BioHealth News Archive

Which VCs are Poised to Profit From the Biotech IPO Boom? – Xconomy

Which VCs are Poised to Profit From the Biotech IPO Boom? – Xconomy

Biotech venture capitalists, as a group, haven’t had much to cheer about the past few years. But this is shaping up to be the…

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The Wireless Way to Save Health-Care Costs – MIT Technology Review

The Wireless Way to Save Health-Care Costs – MIT Technology Review

I visited cardiologist Eric Topol at the Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California, one day this summer. He’d had a busy morning seeing…

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Healthcare job growth flying high – Healthcare IT News

Healthcare job growth flying high – Healthcare IT News

While U.S. job growth was less than economists expected in August – increasing by 169,000 – the healthcare sector remained a bright spot, adding…

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CIT to Host MACH37™ Cyber Accelerator Launch Event – Thursday, September 12, 2013

CIT to Host MACH37™ Cyber Accelerator Launch Event – Thursday, September 12, 2013

The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced today it will host an event with Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell launching the MACH37™ Cyber Accelerator on…

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UMD Kicks Off Semester with Expanded Innovation Fridays – UMD Right Now

UMD Kicks Off Semester with Expanded Innovation Fridays – UMD Right Now

Kicking off the fall semester, the University of Maryland is giving the thousands of innovative minds across campus new ways to share and explore…

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Driving Innovation in Breast Cancer – Breast Cancer Start-up Challenge

Driving Innovation in Breast Cancer – Breast Cancer Start-up Challenge

High Level Overview - Recapped The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a significant portfolio of inventions available for licensing.  The Center for Advancing…

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Stanford University Is Going To Invest In Student Startups Like A VC Firm – TechCrunch

Stanford University Is Going To Invest In Student Startups Like A VC Firm – TechCrunch

Stanford University is going to start directly investing in students’ companies. Stanford is also giving a $3.6 million grant to StartX, a non-profit startup…

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National Venture Capital Funding of Life Sciences Increases 26% in Q2 – San Diego Business Journal

National Venture Capital Funding of Life Sciences Increases 26% in Q2 – San Diego Business Journal

There has been a sharp increase in venture capital funding of life sciences companies in the second quarter of 2013, according to a new…

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Making cancer drugs more effective – The Washington Post

Making cancer drugs more effective – The Washington Post

Dr. Michael M. Gottesman has spent nearly four decades as a highly respected scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducting important studies…

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Governor Martin O’Malley kicks off 2nd annual InvestMaryland Challenge – MDBIZNews

Governor Martin O’Malley kicks off 2nd annual InvestMaryland Challenge – MDBIZNews

Governor Martin O’Malley today via video kicked off the 2nd annual InvestMaryland Challenge, a national business competition that supports Maryland startups and strengthens a…

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Startup Maryland Announces Venue for Pitch Across Maryland Last Stop…Innovation Celebration

Startup Maryland Announces Venue for Pitch Across Maryland Last Stop…Innovation Celebration

Startup Maryland (www.startupmaryland.org), an initiative driven By Entrepreneurs ... For Entrepreneurs, today announced that UNDER ARMOUR® (NYSE: UA) has agreed to be the host…

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Emergent BioSolutions Celebrates 15th Anniversary

Emergent BioSolutions Celebrates 15th Anniversary

September 5, 2013 marks Emergent BioSolutions’ 15th year of operations. Emergent BioSolutions is a global specialty pharmaceutical company seeking to protect and enhance life…

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New fund from Stanford & Stanford Hospital will invest in entrepreneurial graduates – MedCity News

New fund from Stanford & Stanford Hospital will invest in entrepreneurial graduates – MedCity News

Stanford University produces more alumni entrepreneurs than any other university, and now it’s created its first fund to invest directly in those early-stage companies…

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5 Things Biotechs Should Do to Take Advantage of The Boom – Xconomy

5 Things Biotechs Should Do to Take Advantage of The Boom – Xconomy

We are currently enjoying a much needed resurgence in the biotechnology industry. The industry has been the best performing sector in the stock market…

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Gov. Malloy Signs Bill Creating the Bioscience Innovation Fund

Gov. Malloy Signs Bill Creating the Bioscience Innovation Fund

Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed new legislation creating a $200 million Bioscience Innovation Fund during a ceremonial event at the University of Connecticut…

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