BioHealth News Archive
Want small business funding from DARPA? 5 application tips from the program’s director – MedCity News
The Department of Health and Human Services isn’t the only federal agency interested in funding medical research. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Department…
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Elaine Amir Retires: Six Questions with Amir – Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus
After nearly 17 years, Elaine Amir, executive director of Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus, retired, effective Sept. 30. Elaine has been the face…
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Which of these 8 ideas to transform healthcare will Robert Wood Johnson Foundation fund? – MedCity News
Improving health literacy and patient engagement and developing alternative ways to appraise apps and physicians are among the ideas that have reached the finals…
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Cydan Expands Initial Financing to $26 Million; Lundbeckfond Ventures and Bay City Capital Join Diverse Investor Syndicate With Participation from NEA and Alexandria Venture Investments | Business Wire | Rock Hill Herald Online
Cydan, LLC, an orphan drug accelerator that identifies and de-risks programs with therapeutic and commercial potential, today announced that the company has expanded its…
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Human genome drugs: Where are the miracle cures from genomics? Did the genome map make us healthier?
Sequencing the human genome seemed like a discovery so important that it couldn’t be overhyped—we had, after all, transcribed the blueprint for human life—but…
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Capital Buzz: Revolution begins new fund with $50M to spare – The Washington Post
An early-stage investment fund founded by Revolution has raised $200 million in commitments, blowing past its $150 million goal. The new fund, Revolution Ventures,…
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Is your school underrated for tech entrepreneurship? – PandoDaily
At a time when many states are looking to their research universities as sources of innovation and entrepreneurship, it is great to see that…
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Emergent to Buy Gaithersburg Office from COPT – Daily News Article – GlobeSt.com
Emergent Biosolutions, the maker of the only FDA-licensed anthrax vaccine, is expanding its footprint in Montgomery County, with a little bit of financial help…
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Here’s a look at healthcare’s top 10 corporate investors and acquirers – MedCity News
These days, having a strategic investor or partner has become almost a matter of survival for healthcare startups. Corporate investing and partnering has really…
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University of Maryland entrepreneurship program extends eligibility to all majors – The Diamondback : Campus
Anyone can have a great business idea, and now students don’t have to be enrolled in the business school to get help making their…
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Getting Big Results from a Small Business Unit – Steven J. Thompson – Harvard Business Review
Earlier this year Sun Yat-sen University, a well-regarded institution in Guangzhou in the Guangdong province of China, announced that the university and affiliated hospitals…
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The Pharma Bureaucracy Index: Who’s Nimble, and Who’s Sloooowww? – Xconomy
Bureaucracy is one of the dirty words in business. Nobody wants to publicly admit their company is bogged down with too many layers of…
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Gliknik Enters Into Licensing Agreement With Pfizer for Drug Candidate Targeting Autoimmune Diseases
GL-2045 is Gliknik’s Lead Recombinant Stradomer™ Designed to Improve on Pooled Human Intravenous Immunoglobulin Gliknik Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, today announced that…
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The Pharma Bureaucracy Index: Who’s Nimble, and Who’s Sloooowww?
Bureaucracy is one of the dirty words in business. Nobody wants to publicly admit their company is bogged down with too many layers of…
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Here’s a look at healthcare’s top 10 corporate investors and acquirers
These days, having a strategic investor or partner has become almost a matter of survival for healthcare startups. Corporate investing and partnering has really…
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