BioHealth News Archive
BiotechBlog | Which pharmaceutical companies face the most patent expirations this year? – BiotechBlog
This infographic from DrugPatentWatch shows that Sanofi Aventis, Merck, and GlaxoSmithKline face the most patent expirations this year. Perhaps not surprisingly, GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi…
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Funding for Health Startups: SBIR awardee discussion – Blue Button for America
Blue Button Plus (Automated and Interoperable Blue Button) can provide a technology path for startups and innovators to build new products and services to…
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Got A Superbug? Bring In The Robots – WBUR & NPR
Drug-resistant bacteria are a growing problem at hospitals across the country. The bacteria, such as Staphylococcus and Clostridium difficile, are difficult to prevent and…
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What’s in a Name? A Lot, When It Comes to ‘Precision Medicine’ – Xconomy
Personalized medicine was supposed to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. It was going to be the payoff our…
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NEA expands its footprint – Washington Business Journal
New Enterprise Associates Inc. is likely to open a Boston office within the next half a year, General Partner David Mott told the Boston…
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Maryland eyes greater ownership in program’s venture capital firms – Gazette.Net
State officials are seeking some changes in the $84 million InvestMaryland program, including allowing the Department of Business and Economic Development to acquire a…
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Patent pending: Baltimore lags nation in commercializing intellectual capital – Baltimore Business Journal
The Baltimore area is a hub of intellectual and technological capital, but a new report says the city ranks behind the national curve when…
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New Enterprise Associates likely to open Boston office within 6 months – Boston Business Journal
Silicon Valley venture capital giant New Enterprise Associates, known as NEA, is likely to open a Boston area office within the next six months.…
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Life Sciences Cluster Report – Jones Lang LaSalle
Portfolio optimization and strategic site selection are crucial for success in the industry's new reality. In the new reality for life sciences companies -…
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NJ foundation pumps another $5M into early stage biotech investment arm – MedCity News
A New Jersey foundation that funds research coming out of the state’s medical school has agreed to replenish its investment arm with $5 million…
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UMd. physics professor awarded National Medal of Science – The Washington Post
Jim Gates, physics professor and string theorist at the University of Maryland, is best known outside academia for his ability to explain the super-cerebral…
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Two new VCs join InvestMaryland program – Baltimore Business Journal
Two more venture capital firms have been selected to receive money for investing in early-stage businesses through the state’s InvestMaryland program. New Atlantic Ventures…
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Health IT VC Funding Reached $1.2B in 2012, Report Finds – iHealthBeat
Health IT venture capital funding totaled $1.2 billion in 2012, according to a report by communications and consulting firm Mercom Capital Group, Healthcare IT…
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Demand for Leaders in Maryland’s High-Tech Business Environment Inspires New Merrick Graduate Degree
Consistently, Maryland stands at or near the top of national rankings for basic research and development. This will come as no surprise to many…
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University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition – Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute
The UMD $75K Startup Challenge is an intensive business model competition for students, staff, faculty, postdocs and recent alumni at the University of Maryland,…
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