BioHealth News Archive
Sub-Saharan Africa: ‘perhaps the next frontier’ for medical device industry, says Covidien CEO – MedCity News
Covidien President and CEO Joe Almeida said in a little more than a decade, sub-Saharan Africa could be the big opportunity for medical device…
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NHLBI Funding Opportunity Announcements, Sept. 25, 2013
Funding and Research Opportunities The following funding opportunity announcements from the NHLBI or other components of the National Institutes of Health, might be of…
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Rock Health’s latest batch of digital health startups: Mental health, smart spoons, and more – VentureBeat
At Rock Health, entrepreneurs are developing innovative products to keep us healthier, and lower medical care costs. Ten health startups in Rock Health’s current accelerator…
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FDA gets thumbs up on mobile apps regs – Healthcare IT News
mHealth advocates are giving good early reviews to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's final guidance document on the regulation of mobile medical apps,…
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Applying to the NIH SBIR Phase I Program for First-Time Applicants
October 1 and 2, 2013 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT Now on its eighth run, the NIH SBIR Phase I Program for First-Time Applicants is a…
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Giving and Receiving Compliments – Asian Fortune
Something as mundane and common as giving and receiving compliments may be a serious challenge if you are an immigrant. Over the years, I…
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Developers, IT Groups React to FDA’s Mobile Health App Guidance – iHealthBeat
Health IT groups and mobile application developers' reaction to FDA's release of final guidance for mobile health apps is mixed, the Baltimore Sun reports…
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FDA removes roadblocks to medical app innovation – VentureBeat
The United States Food and Drug Administration has finally released guidelines on how it plans to regulate thousands of new health-related smartphone applications. After months…
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MD HealthTech Coalition (Columbia, MD) – Meetup
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM Do you love health technology? Do you want to learn more about it? Do you…
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UMBC cyber incubator expansion attracts regional entrepreneurs – Baltimore Business Journal
How can you tell Maryland is becoming a hotbed for cyber security business? Ellen J. Hemmerly said it’s obvious from the companies looking into…
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MedImmune marks 25th year with reception for founder – Gazette.Net
Montgomery County’s largest biotechnology company, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this week, actually hatched from a meeting in the Big Apple. In the…
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Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland to build research and science center in East Baltimore
The state's two major research institutions, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, College Park , are partnering to build a research and science center in East…
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GSK signs agreement with BARDA for anthrax treatment – BioPrepWatch.com
GlaxoSmithKline announced on Thursday that it has signed a four-year contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority for the provision of its…
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A new mobile health accelerator, provided by Sprint and Techstars – MedCity News
Sprint (NYSE: S) is upping its mobile health game in a new partnership with Techstars. The mobile service provider and its startup accelerator partner…
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Anne Arundel company joins global telemedicine market – CapitalGazette.com: Business
A Maryland patient with a fever could one day enter a photo booth-like facility and leave with a diagnosis and prescription. A Severna Park…
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