BioHealth News Archive
NIH research is ailing from the budget squeeze – The Washington Post
FRANCIS S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has been distributing a chart that shows the success rate of grant applications…
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Emergent BioSolutions could invest up to $120M in Baltimore, CFO says – Baltimore Business Journal
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.’s U.S. Health and Human Services contract to help produce flu vaccines in the event of a pandemic are key to the…
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Christie Administration Approves $60 Million to Grow Tech/Bio Tech Industry in New Jersey
In support of the Christie Administration's commitment to nurturing the growth of emerging technology and biotechnology businesses, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA)…
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Bethesda’s Northwest Biotherapeutics, developer of personalized immune therapies for solid tumor cancers raises $27,025,000
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NWBO), a biotechnology company developing DCVax® personalized immune therapies for solid tumor cancers, has completed an underwritten public offering of…
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HealthCare.gov enrollment totals higher this Sunday and Monday than all of October
About 29,00 people signed up for health insurance through the troubled HealthCare.gov website on Sunday and Monday, a number that is higher than the…
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Noble Life Sciences Inc. Receives Maryland TEDCO Award For Development Of Ex Vivo And In Vivo Assays For Anti-Metastatic Drug Development
Noble Life Sciences (Gaithersburg, MD) announced today that the company has been awarded a Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) grant of $100,000 from the Maryland…
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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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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 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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