BioHealth News Archive
GlaxoSmithKline bases new VC fund at One Broadway in Kendall – Boston Business Journal
GlaxoSmithKline's new $50 million venture capital fund will be based out of the One Broadway building in Cambridge's Kendall Square, inside an office of…
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GSK launches $50M fund to invest in pioneering bioelectronics technology – MedCity News
About one year ago GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) set up a division to study the electrical impulses along the peripheral nervous system and develop technologies…
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Life Sciences Discovery Fund 2013-2014 Granting Programs Now Open
Proof of Concept grants are intended to enhance the commercial viability of health-related technologies or concepts developed by non-profit organizations or enhance the competitiveness…
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PharmAthene’s merger gives Annapolis biotech link to Pfizer – Baltimore Business Journal
When PharmAthene Inc. merges with Seattle-based Theraclone Sciences Inc., it will become part of a company that has the kind of deal with Big…
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NHLBI Job Opportunities: Business Development Specialist, Office of Translational Alliances and Coordination
The Office of Translational Alliances and Coordination (OTAC) in the Division of Extramural Research Activities (DERA), NHLBI is seeking outstanding candidates for the Business…
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County lands major State funding to support 9,700 new jobs
Leggett Joins O’Malley/Brown Administration in Announcing $630 Million Investment in County’s Transportation Network; Governor Also Announces Additional $400 Million for Construction of Purple Line…
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The Return of the Biotech IPO | BIOtechNow
It isn’t just the volume of IPOs this summer that makes this window a victory for hibernating private biotechs and their VC backers, it’s…
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University Of Maryland Ranks Among Top 20 Party Schools In The Country « CBS Baltimore
The University of Maryland College Park ranks among the best universities in the nation, but it appears the Terps are known to let their…
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NIH SBIR/STTR Grants: Seed Funding for Biotech Development
You may have a great idea for a new diagnostic, drug, or technology but developing, testing, and commercializing it takes money. One very viable…
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Johns Hopkins receives $5.8M grant to study frailty among older adults
The Johns Hopkins University’s schools of medicine and public health received a $5.8 million federal government grant for research on frailty among older adults.…
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University Of Maryland, Baltimore’s Licensing Deals Fuel Local Life Sciences Community – Baltimore Business Journal
University of Maryland (UM) Ventures announced today agreements between University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and five different life sciences companies across the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan…
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3 healthcare trends about startups (courtesy of the MedCity Monthly Startups Index) – MedCity News
MedCity News writes about all kinds of startups whether their pitch is more at home on CNN or MIT’s Technology Review. We are always…
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Healthbox & Florida Blue bet consumer engagement, wellness startups will win in FL market – MedCity News
Digital health accelerator Healthbox and anchor partner Florida Blue had their priorities straight when they chose the seven companies for their inaugural Florida accelerator…
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The doctor will email you now, and patients like it – ScienceBlog.com
Patients like it and so do health organizations, but electronic communications in clinical care will likely not be widely adopted by primary care physicians…
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The Rise of Robotics for Physical Therapy – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ
A person who has suffered from a stroke or spinal-cord injury might need to use crutches or a wheelchair as they gradually regain lost…
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