BioHealth News Archive
Fortify founders close accelerator to focus on web series, new ventures
The Fort, one of the first startup accelerators in the D.C. area, may be closing its physical doors, but according to Jonathon Perrelli, managing…
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Launch of Horizon 2020 – The EU Framewok Programme for Research – From James Gavigan
The following is an email sent by James P Gavigan, PhD, Head of the Science, Technology and Education Section, Delegation of the European Union to…
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Spring Capital raises $175M for VC fund – Baltimore Business Journal
Spring Capital Partners has completed fundraising for a $175 million fund that will invest in small to midsize companies. The fund is the third…
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You’ll Make More Money If You Can Code
Being able to learn marketable digital skills is sluggish and difficult — or so they say. Adda Birnir noticed a gender divide between a…
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Which healthcare VCs have hit the most grand slams? Here’s one way of looking at it
When something like three in four venture-backed startups fail, picking the ones that won’t is definitely not an easy feat. In search of what…
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MedImmune inks $6.5 million R&D partnership with Johns Hopkins – Baltimore Business Journal
MedImmune announced on Wednesday a $6.5 million research partnership with Johns Hopkins University, marking the second academic collaboration inked by the Gaithersburg biotech in…
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Emergent BioSolutions buys commercial drugmaker Cangene – Washington Business Journal
Rockville-based biodefense company Emergent BioSolutions, taking steps to move deeper into the commercial drugmaking world, is paying $222 million to buy Cangene Corp., a…
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Patent box encourages GSK to invest $330 mln more in UK | Reuters
GlaxoSmithKline is to invest another 200 million pounds ($330 million) on advanced manufacturing in Britain, the company said on Wednesday, underlining the draw of…
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BD Diagnostics introduces two ESR instruments to improve patient care in point of care settings
BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today introduced two new erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)…
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Drexel, University City Science Center and DreamIt Ventures Partner to Foster Innovation in Philadelphia – Dreamit Ventures
Drexel University, the University City Science Center and DreamIt Ventures are on a mission to support innovators and entrepreneurs in the Philadelphia region and…
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Biomedical Innovation Funding Forum Tickets, Rockville – Eventbrite
The Indian Biomedical Association (IBA) invited entrepreneurs from early phase companies with products or services in the life sciences industry the opportunity to connect,…
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How Maryland’s cyber tax credit works – Baltimore Business Journal
Own an emerging cyber security company and need more cash to grow? Maryland has set aside $3 million in tax incentives for companies seeking…
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Life Science Dolphin Tank Pitch Session – Eventbrite
December 19, 2013 6:00-8:00 PM William Hanna Center for Innovation at Shady Grove, 9700 Great Seneca Hwy Rockville, MD 20850 Springboard Enterprises presents the Dolphin Tank, a…
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DreamIt Ventures is raising a $30M fund to invest in its portfolio companies – Technical.ly Philly
DreamIt Ventures is raising a $30 million fund to further support its portfolio companies. The five-year-old early-stage startup accelerator has raised $10 million so…
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JS Yoon Memorial Cancer Research Institute Expands within University of Maryland BioPark
The University of Maryland (UM) BioPark announced today that the JS Yoon Memorial Cancer Research Institute, a basic research organization looking at the fundamental…
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