BioHealth News Archive
Fourth Edition of Building Biotechnology now Available – BiotechBlog
The fourth edition of Building Biotechnology, the premier biotechnology industry primer, is now available. Building Biotechnology has been adopted by dozens of educational programs, and is…
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Patenting University Research Has Been A Dismal Failure, Enabling Patent Trolling. It’s Time To Stop – Techdirt
For many years we've been incredibly critical of the famous Bayh-Dole Act, which was passed in 1980 with the idea that it would encourage…
Read MoreMaryland, NASA Partner on Tech Transfer – AMD
The state of Maryland and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., have embarked on a new partnership effort, the main goal of…
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FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) – Strategic Plan 2013-2017 – PDF
CDER’s mission is to protect and promote public health by helping to ensure that human drugs are safe and effective for their intended use,…
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MedStar, Cleveland Clinic alliance reach licensing deal on medical device – Washington Business Journal
MedStar Health and the Cleveland Clinic said Monday they'd signed a deal with a Maryland company to license patent rights for a medical device…
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Jason Hardebeck to lead DreamIt Health Baltimore accelerator – Baltimore Business Journal
A new health information technology accelerator has caught the eye of one of Baltimore’s technology leaders. Jason Hardebeck, executive director of the gb.tc, formerly…
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BioBuzz Builds Connections in Biotech and Life Sciences Industries – Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus Blog – Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus
Once a month, Growlers Brew Pub in Gaithersburg is packed with people talking about the latest trends in the biotechnology and life sciences industries.…
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How JHU landed at Homewood rather than at its founder’s summer home
In 1837, entrepreneur and philanthropist Johns Hopkins bought a Federal-style mansion located on 300 acres in northeast Baltimore. Henry Thompson, a businessman and War…
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Diagnosis for Healthcare.gov: Unrealistic Technology Expectations – MIT Technology Review
The fiasco with the $600 million federal health insurance website wasn’t all bureaucratic. Forcing slow and disparate databases run by government and insurance companies…
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The rise of 1776: How an accelerator blossomed in the nation’s capital
The Evan Burfield of June 2000 was the archetypal startup wunderkind, the kind of overachiever who naturally invites unfavorable comparisons to yourself at the…
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Medical device startups hit by decline of venture capital investment | TribLIVE
Peter DeComo raised $20 million from investors for Renal Solutions Inc. in 2002, when the Pittsburgh medical device company had only a working prototype…
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Five innovative obesity treatments as America prepares to unbutton its post-Thanksgiving pants
You’ve cracked open the crate of cranberries, stuck the turkey in the oven and are well into filling your second muffin tin with cornbread…
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The Netherlands has the best healthcare in the EU: Survey – EurActiv
The Netherlands has retained its position at the top of the annual Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI) which compares healthcare systems in Europe. On…
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15 healthcare startups that should be thankful for Obamacare
Last summer when we were still waiting for the Supreme Court to rule on the Affordable Care Act, many people I talked to said…
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Trevigen Receives a NIH SBIR Contract to Develop a Tumor Aligned 3D Coculture System
Trevigen Inc. has been awarded $252,000 for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Contract, 261201300042C, from the National Cancer Institute and the…
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