BioHealth News Archive

NHLBI Funding Opportunity Announcements, July 30, 2013

NHLBI Funding Opportunity Announcements, July 30, 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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Press – News & Events – BD and the College of American Pathologists Announce Strategic Alliance to Support Laboratory Quality and Performance in India and China

Press – News & Events – BD and the College of American Pathologists Announce Strategic Alliance to Support Laboratory Quality and Performance in India and China

BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, and the College of American Pathologists…

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Great Seneca Science Corridor labs consider cyberinfrastructure – Gazette.Net

Great Seneca Science Corridor labs consider cyberinfrastructure – Gazette.Net

Research organizations in the Great Seneca Life Sciences Corridor are considering the creation of a common cyberinfrastructure that would facilitate sharing and spur innovative…

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Kolltan Enters into License and Option Agreement with MedImmune

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

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

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 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 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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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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