BioHealth News Archive

Brendan Marrocco: Iraq war veteran who lost all four limbs proudly shows off his double arm transplant | Mail Online

Brendan Marrocco: Iraq war veteran who lost all four limbs proudly shows off his double arm transplant | Mail Online

Surgeons have released pictures of the incredible moment an Iraq veteran who lost all four limbs in a roadside bomb blast had a double-arm…

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Impressive 4Q for Qiagen – Zacks.com

Impressive 4Q for Qiagen – Zacks.com

Qiagen NV reported earnings per share (EPS) of 16 cents in the fourth quarter of 2012, significantly up from the break-even EPS in the…

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Immigration Innovation Act could address need for STEM workers if comprehensive reform falters VIDEO – The Business Journals

Immigration Innovation Act could address need for STEM workers if comprehensive reform falters VIDEO – The Business Journals

Just in case the momentum for comprehensive immigration reform falters, business groups have a back-up plan when it comes to high-skilled workers. The Immigration…

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US Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program – Ernst & Young

US Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program – Ernst & Young

As we begin our 2013 search for the country’s most innovative entrepreneurs, we hope you’ll share the vision and nominate someone in your community,…

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Continuous Manufacturing Could Solve Biotech Drug Shortages – MIT Technology Review

Continuous Manufacturing Could Solve Biotech Drug Shortages – MIT Technology Review

Two leading biotechnology companies are competing to be the first to implement cheaper, faster processes for producing drugs inside living cells, making it easier…

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GSK Signs Agreement with Biological-E for Six-in-One Polio Vaccine – French Tribune

GSK Signs Agreement with Biological-E for Six-in-One Polio Vaccine – French Tribune

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the world's fourth largest drug maker, has entered into an equal joint venture agreement with Biological-E Ltd., a vaccines company based in…

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UMD Announces New Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to be Launched Fall 2013 – InTheCapital

UMD Announces New Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to be Launched Fall 2013 – InTheCapital

Further substantiating the school’s title as one of the most forward-thinking, cutting edge institutions the nation has to offer, the University of Maryland (UMD)…

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70 percent of Americans track their health, but most go low-tech — Tech News and Analysis

70 percent of Americans track their health, but most go low-tech — Tech News and Analysis

It may just be early adopter tech types who log every step they take or calorie they burn using Fitbits, Nike Fuelbands, and other devices, but that…

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Which pharmaceutical company had the most drug approvals last year? – BiotechBlog

Which pharmaceutical company had the most drug approvals last year? – BiotechBlog

You might be surprised to find out which companies lead pharmaceutical industry drug approvals. This infographic from DrugPatentWatch shows that Mylan, Aurobindo, and Apotex…

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Bloomberg pledges $350 million to Johns Hopkins University – The Washington Post

Bloomberg pledges $350 million to Johns Hopkins University – The Washington Post

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has pledged a $350 million gift to Johns Hopkins University to support interdisciplinary research and student financial aid,…

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Gov. Martin O’Malley to Address Members at Tech Council of Maryland’s 2013 Annual Leadership Dinner

Gov. Martin O’Malley to Address Members at Tech Council of Maryland’s 2013 Annual Leadership Dinner

TCM is proud to announce that Governor Martin O'Malley will be the featured speaker at TCM’s Leadership Dinner.  The Governor will talk about Maryland’s…

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NHLBI Funding and Research Opportunities, January 24, 2013

NHLBI Funding and Research Opportunities, January 24, 2013

NHLBI Funding and Research Opportunities The following funding opportunities from the NHLBI or other components of the National Institutes of Health, might be of…

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O’Malley floats $3 million tax credit pool to bolster cyber security – Baltimore Business Journal

O’Malley floats $3 million tax credit pool to bolster cyber security – Baltimore Business Journal

Maryland is looking to build on the success of a biotechnology tax credit to bolster another industry here — cyber security. Gov. Martin O’Malley…

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SR One Announces the OneStart 158600 Life Sciences

SR One Announces the OneStart 158600 Life Sciences

Venture capital firm SR One has launched “OneStart,” its first business plan competition, in association with Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable and Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst. OneStart…

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Emergent BioSolutions initiates Phase II clinical trial for Anthrax vaccine – equities.com

Emergent BioSolutions initiates Phase II clinical trial for Anthrax vaccine – equities.com

Emergent BioSolutions Inc., a pharmaceutical company, has initiated the Phase II clinical trial for NuThrax or AV7909, with the dosing of the first subject.…

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