BioHealth News Archive
FastForward Opening Celebration June 27 – LAST CHANCE TO RSVP
June 27th, 3:30-5:30pm Join Nicholas P. Jones, Benjamin T. Rome Dean, Whiting School of Engineering to celebrate the launch of FastForward. There are a…
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Ocular Proteomics, a National Retina Institute Spin Out, Relocates to UM BioPark
The University of Maryland (UM) BioPark announced today that Ocular Proteomics, LLC (OPL), a startup biotechnology company leveraging a new class of biomarkers found…
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AstraZeneca: MedImmune, AstraZeneca’s Biologics Arm, and NGM Biopharmaceuticals Announce Agreement to Discover and Develop Therapies for Diabetes and Obesity
AstraZeneca (STO:AZN)(LSE:AZN) today announced that MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, and NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. have entered into an exclusive agreement to…
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What are the top 5 ways physicians use tablets and smartphones in their medical practice? – MedCity News
It’s a popular sport among startups and the mobile vendor community to figure out what physicians are willing to do on their tablets and…
Read MoreIrene Pollin donates $10 million to Johns Hopkins center for heart disease prevention – The Washington Post
Irene Pollin, the widow of the late Washington sports team owner Abe Pollin, has donated $10 million to a Johns Hopkins University center for…
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With new $1.7M collaborative grant, U-M, Johns Hopkins researchers will develop dementia treatment tool for family caregivers – UofMHealth.org
Aside from memory loss and cognitive impairments, often the most difficult aspect of caring for people with dementia is treating their disruptive changes in…
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A personal account of translating discoveries in an academic lab : Nature Biotechnology : Nature Publishing Group
Robert Langer shares the experiences and lessons learned through his involvement with more than two dozen biotech startups. I started my first company in…
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BioMaryland Center Angel Investor Tax Credits
6/28 DEADLINE to reserve your place in line for Maryland’s FY2014 Biotechnology Investor Incentive Tax Credits. $10M (up to $1.5M/co.) distributed first come-first…
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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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