BioHealth News Archive

Strategies for Navigating the Life Sciences Capital Crunch – Xconomy

Strategies for Navigating the Life Sciences Capital Crunch – Xconomy

The need for innovation in healthcare has arguably never been greater.  A range of factors, from aging world populations to rising standards of living…

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New Enterprise Associates Joins $10M Series A for Cleave Biosciences – Baltimore Citybizlist

New Enterprise Associates Joins $10M Series A for Cleave Biosciences – Baltimore Citybizlist

Cleave Biosciences has added $10 million in Series A financing from new investor New Enterprise Associates, bringing its Series A total to $54 million. In the fall of…

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Sen. Mikulski to participate in National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence partners signing – CyberMaryland

Sen. Mikulski to participate in National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence partners signing – CyberMaryland

Maryland U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski plans to participate in a signing ceremony at the National Institute of Standards and Technology for new private sector…

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Industry leader recognized biotech’s potential early on – Gazette.Net

Industry leader recognized biotech’s potential early on – Gazette.Net

When he was young, Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi wasn’t all that interested in subjects like biology. He gravitated toward political science and the law in…

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Tech Council of Maryland Praises Tech-Friendly Legislative Session – Rock Hill Herald Online

Tech Council of Maryland Praises Tech-Friendly Legislative Session – Rock Hill Herald Online

The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM), Maryland’s largest technology trade association with more than 400 biotechnology and technology members employing more than 200,000 in…

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Montgomery County Small Business Awards – Montgomery County, MD – Economic Development

Montgomery County Small Business Awards – Montgomery County, MD – Economic Development

Friday, May 24 • 12:00 - 2:00 pm • Marriott Bethesda North Conference Center Join the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development to celebrate…

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University of Maryland BioPark welcomes nonprofit international virologists – MDBIZNews

University of Maryland BioPark welcomes nonprofit international virologists – MDBIZNews

The Global Virus Network plans to move its headquarters to the University of Maryland BioPark in Baltimore, officials announced Thursday. Emerging pandemic viral threats and current viral killers…

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NEA, Pfizer build a launch pad for a portfolio of orphan-drug biotechs – FierceBiotech

NEA, Pfizer build a launch pad for a portfolio of orphan-drug biotechs – FierceBiotech

David Mott at New Enterprise Associates has spearheaded the development of an orphan drug accelerator that plans to hunt down the best in vivo-stage…

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GSK plans $1 million prize to jump-start electroceuticals – Reuters

GSK plans $1 million prize to jump-start electroceuticals – Reuters

GlaxoSmithKline, Britain's biggest drugmaker, is placing a small but important bet on a new way of treating diseases by targeting electrical signals in the…

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iDoctor: Could a smartphone be the future of medicine? – Video on NBCNews.com

iDoctor: Could a smartphone be the future of medicine? – Video on NBCNews.com

One of the world’s top physicians, Dr. Eric Topol, has a prescription that could improve your family’s health and make medical care cheaper. The…

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Global Virus Network Opens Headquarters in the University of Maryland BioPark

Global Virus Network Opens Headquarters in the University of Maryland BioPark

The University of Maryland (UM) BioPark announced today that the Global Virus Network (GVN) is the Park’s newest tenant. The GVN is a non-profit organization…

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United Therapeutics Receives Regulatory Approval to Commence Phase I Study of Pluristem’s PLX-PAD Cells for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension – Benzinga

United Therapeutics Receives Regulatory Approval to Commence Phase I Study of Pluristem’s PLX-PAD Cells for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension – Benzinga

Pluristem Therapeutics (NASDSQ: PSTI) announced today that following favorable preclinical studies, United Therapeutics Corporation received approval to perform a human Phase I study in…

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Pieris and Sanofi Broaden Existing Collaboration – Business Wire

Pieris and Sanofi Broaden Existing Collaboration – Business Wire

Pieris AG and The Sanofi Group have jointly agreed to expand their ongoing discovery and development partnership to include a novel multispecific Anticalin® program.…

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New test strikes a blow against cervical cancer – chinadaily.com.cn

New test strikes a blow against cervical cancer – chinadaily.com.cn

A test that detects human papillomavirus, a virus directly related to cervical cancer, has hit the market following approval by the China Food and…

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MedImmune to Exhibit at 2013 BIO International Convention, Apr 22 – 25, 2013, in Chicago IL, US

MedImmune to Exhibit at 2013 BIO International Convention, Apr 22 – 25, 2013, in Chicago IL, US

Company: MedImmune Booth/Stand: 3344 Event: 2013 BIO International ConventionApr 22 - 25 2013 Chicago IL US About MedImmune MedImmune is the worldwide biologics research…

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