BioHealth News Archive
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
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/ —
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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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Neutropenic Mouse Thigh Model Now Offered by Noble Life Sciences
Noble Life Sciences (Gaithersburg, MD), in collaboration with ImQuest BioSciences (Frederick, MD), has successfully developed a neutropenic mouse thigh model of infection and demonstrated…
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Darpa Courts Biotech Researchers – Government – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Donald E. Ingber, a professor at Harvard University, has combined advanced electronics and biology to create a "lung on a chip," a breakthrough device…
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Glycomimetics Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering – GlycoMimetics
GlycoMimetics, Inc. announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the…
Read MoreHigh Blood Sugar Linked with Cancer – TeleManagement
Even people without diabetes could be at higher risk of dying from disease High blood sugar has been linked to a greater risk of…
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