BioHealth News Archive
How can translational researchers face down funding and reproducible result challenges? – MedCity News
Two days into a government shutdown over resulting from the Congressional showdown over funding Obamacare, funding is at the front of mind for many…
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The STEM Workforce in the DC Area Ranks Second in the Nation. Use TCM’s Career Center, CORE, to Find Local Jobs.
The STEM workforce in the DC area is sizable and totals about 330,000 workers. Some of these employees are retiring, some are changing jobs,…
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University of Maryland receives renewed funding from NIH – Vaccine News Daily
The University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development announced on Thursday that it has received a renewed contract from the National…
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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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