BioHealth News Archive
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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gb.tc director Jason Hardebeck picked to lead DreamIt Health IT accelerator – Technical.ly Baltimore
Jason Hardebeck, whom many in Baltimore’s tech community know as the executive director of gb.tc, has been picked to lead DreamIt Ventures‘ new accelerator…
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Avalon and GSK grow startups in the lab – Global University Venturing
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and US-based VC Avalon Ventures have announced the creation of the first of up to ten San Diego-based biotech firms…
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Can crowdfunding help medical research? – Toronto Star
It’s frequently used to raise money for producing movies and recording CDs, but a Toronto hospital is hoping the crowdfunding craze can help get…
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Pharmaceuticals: Merck On the Make – Site Selection Online
It’s been a relatively quiet year for facility investment projects from Merck KGaA, the life sciences and chemical firm that employs more than 38,000…
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Which mHealth apps will Penn Medicine entrepreneurs try to commercialize?
Heart attacks, anaphylactic shock and clinical decision support for healthcare workers in rural clinics in developing countries. Those are the targets of a group…
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University of Maryland team places first in Affordable Care Act competition – The Diamondback : Nation
A university team took first place in a health competition earlier this month after implementing a method to improve health care access for Americans.…
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TCM clears big hurdle in US
A Chinese herbal medicine for liver ailments has cleared a big hurdle with regulators in the United States, but there's still a long way…
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InvestMaryland Challenge win transformative for Maryland entrepreneur – MDBIZNews
It wasn’t just another business competition for Scott Holland, it was the realization of a life-long dream. Holland’s startup i-Lighting, a novel easy-to-install indoor…
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5 ways to avoid HealthCare.gov mishap – Healthcare IT News
To say an IT project like HealthCare.gov was a large-scale, complex behemoth undertaking is an understatement, to say the least. All the myriad elements…
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