BioHealth News Archive

A Genetic Entrepreneur Sets His Sights on Aging and Death – NYTimes.com

A Genetic Entrepreneur Sets His Sights on Aging and Death – NYTimes.com

J. Craig Venter is the latest wealthy entrepreneur to think he can cheat aging and death. And he hopes to do so by resorting…

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University of Maryland: UMD Partners with Lockheed Martin on Quantum Computing – InTheCapital

University of Maryland: UMD Partners with Lockheed Martin on Quantum Computing – InTheCapital

The University of Maryland just announced a new relationship with Lockheed Martin where the two will partner to develop an integrated quantum computing platform.…

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Medical Investment Crowdfunding Platform angelMD Lists 100th Startup | Crowdfund Insider

Medical Investment Crowdfunding Platform angelMD Lists 100th Startup | Crowdfund Insider

angelMD, a crowdfunding platform that connects physicians and leading medical startups, has stated the number of medical startups with live profiles on the site…

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Obama budget tags $1.8B for health IT – Healthcare IT News

Obama budget tags $1.8B for health IT – Healthcare IT News

In his $3.9 trillion fiscal year 2015 budget proposal released Tuesday, President Obama asked for $1.8 billion to support health information technology incentive payments…

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Craig Venter’s Latest Startup Gets $70M To Sequence Loads of Genomes – Xconomy

Craig Venter’s Latest Startup Gets $70M To Sequence Loads of Genomes – Xconomy

J. Craig Venter, the human genome pioneer, today unveiled a new San Diego-based venture with an ambitious goal of providing whole genome sequencing and…

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University program helps plant STEM teachers in Prince George’s – Gazette.Net

University program helps plant STEM teachers in Prince George’s – Gazette.Net

A new teacher “pipeline” at the University of Maryland, College Park, is expected to help with difficult-to-fill teacher positions in Prince George’s County. “It…

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2014 Best Places to Work in Frederick County – Nominate Your Company

2014 Best Places to Work in Frederick County – Nominate Your Company

If you love the company you work for... Then tell us! Share with the Frederick business community all the great things your company offers…

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Maryland Gives Blessing To Crowdfunding Platform Fundrise

Maryland Gives Blessing To Crowdfunding Platform Fundrise

Fundrise, a crowdfunding start-up that finances commercial real estate projects for investors, will be debuting its latest offering on Wednesday morning on its site:…

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Johns Hopkins: Thomas Dolby to Lead New Incubator for Tech in the Arts – InTheCapital

Johns Hopkins: Thomas Dolby to Lead New Incubator for Tech in the Arts – InTheCapital

You may remember him best for his hit song "She Blinded Me With Science," which rose to No. 5 on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart…

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BioMaryland Center Awards $1.5 Million to Accelerate Life Sciences Commercialization – MDBIZNews

BioMaryland Center Awards $1.5 Million to Accelerate Life Sciences Commercialization – MDBIZNews

Governor Martin O’Malley announced today that the State, through the BioMaryland Center, has awarded nearly $1.5 million to seven innovative life sciences companies and…

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‘America Incubates, CFLD Accelerates, China Creates’

‘America Incubates, CFLD Accelerates, China Creates’

China Fortune Land Development Co., Ltd. (CFLD), a leading expert in investment and operation of industrial zones in China, officially launched a high-tech incubator…

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7 Maryland biotechs, Hopkins awarded $1.5M for research projects – Baltimore Business Journal

7 Maryland biotechs, Hopkins awarded $1.5M for research projects – Baltimore Business Journal

Eight projects aimed at bringing new technology to market will share almost $1.5 million from the state’s BioMaryland Center. Seven life sciences companies and…

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Biotech Enterprise Students to Consult for MedImmune – News – Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus

Biotech Enterprise Students to Consult for MedImmune – News – Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus

Johns Hopkins University and MedImmune, one of the largest biotechnology companies in the region, have teamed up for an innovative, $6.5 million research collaboration,…

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This Woman Invented a Way to Run 30 Lab Tests on Only One Drop of Blood – Wired Science

This Woman Invented a Way to Run 30 Lab Tests on Only One Drop of Blood – Wired Science

Phlebotomy. Even the word sounds archaic—and that’s nothing compared to the slow, expensive, and inefficient reality of drawing blood and having it tested. As…

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BIRD Funding & Trip Info Session – Maryland/Israel Development Center

BIRD Funding & Trip Info Session – Maryland/Israel Development Center

March 13th, 2014 8:00am-10:00am at the Shady Grove Innovation Center, 9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, MD 20850 The Maryland/Israel Development Center and The Tech…

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