BioHealth News Archive
NVCA and MedIC Coalition Release Patient Capital 3.0: Confronting the Crisis and Achieving the Promise of Venture-backed Medical Innovation
Today, the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and the Medical Innovation and Competitiveness Coalition (MedIC) released Patient Capital 3.0: Confronting the Crisis and Achieving…
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e-Alert from Steve Silverman: Montgomery County gained nearly 25K jobs from 2010-2012
I wanted to share some data with you that illustrates the strength of Montgomery County's business community: total employment in the County grew by…
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Cydan, the NEA Startup Machine, Scours the Globe for Orphan Drugs – Xconomy
What if you could create a biotech startup focused on treating a rare disease, with a drug candidate already in hand, and high odds…
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Emergent BioSolutions to Acquire Healthcare Protective Products Division of Bracco Diagnostics Inc.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Healthcare Protective Products Division (HPPD)…
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MedImmune acquires Ann Arbor start-up AlphaCore Pharma
MedImmune has acquired Ann Arbor-based AlphaCore Pharma, creating another exit for a local up-and-coming start-up. MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of…
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NHLBI SBIR Phase IIB Bridge Awards, NHLBI – NIH
The purpose of the NHLBI SBIR Phase IIB Bridge Award is to facilitate and accelerate the capital-intensive steps that are required to transition SBIR…
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#BIO 2013: Open Innovation and Biopharmaceutical R&D – BIOtechNow
In these changing times, the concept of Open Innovation is one that we at AstraZeneca have fully embraced. By sharing new ideas and enabling…
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MedImmune’s Jallal Sheds Light on New Health Care Methods | Fox Business
Holding the keys to the future of health care and medicine is not something many children dream of doing. But Bahija Jallal, executive vice…
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University of Maryland, University of Jordan ink pact during delegation visit – Baltimore Business Journal
The University of Maryland has signed an agreement for a student-exchange program with the University of Jordan that will boost research and the flow…
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Hopkins startup Healthify targets overlooked factors in evaluating health risks – baltimoresun.com
A doctor might ask for a patient's family disease history, or exercise or smoking habits, but whether they have trouble getting food onto the…
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BIO Elects New Chair, Officers, and Board Members – WSJ.com
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is pleased to announce the election of Rachel King, President and CEO, GlycoMimetics, Inc, as the new Chair of…
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5(th) Annual Scientific American Worldview Report and Bio-Innovation Scorecard released today at 2013 BIO International Convention – WSJ.com
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today issued the annual Scientific American Worldview Report and Bio-Innovation Scorecard. On Wednesday, April 24, the Scientific American Worldview…
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Nominate a Champion of Change – The White House
President Obama has challenged us all to help win the future by out-educating, out-innovating, and out-building our competitors in the 21st century. Know someone…
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Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry Infographics #BIO2013 – BiotechBlog
These infographics from DrugPatentWatch.com and BiologicPatentWatch.com track innovation and patent activity in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries: {iframe}http://www.biotechblog.com/2013/04/22/biotechnology-and-pharmaceutical-industry-infographics-bio2013/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BiotechBlog+%28Biotech+Blog%29{/iframe}
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Tips from the trenches: 5 lessons for health tech entrepreneurs – GigaOM
Entrepreneurs in any industry need to start with a big idea – and a big tolerance for risk. But in health care, startups often…
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