BioHealth News Archive
INNoVATE 2012 Graduates
CONGRATULATIONS to 20 INNoVATE 2012 graduates—celebrating completion of their unique commercialization training program--co-sponsored by UMBC, NSF & JHU-- in Rockville last night. (See class…
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University of Maryland, Baltimore raises record $650M – Baltimore Business Journal
University of Maryland, Baltimore said Monday it reached its $650 million fundraising goal, a record for the school. The campaign, launched in fiscal 2005,…
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Little-hyped drugs from Human Genome Sciences, Sucampo win FDA nods – Washington Business Journal
Two little-hyped drugs developed by Human Genome Sciences Inc. and Sucampo Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMP) have won Food & Drug Administration nods. The approval of…
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Startups scramble for InvestMaryland cash – Baltimore Business Journal
Startups are coming out of the woodwork to vie for InvestMaryland cash. Under a business plan competition, the state-run investment program is offering prizes…
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Gene Green: Suburban Hospital taps Johns Hopkins physician as new president – Baltimore Business Journal
Dr. Gene Green, a senior executive within Johns Hopkins Medicine's doctors group, has been appointed president of Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. He replaces veteran…
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Plasmonix, Bambeco receive InvestMaryland funds – Baltimore Business Journal
Two Baltimore-area startups have received a total of $300,000 from InvestMaryland. Plasmonix Inc., a life sciences company based at bwtech@UMBC Research & Technology Park,…
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The 2012 State New Economy Index – The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
More than three years on from the end of the Great Recession, only six states have regained employment levels enjoyed prior to the recession,…
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GSK Tops list of supporting access to medicine in developing countries; Yemen Country Manager Promising more GSK help – Yemen Post English Newspaper Online
In a press statement which Yemen Post received a copy of, GlaxoSmithKline GSK welcomed the publication of the third Access to Medicine (ATM) Index,…
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GSK, Fred Hutch to develop therapeutics against facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) today announced a partnership to develop therapeutics to treat an inherited form of muscular dystrophy.…
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New Enterprise Associates invests in Galera Therapeutics – Washington Business Journal
New Enterprise Associates has co-led an $11 million first round investment in Galera Therapeutics Inc., a biotech company focused on the development of breakthrough…
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NIH plans to implement proposals on future of biomedical workforce – Inside Higher Ed
A set of new initiatives put forward in further detail Friday by the National Institutes of Health could have far-reaching implications for faculty members,…
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TEDCO plots out $20 million cyber fund, among others – Washington Business Journal
Maryland's TEDCO and a team of entrepreneurs are planning to launch a new $20 million cybersecurity fund early next year, according to Executive Director…
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InvestMaryland taps first venture capital firm – Gazette.Net
A Hunt Valley venture capital firm is the first to receive funds from the state’s new $84 million InvestMaryland program. Grotech Ventures will receive…
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GSK Tops Access To Medicine Index – Daily Guide Newspaper
GLAXOSMITHKLINE (GSK) has been ranked top of the Index in 2012 for the third time after scoring high in four categories including general access…
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Johns Hopkins medical team first to perform experimental Alzheimer’s treatment in U.S.
Doctors at Johns Hopkins University are experimenting with a breakthrough surgical procedure that will hopefully help combat Alzheimer’s disease. According to a report by…
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