BioHealth News Archive

Venture capital to local companies on the rise -Gazette.Net

Venture capital to local companies on the rise -Gazette.Net

Local businesses have seen needed venture capital and loans in greater abundance in recent months. The amount of venture capital investment funneled to Montgomery…

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Governor Martin O’Malley Unveils Data.Maryland.gov – Governor O’Malley’s Blog

Governor Martin O’Malley Unveils Data.Maryland.gov – Governor O’Malley’s Blog

Governor Martin O’Malley today officially launched data.maryland.gov - Maryland’s first statewide open data portal that will provide researchers, entrepreneurs, public servants and citizens with a wide…

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Rockville-based Human Genome Sciences gets approval for new lupus drug – Maryland Daily Record

Rockville-based Human Genome Sciences gets approval for new lupus drug – Maryland Daily Record

Benlysta, a drug to treat lupus, has received approval from European regulators to be marketed in Europe, the drug’s co-makers, Human Genome Sciences Inc.…

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University of Maryland School of Medicine sets $500M fundraising goal – Baltimore Business Journal

University of Maryland School of Medicine sets $500M fundraising goal – Baltimore Business Journal

The University of Maryland School of Medicine is launching a $500 million fundraising campaign, the largest in the school’s history. The school plans to…

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Employee Incentive Compensation Workshop: Powerful but Underutilized Tools for Navigating the Challenging Times Ahead – Aronson LLC

Employee Incentive Compensation Workshop: Powerful but Underutilized Tools for Navigating the Challenging Times Ahead – Aronson LLC

May 15, 2013 8:00am - 10:00amTower Club, Tysons Corner Attracting and retaining key employees is a challenge every business faces, and government contractors know…

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Pluristem and United Therapeutics Enter Into an Exclusive License Agreement to Develop and Commercialize PLX Cells for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension – Business – Press Releases | NBC News

Pluristem and United Therapeutics Enter Into an Exclusive License Agreement to Develop and Commercialize PLX Cells for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension – Business – Press Releases | NBC News

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:PSTI) (TASE:PLTR) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Pluristem Ltd., has entered into an exclusive out-license agreement with United Therapeutics…

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GlaxoSmithKline unveils drug trial data-sharing portal – Information Age

GlaxoSmithKline unveils drug trial data-sharing portal – Information Age

UK pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline has unveiled an "open innovation" platform through which it will publish data from its clinical trials online so it can…

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Johns Hopkins vice dean to advise NIH on research topics – Baltimore Business Journal

Johns Hopkins vice dean to advise NIH on research topics – Baltimore Business Journal

A Johns Hopkins University faculty member will be helping advise the National Institutes of Health about research topics with the most promise for addressing…

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Innovate for America Aims to Show That Immigrants Create U.S. Jobs – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ

Innovate for America Aims to Show That Immigrants Create U.S. Jobs – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ

Venture capitalists are pushing to allow more highly educated immigrants into the U.S., saying this is essential to ensuring that the country remains an…

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Top 10 Reminders to Healthcare (and all) Startups –  by Marti Nyman – Think. Act. Grow.

Top 10 Reminders to Healthcare (and all) Startups – by Marti Nyman – Think. Act. Grow.

I had the privilege to meet with and speak to the local Healthcare meet-up recently (thanks to Pete Kanee at www.healthcare.mn) and as part of my…

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2013 NFTE Baltimore Regional City Wide Business Plan Competition – May 23rd

2013 NFTE Baltimore Regional City Wide Business Plan Competition – May 23rd

Thursday, May 23rd at 5:00 p.m. Join NFTE Baltimore as an honored guest at out Regional City Wide Business Plan Competition. The top size…

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NMR Day 2013 – University of Maryland Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research

NMR Day 2013 – University of Maryland Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research

The University of Maryland Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) invites you to participate in the 5th Biennial NMR Day symposium on Friday,…

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Emergent BioSolutions Participates in NATO Defense against Terrorism Workshop at the Counter Terror Expo in London

Emergent BioSolutions Participates in NATO Defense against Terrorism Workshop at the Counter Terror Expo in London

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) announced its participation in the Defence against Terrorism Programme of Work (DAT POW) workshop conducted by the North Atlantic Treaty…

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Tech Transfer Speakers Series – May 8, 2013

Tech Transfer Speakers Series – May 8, 2013

TOPIC:  Leveraging USDA-ARS Partnerships and Capabilities to Help Your Business PRESENTERS:   Robert Griesbach, Ph.D.Deputy Assistant Administrator Office of Technology   James Poulos, III…

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“Working with Industry in the Life Sciences – What does it Really Take?” – Society of Physician Entrepreneurs Event

“Working with Industry in the Life Sciences – What does it Really Take?” – Society of Physician Entrepreneurs Event

The National Capitol Area Local Chapter of SoPE in concert with JHU Carey Business School, MedChi, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Center…

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