BioHealth News Archive

Microscopic Battlefield: Watch as a Killer T Cell Attacks a Cancer Cell – Open Culture

Microscopic Battlefield: Watch as a Killer T Cell Attacks a Cancer Cell – Open Culture

Every day, inside our body, there is a war going on. Microscopic invaders of one kind or another try to make a meal of…

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Emergent BioSolutions Secures Exclusive U.S. Commercial Rights to Next Generation Pandemic Influenza – DailyFinance

Emergent BioSolutions Secures Exclusive U.S. Commercial Rights to Next Generation Pandemic Influenza – DailyFinance

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYS: EBS) announced today that it has signed a license agreement with VaxInnate Corporation under which Emergent acquired the exclusive right…

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SBIR changes taking effect in January – BioCentury.com

SBIR changes taking effect in January – BioCentury.com

The U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) published a final rule on Thursday that will implement changes to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program,…

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Johns Hopkins receives funding for cholera vaccine initiative

Johns Hopkins receives funding for cholera vaccine initiative

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health was awarded a four-year, $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to promote…

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CytImmune and AstraZeneca to Research Potential New Nanomedicine – FierceBiotech

CytImmune and AstraZeneca to Research Potential New Nanomedicine – FierceBiotech

CytImmune and AstraZeneca have entered into an agreement to study the feasibility of a new cancer nanomedicine that will bind an oncology compound from…

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AstraZeneca’s Waltham unit aims to use gold nanoparticles to deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors – The Boston Globe

AstraZeneca’s Waltham unit aims to use gold nanoparticles to deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors – The Boston Globe

The pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca­ is expected to announce this week that its oncology unit in Waltham is collaborating with a Maryland company to develop…

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New Atlantic Ventures launches new VC fund – Washington Business Journal

New Atlantic Ventures launches new VC fund – Washington Business Journal

Reston-based New Atlantic Ventures, which invests in technology start-ups, has launched its fourth venture capital fund. The New Atlantic Venture Fund IV expects to…

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Three Tensions In Medical Innovation To Watch For In 2013 – Forbes

Three Tensions In Medical Innovation To Watch For In 2013 – Forbes

As we anticipate a new year characterized by unprecedented interest in healthcare innovation, pay particular attention to the following three emerging tensions in the…

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Maryland Innovation Initiative Invests in Johns Hopkins Biomedical Projects

Maryland Innovation Initiative Invests in Johns Hopkins Biomedical Projects

A Maryland corporation established to help accelerate the commercialization of new technologies has awarded nearly $300,000 to three Johns Hopkins-related projects that hold promise…

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Johns Hopkins Spinoff Readies Medical Device For Sale

Johns Hopkins Spinoff Readies Medical Device For Sale

Clear Guide Medical LLC is readying its first product, a medical device used in minimally invasive ultrasound surgeries that will be for sale in early…

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Lonza and Sartorius Stedim Biotech Enter Collaboration, Supply and Distribution Agreement in the Field of Cell Culture Media

Lonza and Sartorius Stedim Biotech Enter Collaboration, Supply and Distribution Agreement in the Field of Cell Culture Media

Lonza today announced together with Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international pharmaceutical and biotech supplier, a long-term global collaboration, supply and distribution agreement…

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T2 Speaker Series

T2 Speaker Series

Join us for the upcoming Tech Transfer Speakers Series event on January 9th, 2013: "Do You Know the Export Control Regulations Impacting Your Technology…

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Healthcare R&D in 2013: Globalization & collaboration will rule – MedCity News

Healthcare R&D in 2013: Globalization & collaboration will rule – MedCity News

Investment in research & development in the U.S. life science industry will turn a corner in 2013 after three years of reduced spending, if…

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Mikulski to lead Senate Appropriations Committee – baltimoresun.com

Mikulski to lead Senate Appropriations Committee – baltimoresun.com

In an unexpected move that could have significant implications for Maryland, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski will be named the first female chair of the…

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Maryland Innovation Initiative awards $300,000 in grants – Baltimore Business Journal

Maryland Innovation Initiative awards $300,000 in grants – Baltimore Business Journal

Two Johns Hopkins researchers and a medical device company are the first recipients of grants from the Maryland Innovation Initiative. The Innovation Initiative, a…

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