BioHealth News Archive
Kolltan Enters into License and Option Agreement with MedImmune
Kolltan Pharmaceuticals, a privately held biopharmaceutical company, today announced an agreement with MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, under which…
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Invest Maryland money announced for 2 tech companies – The Washington Post
Maryland’s venture capital fund has announced that two tech companies in the state will get a total of $350,000. Gov. Martin O’Malley made the…
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Reversing Gene Silencing with a Novel RNA Drug | MIT Technology Review
A new class of medicines could give doctors the ability to awaken underperforming genes in patients who currently have no treatment options. Boston-area startup…
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Becton, Dickinson and Company Commits to Sustainability | Plastics U
Becton, Dickinson and Company is one of domain players of insulin syringes and other delivery devices, referring to the pie chart, Market Shares of…
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Medtronic Supports Student Medical Inventions for Developing Countries – Today’s Medical Developments
Medtronic has entered into an innovative partnership with The Johns Hopkins University, agreeing to provide $200,000 a year for up to three years and…
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QIAGEN Joins Forces with Exosome Diagnostics – HispanicBusiness.com
QIAGEN N.V. announced a partnership with Exosome Diagnostics Inc. to develop and commercialize high-performance sample preparation kits for the processing of nucleic acids from…
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SBIR Insider 7-25-13 Issue – SBIR Gateway
No, you didn't fall off the list, your SBIR Insider has been silent since February 28, 2013. There is a lot of SBIR news…
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SBIR/STTR Awards in Maryland rank 5th in 2012 – ChooseMaryland.org/SBIR.gov
In 2012, Maryland ranked 5th in the number and total value of Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program awards, after California,…
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Three More Biotechs Go Public as Surging IPO Market Lifts Life-Sciences VCs – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ
Three more biotechnology companies went public Thursday as startups continued to capitalize on strong demand for these offerings, a trend that’s giving life-sciences venture…
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IBC, Penn Medicine, and DreamIt Ventures host first ‘Demo Day’ for DreamIt Health entrepreneurs – Dreamit Ventures
Independence Blue Cross (IBC), Penn Medicine, and DreamIt Ventures today host “Demo Day” for 10 health care startup companies selected to participate in DreamIt…
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Green Business Incentive Could Net Investors As Much As $25,000 – BethesdaNow
Montgomery County’s Department of Economic Development is hoping to attract green businesses to the area with an incentive program that will reimburse investors as…
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After demo day, incentivizing startups to settle down and stay awhile – MedCity News
Accelerators are all about discovering and mentoring talented entrepreneurs with good ideas for improving healthcare and other sectors. They make the right introductions to…
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One Quick Way To Construct Better Criticism | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
Given poorly, criticism tends to lead to the criticized parties involved feeling like crap--and the criticizer looking like a jerk (or worse). If you're…
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Why Every Email Should Be 5 Sentences Long – Fast Company
"Proper email is a balance between politeness and succinctness," entrepreneur-investor-author Guy Kawasaki tells Entrepreneur.com. "Less than five sentences is often abrupt and rude, more…
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Maryland’s Emerging Medtech Industry – HealthpointCapital
The state of Maryland normally goes unnoticed in regards to the medtech and bioscience sectors when compared to California, Massachusetts and Minnesota. However, the…
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