BioHealth News Archive
VIDEO: Novavax CEO Stanley Erck Speaks to Company’s Exciting Future
Montgomery County-based Novavax is a biopharmaceutical company creating nanoparticle vaccines targeting a wide array of infectious diseases. In this new video, CEO Stanley Erck…
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Gray: Angel tax credit will be policy ‘focal point’ this year – Washington Business Journal
A tax measure that would create a new, more lenient capital gains rate for tech investors and entrepreneurs cashing out their stock in the…
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The Most Innovative Businesses in DC – Business Insider
Washington, D.C., is known for its cut-throat politics and its power players. What many do not know is that D.C. is now a hub…
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New Enterprise Associates Joins $48M Series C For Nevro – Baltimore Citybizlist
Nevro Corp., a medical device company focused on improving pain relief in patients suffering from debilitating chronic pain, today announced it has completed a $48…
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Personal Genome Diagnostics Inc. Licenses Genome-Mapping Technology from Johns Hopkins University and Expands Its Cancer Genome Analysis Business
Personal Genome Diagnostics Inc. (PGDx), a pioneer in conducting patient-specific analyses aimed at identifying genomic alterations in tumors, today announced a number of developments…
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GSK submits albiglutide for European approval – PMLiVE
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has submitted its albiglutide once-weekly injection for type 2 diabetes to European regulators. If approved the biologic treatment, which was submitted for…
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The Promise — and Perils — of Personalized Medicine
Personalized medicine -- the ability to tailor therapies to patients' individual genetic characteristics -- has long been the holy grail of the life sciences…
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University of Maryland ranks in top 100 globally – Washington Business Journal
The University of Maryland, College Park has cracked the top 100 global reputation ranking by a publication based in the United Kingdom, The Washington…
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Nanomedicines Alliance Industry Symposium
NANOMEDICINES: CHARTING A ROADMAP TO COMMERCIALIZATION On 6-7 March 2013, the Nanomedicines Alliance will be holding a Industry Symposium: Charting a Road to Commercialization. The…
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Six HIT heavy-hitters announce interoperability organization | Healthcare IT News
Big news was made at HIMSS13 on Monday when, in an unprecedented collaboration, some health IT heavy-hitters joined forces in an effort to push…
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University Startups Conference 2013: Registration
NOW IN ITS 7th YEAR! University Startups Showcase and Conference 2013 March 20-22, 2013 Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. "Corporate Venture Capital and University…
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SR One Steady Amid Health-Care Slump – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ
Venture investment in health care cratered in 2012. While others cut back, SR One charged ahead. The venture arm of GlaxoSmithKline formed in 1985…
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Tech Council of Maryland to Honor Dr. James Barrett of New Enterprise Associates With Lifetime Achievement Award – WSJ.com
The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM), Maryland's largest technology trade association with more than 400 life science and technology members employing more than 200,000…
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AHA expands venture philanthropy accelerator strategy to help life science startups navigate valley of death – MedCity News
A little more than a year ago the American Heart Association launched an accelerator to fund biotechnolgy and medical device startups to fill a…
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InvestMaryland Challenge down 33 semifinalists – Baltimore Business Journal
The InvestMaryland Challenge has whittled down the 259 start-up companies that applied to the business competition to 33 semifinalists. Only nine of those companies…
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