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BioMaryland Biotechnology Development Awards

BioMaryland Biotechnology Development Awards

Are you a Maryland biotechnology company or research organization working to commercialize a technology/product?   Apply by October 17th for the 2013-2014 BioMaryland Biotechnology…

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Top 10 cities for healthcare venture capital deals in Q3 – MedCity News

Top 10 cities for healthcare venture capital deals in Q3 – MedCity News

Wondering where the venture capital funding has gone in the healthcare industry? According to CB Insights, it’s the following 10 cities–for Q3 ’13 at…

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Digital Health Conference | The Digital Health Conference is an exclusive gathering of health IT leaders to network, innovate and discuss new technologies.

Digital Health Conference | The Digital Health Conference is an exclusive gathering of health IT leaders to network, innovate and discuss new technologies.

The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC, pronounced “Nice”) is a not-for-profit organization, working to improve healthcare for all New Yorkers through health information technology…

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Johns Hopkins ranks 15th out of 400 schools in new World University Rankings – Hub

Johns Hopkins ranks 15th out of 400 schools in new World University Rankings – Hub

Johns Hopkins University ranks 15th globally out of 400 research universities in the recently released 2013-2014 World University Rankings compiled by London's Times Higher…

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Comparing ‘Shark Tank’ To Venture Capital Reality – Forbes

Comparing ‘Shark Tank’ To Venture Capital Reality – Forbes

I am sure many of you have watched an episode of Shark Tank on ABC.  The show allows a startup entrepreneur to pitch their idea to…

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UM’s Kirwan says internships key to preparing students for workforce – Baltimore Business Journal

UM’s Kirwan says internships key to preparing students for workforce – Baltimore Business Journal

If Maryland is to meet the workforce demands of a growing cyber security industry, it’s going to have to offer students a hands-on experience…

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Catholic Health Initiatives Center for Translational Research Relocating to University of Maryland BioPark — BALTIMORE, Oct. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —

Catholic Health Initiatives Center for Translational Research Relocating to University of Maryland BioPark — BALTIMORE, Oct. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —

The University of Maryland (UM) BioPark announced today that the Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) Center for Translational Research (CTR) has signed a lease to…

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U.S.-Russia Innovation Corridor Selects Residents for Startup Initiative

U.S.-Russia Innovation Corridor Selects Residents for Startup Initiative

A total of 87 applicants from more than 30 cities across Russia sought to land one of just three residency openings in the U.S.-Russia…

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NSF-Backed DC I-Corps Kicks Off First Cohort with 20 Federal Laboratory, University and Regional Inventors, Entrepreneur Teams

NSF-Backed DC I-Corps Kicks Off First Cohort with 20 Federal Laboratory, University and Regional Inventors, Entrepreneur Teams

DC Innovation Corps (I-Corps), the new, National Science Foundation-backed program aimed at translating the region's vibrant research community into successful startups and licensed technologies,…

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Which DC Venture Capital Firm Has the Most Klout? – InTheCapital

Which DC Venture Capital Firm Has the Most Klout? – InTheCapital

Washington, D.C. has become one of the centers for high-tech innovation, spurring some of the biggest investments from venture capital firms in the country.…

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HIMSS Innovation Center opens its doors – Healthcare IT News

HIMSS Innovation Center opens its doors – Healthcare IT News

The HIMSS Innovation Center opens today in Cleveland, a city, known around the world for the Cleveland Clinic and the Rock and Roll Hall…

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GSK aims to market world’s first malaria vaccine – Reuters

GSK aims to market world’s first malaria vaccine – Reuters

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will seek marketing approval for the world's first malaria vaccine next year after trial data showed the shot significantly cut cases…

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15-Year-Old Develops Early Detection Test for Pancreatic Cancer

15-Year-Old Develops Early Detection Test for Pancreatic Cancer

Kids today ... are actually doing some amazing stuff. Take 15-year-old Jack Andraka, who recently won the grand prize of the Intel International Science…

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New Enterprise Associates owns 75 percent of GlycoMimetics – Washington Business Journal

New Enterprise Associates owns 75 percent of GlycoMimetics – Washington Business Journal

Bicoastal venture firm New Enterprise Associates owns 75.2 percent of GlycoMimetics Inc., making NEA by far the biggest beneficiary of the Gaithersburg biotech's planned…

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MacroGenics slated to go public this week – Washington Business Journal

MacroGenics slated to go public this week – Washington Business Journal

MacroGenics Inc. is slated to go public this week. The Rockville drug-maker plans to raise as much as $73.6 million to fund the development…

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