BioHealth News Archive
Governor Visits UM BioPark to Showcase Investment in Life Sciences
Governor Martin O'Malley called attention to state investments in technology during a visit on July 31 to the University of Maryland BioPark, where he…
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UMUC establishes way for students to earn credit through “Massive Open Online Courses” – Washington Post
The University of Maryland University College announced Wednesday it will be the first in the state’s university system to create a path for students…
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100+ Early Stage Life Science Investors Converge on Boston
The RESI conference is poised to be one of the more unique events in the life sciences space this coming fall. This full-day investor…
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1776 shops around idea of $25 million fund, akin to 500 Startups – Washington Business Journal
The founders of District startup hub 1776 have shopped around the idea of raising a $25 million seed fund — modeled partially off of…
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Emergent BioSolutions Closes on Its Acquisition of Healthcare Protective Products Division from Bracco Diagnostics Inc.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that it has closed on its acquisition of Bracco Diagnostics Inc.’s Healthcare Protective Products Division. This acquisition,…
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Maryland Cyber Challenge – October 8 and 9, 2013
Register now for the 3rd Annual Maryland Cyber Challenge Live Finals! October 8 and 9, 2013 at the Baltimore Convention Center Three levels of…
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GSK Trial Data Opened for Other Researchers
"Deidentified" data on individual participants in more than 200 GlaxoSmithKline-sponsored clinical trials are now available to independent researchers, company officials said. And by the…
Read MoreNHLBI Funding Opportunity Announcements, August 1, 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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J&J Boston Innovation Center focuses on adaptive collaboration « partneringNEWS
“All of us in the life sciences, medical device, and consumer industries are trying to get better at collaboration,” observed Robert Urban, PhD, head…
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7 Innovation Myths That Kill Performance – Forbes
Innovation is a hot topic in organizations today. And no wonder. Customers want new and different. Costs can’t be reduced any further. Business pressures…
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Lieber Institute expanding at Johns Hopkins research park – Baltimore Sun
Slices from thousands of brains fill nearly a dozen freezers set to 112 degrees below zero on the top floor of a research building…
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Venture capitalist counsels cities looking to contend in tech marketplace | Breaking News | providencejournal.com | The Providence Journal – The Providence Journal
Rhode Island’s capital city should forget about becoming another Silicon Valley, venture capitalist Josh Kopelman said during a talk Tuesday at Betaspring, the business…
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NIH commits $24 million annually for Big Data Centers of Excellence
The National Institutes of Health will fund up to $24 million per year for four years to establish six to eight investigator-initiated Big Data…
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Biotech growth fuels need for sophisticated software | The Japan Times
When Qiagen scooped up Ingenuity Systems this year, the acquisition of the Redwood City, California-based firm marked the first time the biotechnology giant had…
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Fueled by cyber security boom, bwtech@UMBC reaches capacity for first time – Baltimore Business Journal
There’s a “No Vacancy” sign hanging out front University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s research and development park, and leaders say they have the state’s…
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