BioHealth News Archive

Which mHealth apps will Penn Medicine entrepreneurs try to commercialize?

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

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

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

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

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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Why are healthcare startups harder? Watch this video

Why are healthcare startups harder? Watch this video

“Domain specificity is important.” It is so refreshing to hear a tech entrepreneur like Steve Blank say this. Blank has been worked with researchers…

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Court victory for Johns Hopkins in Gaithersburg Belward Farm dispute – Washington Business Journal

Court victory for Johns Hopkins in Gaithersburg Belward Farm dispute – Washington Business Journal

Johns Hopkins University has won a key court judgement in its disputed plan to develop a 108-acre donated farm into a $4.7 million "science…

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Happy Thanksgiving from the BHI Team

Happy Thanksgiving from the BHI Team

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State of Maryland, NASA Begin New Technology Transfer Partnership – NASA

State of Maryland, NASA Begin New Technology Transfer Partnership – NASA

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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Baltimore is among most attractive U.S. markets for college students – Baltimore Business Journal

Baltimore is among most attractive U.S. markets for college students – Baltimore Business Journal

Baltimore is a top destination for students looking to attend college. The Charm City has ranked eighth among major metro areas in the American…

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University Chancellor Says High-Quality Education at a Lower Cost Is in the Nation’s Interest – WSJ.com

University Chancellor Says High-Quality Education at a Lower Cost Is in the Nation’s Interest – WSJ.com

'We need to provide high-quality education at a lower cost. If at the end of the day, this means there aren't as many universities…

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Impatient with NIH, cancer researcher turns to crowdfunding – Star Tribune

Impatient with NIH, cancer researcher turns to crowdfunding – Star Tribune

Dr. Daniel Saltzman says he can prove that bacteria that ordinarily cause food poisoning in people can be modified for use as guided missiles…

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A New Face Proposed for Baltimore County’s Economic Development Department – Conduit Street

A New Face Proposed for Baltimore County’s Economic Development Department – Conduit Street

As reported in the Baltimore News Journal, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz on Monday proposed a new department name and department head nominee for the County’s economic…

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QIAGEN Announces Companion Diagnostics ProgramQIAGEN

QIAGEN Announces Companion Diagnostics ProgramQIAGEN

QIAGEN has announced an agreement with Eli Lilly and Company to develop and commercialize a molecular companion diagnostic paired with a novel Lilly oncology…

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Johns Hopkins: You Can Thank Johns Hopkins for the Invention of CPR – InTheCapital

Johns Hopkins: You Can Thank Johns Hopkins for the Invention of CPR – InTheCapital

Before 1960, the only way to treat cardiac arrest involved opening up the chest cavity and applying manual cardiac massage. The surgeon would take…

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