BioHealth News Archive

In The Hospital Of The Future, Big Data Is One Of Your Doctors – Co.Exist

In The Hospital Of The Future, Big Data Is One Of Your Doctors – Co.Exist

From our genomes to Jawbones, the amount of data about health is exploding. Bringing on top Silicon Valley talent, one NYC hospital is preparing…

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Beltsville spinoff gets boost from MedStar, Cleveland Clinic – Baltimore Business Journal

Beltsville spinoff gets boost from MedStar, Cleveland Clinic – Baltimore Business Journal

Technology once used to help helicopters fly better will in the future be used to help patients breathe better. InnoVital Systems, a spinoff of…

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Tech Council of Maryland Partners with Year Up National Capital Region for Workforce Development Initiative

Tech Council of Maryland Partners with Year Up National Capital Region for Workforce Development Initiative

The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM), Maryland’s largest trade association for technology and life science companies, today announced that it has partnered with Year…

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Revolution Growth invests $22M in organic salad chain Sweetgreen – Washington Business Journal

Revolution Growth invests $22M in organic salad chain Sweetgreen – Washington Business Journal

Revolution Growth is investing $22 million in Sweetgreen, an organic salad retail chain launched by three Georgetown grads in 2007 that has since expanded…

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BDC ups incentives for Emergent Biosolutions before it meets original terms – Baltimore Business Journal

BDC ups incentives for Emergent Biosolutions before it meets original terms – Baltimore Business Journal

The Baltimore Development Corp. is offering a second round of job creation incentives to Rockville-based Emergent Biosolutions as the company prepares to expand its…

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Baltimore hires Austin firm to create economic development plan – Baltimore Business Journal

Baltimore hires Austin firm to create economic development plan – Baltimore Business Journal

Baltimore has hired an Austin, Texas-based firm to develop an economic development strategic plan for the city. The contract with AngelouEconomics which is not…

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No, Brace Pharma is not making a ‘$200 million investment in Maryland’ – Baltimore Business Journal

No, Brace Pharma is not making a ‘$200 million investment in Maryland’ – Baltimore Business Journal

Brace Pharmaceuticals Inc., an arm of Brazilian pharma company EMS S/A, has established its U.S. headquarters in Rockville and will invest $200 million in…

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Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission Presents Sixth Annual Maryland Stem Cell Research Symposium in Baltimore – Digital Journal

Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission Presents Sixth Annual Maryland Stem Cell Research Symposium in Baltimore – Digital Journal

Each year, the State of Maryland continues to lead advancements and best practices in U.S. stem cell research through the Maryland Stem Cell Research…

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Scientists inch closer to building a drug-delivering nanorobot – Cutting Edge – CNET News

Scientists inch closer to building a drug-delivering nanorobot – Cutting Edge – CNET News

Scientists have been toying for years with creating tiny implants and nanorobots that could carry drugs to certain diseased cells. It is about as…

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New York City to Start Venture Fund for Biotech – WSJ.com

New York City to Start Venture Fund for Biotech – WSJ.com

New York has built gleaming new research facilities and lured at least one large drug company, but the city still trails places such as…

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Governor O’Malley Announces $200 Million Investment In Maryland By Top Brazilian Pharmaceutical… — ANNAPOLIS, Md., Dec. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ —

Governor O’Malley Announces $200 Million Investment In Maryland By Top Brazilian Pharmaceutical… — ANNAPOLIS, Md., Dec. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ —

On a trade mission to Brazil, Governor Martin O'Malley today announced that Brace Pharmaceuticals, an investment company created by EMS S/A, Brazil's largest domestic…

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Burrill VC Fund Splits into New Firm, Biomark, After Short Marriage – Xconomy

Burrill VC Fund Splits into New Firm, Biomark, After Short Marriage – Xconomy

San Francisco-based Burrill & Company looked like it had beaten the odds a little more than a year ago during a tough time for…

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Lockheed Martin opens health innovation center in Baltimore County – Baltimore Business Journal

Lockheed Martin opens health innovation center in Baltimore County – Baltimore Business Journal

Lockheed Martin Corp. will formally open on Wednesday a Center for Health Innovation in Baltimore County to help the defense contractor delve deeper into…

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NHLBI Funding Opportunity Announcements, December 3, 2013

NHLBI Funding Opportunity Announcements, December 3, 2013

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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Silicon Valley is No Model for America – Newgeography.com

Silicon Valley is No Model for America – Newgeography.com

Its image further enhanced by the recent IPO of Twitter, Silicon Valley now stands in many minds as the cutting edge of the American…

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