energy Challenge, a business plan competition supported by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy…

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Student Innovators to Converge at University of Maryland for Bitcamp

Student Innovators to Converge at University of Maryland for Bitcamp

University of Maryland students will host Bitcamp, the university's first Major League Hackathon, April 46, 2014 in Cole Field House on the university's College…

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MD Anderson, MedImmune join forces to advance cancer immunotherapy

MD Anderson, MedImmune join forces to advance cancer immunotherapy

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, will collaborate through MD Anderson's…

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10 Things People Get Wrong About Anxiety

10 Things People Get Wrong About Anxiety

Perhaps one of the most persistent struggles when dealing with anxiety is what people get wrong about the disorder. According to Joseph Bienvenu, an…

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Washington, D.C., region has been Web’s backbone beyond its 25 years (Video) – Washington Business Journal

Washington, D.C., region has been Web’s backbone beyond its 25 years (Video) – Washington Business Journal

Every day on my way to work, I walk past the “Deepthroat Garage,” the once-secret spot where The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward met FBI…

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Genetic Testing Controversy Takes Center Stage at SXSW – LiveScience

Genetic Testing Controversy Takes Center Stage at SXSW – LiveScience

Imagine a world in which everyone is empowered to take charge of their own health care by discovering their personal genetic risk factors. That's…

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Here are 5 of the hottest health IT startups at SXSW

Here are 5 of the hottest health IT startups at SXSW

Health technology startups shone this year at South by Southwest Interactive. Pedicab bikers raved about TumorPaint (the inventor of the “molecular flashlight” delivered a rousing…

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