BioHealth News Archive

NHLBI Funding Opportunities Announcements, November 13, 2013

NHLBI Funding Opportunities Announcements, November 13, 2013

The following funding opportunity announcements from the NHLBI or other components of the National Institutes of Health, might be of interest: NIH Guide Notice:…

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Johns Hopkins research may improve early detection of dementia | Science Codex

Johns Hopkins research may improve early detection of dementia | Science Codex

Using scores obtained from cognitive tests, Johns Hopkins researchers think they have developed a model that could help determine whether memory loss in older…

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Silicon Valley is Second to Massachusetts for Venture Capital-backed Healthcare Exits

Silicon Valley is Second to Massachusetts for Venture Capital-backed Healthcare Exits

An earlier research brief we’d issued highlighted that Silicon Valley dominates the list of top 50 VC-backed tech exits. The post generated a fair…

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Shark Tank investor is out at first sign of ‘fancy talk’

Shark Tank investor is out at first sign of ‘fancy talk’

Investor Barbara Corcoran said that she has learned to spot the red flags of “well-intended misrepresentations” and fancy talk during her four seasons judging…

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Mark Cuban: personalized health is future of healthcare

Mark Cuban: personalized health is future of healthcare

Billlionaire investor Mark Cuban, who owns the Dallas Mavericks and Landmark Theaters and is a regular on Shark Tank, has expanded his interests to…

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Zebrareach Mobile App Amps Mary Washington Healthcare Employee Benefit Program

Zebrareach Mobile App Amps Mary Washington Healthcare Employee Benefit Program

Mary Washington Healthcare (MWHC) and Zebrareach today announced a collaboration that provides MWHC's more than 4,000 Associates free membership to Zebrareach, a smartphone application…

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Developing and delivering effective investor presentation for your early stage venture – Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Developing and delivering effective investor presentation for your early stage venture – Tuesday, November 19, 2013

The Indian Biomedical Association (IBA) is inviting entrepreneurs from early phase companies with products or services in the life sciences industry the opportunity to…

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If you want to work for Johns Hopkins University, you’ll have to answer these questions – Baltimore Business Journal

If you want to work for Johns Hopkins University, you’ll have to answer these questions – Baltimore Business Journal

Johns Hopkins University has an acceptance rate under 20 percent. It’s clearly a prestigious institution. But what is it like to interview for a…

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The Votes Are In … Pitch Across Maryland “Fan Favorites” Announced

The Votes Are In … Pitch Across Maryland “Fan Favorites” Announced

Social networks have been all “abuzz” over the past month getting the vote out for the most important elected-position in the region.   No…

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GSK selects 8 scientists in Discovery Fast Track competition for academic drug hunters

GSK selects 8 scientists in Discovery Fast Track competition for academic drug hunters

GSK has selected eight winners in its first Discovery Fast Track competition, designed to translate academic research into starting points for new potential medicines.…

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America, we’re not fat, loud and lazy. We’re fat, diseased and stressed

America, we’re not fat, loud and lazy. We’re fat, diseased and stressed

Okay. The verdict’s still out on loud. (If my family–myself included–is any indicator, that’s probably a losing battle.) The point is our human capital…

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US Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission – Innovation Working Group Meeting

US Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission – Innovation Working Group Meeting

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FEEDBACK SUMMARY REPORT – The results of the trip of UNN companies to Maryland in the frame of EURECA II program

FEEDBACK SUMMARY REPORT – The results of the trip of UNN companies to Maryland in the frame of EURECA II program

After the trip UNN participants were interviewed and filled the Feedback forms (see the Appendix). The results of interviews and feedback forms processing may…

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State Government R&D Expenditures Increase 11.3% from FY 2010 to FY 2011

State Government R&D Expenditures Increase 11.3% from FY 2010 to FY 2011

State government agency expenditures for research and development totaled $1.404 billion in FY 2011, an 11.3% increase over the $1.261 billion reported in FY…

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Research Commercialization Introductory Course

Research Commercialization Introductory Course

Now on its sixth run, the Research Commercialization Introductory Course is a very popular online course designed to help science and engineering researchers better…

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