BioHealth News Archive

Which Pharmaceutical Companies Have the Most Drugs? – BiotechBlog

Which Pharmaceutical Companies Have the Most Drugs? – BiotechBlog

This chart shows the pharmaceutical companies with the most branded drugs. The companies with the most drugs are Watson Labs, Hospira, Sandoz, Baxter Hlthcare,Mylan, Teva, B Braun, Roxane, Novartis, and Ivax Sub Teva…

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University of Maryland hits $1B fundraising goal – Washington Business Journal

University of Maryland hits $1B fundraising goal – Washington Business Journal

A University of Maryland, College Park fundraising campaign that began in 2006 has reached its goal of $1 billion. It was the largest fundraising…

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Commentary: Corporate venture capital — more engagement, more capital – The Washington Post

Commentary: Corporate venture capital — more engagement, more capital – The Washington Post

We all know that venture capitalists help entrepreneurs create and grow great companies. Those great companies create jobs and improve our standard of living.…

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Startup Maryland and CoFoundersLab Team to Help Entrepreneurs Connect and Build Stronger Startups

Startup Maryland and CoFoundersLab Team to Help Entrepreneurs Connect and Build Stronger Startups

Startup Maryland (www.startupmd.org), a state-wide initiative FOR Entrepreneurs…BY Entrepreneurs, today announced a partnership with CoFoundersLab (www.cofounderslab.com) to provide the Maryland entrepreneur community with a…

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David Brake Ph.D. to Join Vaxin’s Board of Directors

Vaxin Inc., a clinical stage vaccine development company today announced the appointment of David Brake Ph.D. to its Board of Directors. “Vaxin has a…

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Voices: University of Maryland – YouTube

Voices: University of Maryland – YouTube

Patrick O'Shea, Vice President for Research at University of Maryland, urges Congress to protect research students and ensure america's future by stoping the sequester.…

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Startup Maryland at White House today – MDBIZNews

Startup Maryland at White House today – MDBIZNews

Startup Maryland (www.startupmd.org), a state-wide initiative for Entrepreneurs … by Entrepreneurs, will be recognized today during a White House briefing that corresponds with the two-year anniversary of…

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University of Maryland Ranks as 5th Best Value Among Public Colleges – Bowie, MD Patch

University of Maryland Ranks as 5th Best Value Among Public Colleges – Bowie, MD Patch

The University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) was recently named as the 5th "Best Value in Public Colleges" by Kiplinger, trailing only the College…

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Life Sciences Venture Capital Funding Drops 14% During 2012, According To The MoneyTree Report – PR Newswire

Life Sciences Venture Capital Funding Drops 14% During 2012, According To The MoneyTree Report – PR Newswire

US venture capital (VC) funding in the life sciences sector, which includes the Biotechnology and Medical Device industries, dropped 14 percent in dollars and…

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The GSK way: make hard-to-mimic drugs and don’t worry about patents – Quartz

The GSK way: make hard-to-mimic drugs and don’t worry about patents – Quartz

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the British pharmaceutical company, reported lackluster fourth quarter earnings for 2012 this morning, with a 3.5% drop in revenue. But the company’s performance…

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Q&A: Rep. Mike Honda on Proposed FDA Office of Wireless Health – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ

Q&A: Rep. Mike Honda on Proposed FDA Office of Wireless Health – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ

Congressman Michael Honda (D., Calif.), who has been representing Silicon Valley in the U.S. House of Representatives for the past 12 years, recently submitted a…

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Economic Development Authority Director to Brief White House – HCEDA

Economic Development Authority Director to Brief White House – HCEDA

Julie Lenzer Kirk, Executive Director of the Howard County Economic Development Authority’s Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship and Co-Chair of Startup Maryland, will brief White…

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Catabasis rakes in $8M fundraise – Boston Business Journal

Catabasis rakes in $8M fundraise – Boston Business Journal

Clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Catabasis Pharmaceuticicals Inc. has pulled in an $8.7 million round of funding, according to federal documents. This is the not…

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Post-Phase II SBIR grants could mean extra millions for your research

Post-Phase II SBIR grants could mean extra millions for your research

There’s a special place in NIH’s heart for SBIR research to develop drugs, medical devices and other products that require FDA approval. For these…

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A new model for hospital collaboration & innovation: Nonprofit systems fund stand-alone Innovation Institute – MedCity News

A new model for hospital collaboration & innovation: Nonprofit systems fund stand-alone Innovation Institute – MedCity News

As hospitals work to boost their efficiency and the quality of care they deliver, many are finding they need new ways to go about…

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