BioHealth News Archive

ATCC Announces Creation of Biomaterial Contributor Network

ATCC Announces Creation of Biomaterial Contributor Network

ATCC, the premier global biological materials resource and standards organization, announces material deposit agreements with over 30 leading public and private institutions. These institutions…

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Johns Hopkins Researchers Find Promising Therapeutic Target for Hard-To-Treat Brain Tumor

Johns Hopkins Researchers Find Promising Therapeutic Target for Hard-To-Treat Brain Tumor

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have found a specific protein in nearly 100 percent of high-grade meningiomas — the most common form of brain…

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AstraZeneca to buy US cancer firm for up to $500 million

AstraZeneca to buy US cancer firm for up to $500 million

AstraZeneca Plc took a further step to bolster its pipeline of new cancer drugs on Monday by agreeing to acquire privately held U.S. biotech…

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A healthcare innovator’s guide to must-know tech terms for the next decade of medicine

A healthcare innovator’s guide to must-know tech terms for the next decade of medicine

Electronic medical records. DNA sequencing. Big data. These technology trends are changing the way medicine is practiced today — but what's coming next? I…

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Cyber Security & Healthcare Investment Conference – September 11, 2013

Cyber Security & Healthcare Investment Conference – September 11, 2013

Forum Agenda: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Jones Day Terrace & Conference Center 51 Louisiana Ave, NW | Washington, D.C. With the increasing adoption…

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Novartis holds annual healthcare entrepreneur competition to generate insight into healthcare and innovation of tomorrow – MarketWatch

Novartis holds annual healthcare entrepreneur competition to generate insight into healthcare and innovation of tomorrow – MarketWatch

Novartis International AG / Novartis holds annual healthcare entrepreneur competition to generate insight into healthcare and innovation of tomorrow . Processed and transmitted by…

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Real-Time MRI Helps Neurosurgeons During Surgeries | MIT Technology Review

Real-Time MRI Helps Neurosurgeons During Surgeries | MIT Technology Review

A new system for visualizing the brain during surgery is helping neurosurgeons more accurately diagnose and treat patients and is even allowing them to…

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Howard County plots incubator for socially conscious startups – Baltimore Business Journal

Howard County plots incubator for socially conscious startups – Baltimore Business Journal

Howard County has plans for a new incubator that would aim to develop companies with a socially conscious focus. The Conscious Venture Lab is…

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MedImmune strengthens immune-mediated cancer therapy portfolio with acquisition of Amplimmune

MedImmune strengthens immune-mediated cancer therapy portfolio with acquisition of Amplimmune

AstraZeneca today announced that MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Amplimmune, a privately-held, Maryland,…

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HealthTech Accelerates with DreamIt Health

HealthTech Accelerates with DreamIt Health

This summer marked the inauguration of the DreamIt Health accelerator, a startup boot camp focused on healthcare IT run by DreamIt Ventures and powered…

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Cure for cystic fibrosis comes closer to reality

Cure for cystic fibrosis comes closer to reality

Washington: A group of researchers have made a significant breakthrough for figuring out which mutations are benign and which are deleterious in cystic fibrosis.…

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Hospital IT spending jumps high

Hospital IT spending jumps high

Hospital executives have never been frivolous when it comes to investing in technology, but as reimbursements shrink, the need to carefully analyze each purchasing…

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Oncology, Neurology, B2B Medtech/Biotech – 3 Opportunities this Fall to Connect with Key Leaders in Europe

Oncology, Neurology, B2B Medtech/Biotech – 3 Opportunities this Fall to Connect with Key Leaders in Europe

BioMaryland is supporting various events in France which benefit the biohealth community. See if your company qualifies for a travel assistance grant to fly…

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The 3 Ms of pop health platforms

The 3 Ms of pop health platforms

Take Care Team Connect, an Evanston, Ill.-based IT firm that provides software platforms for population healthcare management while also offering provider coaching services on…

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New Findings on Tissue Engineering from University of Maryland Summarized – HispanicBusiness.com

New Findings on Tissue Engineering from University of Maryland Summarized – HispanicBusiness.com

Investigators discuss new findings in Biomedicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to news reporting out of Baltimore, Maryland, by NewsRx editors, research stated, "Case reports…

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