BioHealth News Archive
SBIR & the difference between a Federal Government grant and contract
Many times when I talk with small businesses, they don't fully understand the difference between a Federal Grant and a Federal Contract. It is…
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How do I know if NIH is interested in funding my SBIR/STTR project?
The NIH is one of the 'easier' federal agencies to apply to because every year it issues an Omnibus Solicitation, requesting investigator- initiated topics.…
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Bioscience Connecticut: Year One Milestones – UConn Today
In the year following its groundbreaking last June, all aspects of Bioscience Connecticut have moved forward on time and on budget. Of note, the…
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University of Maryland Establishes Center for Health Related Informatics and Bioimaging
University of Maryland, Baltimore campus President Jay A. Perman, M.D., and University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean E. Albert Reece, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.,…
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Emory University launches drug commercialization venture – Atlanta Business Chronicle
Emory University has launched a public-private drug development enterprise that will transition scientific discoveries more rapidly and efficiently from university laboratories into the marketplace.…
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GE Healthcare To Invest $2B To Create Health System, App Software – iHealthBeat
On Tuesday, GE Healthcare announced plans to invest $2 billion over the next five years on the development of software for health systems and…
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Opens Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to Majority-Owned Venture Capital Small Business Concerns | The National Law Review
On May 31, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reissued its Omnibus Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and…
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AstraZeneca to bid with Takeda for Israeli biotech incubator – Globes
UK pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca plc (LSE:AZN) is the second bidder for the dedicated biotech incubator being set up by the Chief Scientist's incubator program…
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Sebelius introduces Health Datapalooza IV | Healthcare IT News
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius opens Health Datapalooza IV with an emphatic introduction speech asking those in attendance to continue driving more ideas and innovation…
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Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore and the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development partner to launch Advance Maryland | GreaterBaltimore
The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore (EAGB) and Maryland Department of Business of Economic Development (DBED) have announced the creation of Advance Maryland, a…
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Histogenics Announces Peter Greenleaf as CEO – MarketWatch
Histogenics Corp., a regenerative medicine company that combines cell therapy and tissue engineering technologies to develop highly innovative products primarily for orthopedic tissue repair,…
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D.C. region ranks No. 2 in percentage of STEM jobs – Washington Business Journal
The D.C. region is home to some 765,000 jobs that require knowledge in science, technology, engineering and math, representing 27 percent of the overall…
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STEM jobs account for 23% of Baltimore-area workforce, Brookings says – Baltimore Business Journal
Almost a quarter of the jobs in the Baltimore-area are science, technology, engineering and math positions, according to a new report by the Brookings…
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Will (Should) Incremental Biopharma Innovation Survive The Reimbursement Apocalypse? – Forbes
Five to ten years. That’s how long it will be before drug reimbursement in the United States becomes as stringent as in Europe, according…
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Md.’s rankings for business climate all over the place – The Washington Post
Maryland is No. 1 — or is it No. 7? On third thought, it might be 41st. Critics and champions of the Free State’s…
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