BioHealth News Archive
ETC’s AccelerateBaltimore™ Continues to Build & Grow Baltimore Businesses
Baltimore City’s technology incubator, Emerging Technology Center (ETC), announced today that 14 experienced mentors have agreed to participate in the 2013 program, AccelerateBaltimore™. AccelerateBaltimore™…
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Federal government and big pharma seen as increasingly diminished source of research funding
In a commentary to be published in the Dec. 12 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, two Johns Hopkins faculty members…
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Montgomery County considers investing in companies – WashingtonExaminer.com
Businesses that receive economic development money from Montgomery County soon might have to share some of their profit with the county government. A bill…
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TATRC’s Technology Transfer/Commercialization Program could be a model for speeding viable medical innovations to the warfighter
The goal of the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command (USAMRMC) is to translate…
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MedImmune Ventures Joins $37.5M Series B For AGTC – Baltimore Citybizlist
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation, (AGTC), a privately-held, clinical stage biotechnology company developing gene therapy products to treat rare retinal diseases, announced today that it…
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Investors Interested in Health IT—With Caveats – Xconomy
Established companies such as Dell Computer (NASDAQ: DELL) and Becton Dickinson (NYSE: BDX) say they are eager to invest in health IT startups—they just need…
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New healthcare angel fund wants disruptive ideas to reduce wasteful spending in acute care – MedCity News
There’s a new early stage angel fund in town, and it’s on the hunt for creative, out-of-the box ideas for improving the delivery of…
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Tech Council of Maryland CEO to Step Down in February – MarketWatch
The Tech Council of Maryland, Maryland's largest technology trade association with more than 400 biotechnology and technology members employing more than 200,000 in the…
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Canada’s first US health IT accelerator could be a job generator – MedCity News
As healthcare providers implement the changeover to electronic medical records and meaningful use requirements, the opportunities seen by health IT companies aren’t restricted to…
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University of Maryland, UMB venture to focus on patient data research – Baltimore Business Journal
The latest joint venture between the University of Maryland, College Park and University of Maryland, Baltimore will combine computer know-how from College Park and…
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MedImmune maintains its roots while building AstraZeneca drug pipeline – baltimoresun.com
When Gail Folena-Wasserman joined Gaithersburg biotechnology startup MedImmune in 1991, she was its first employee in research and development, and dreamed of what the…
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CoFounders Lab Wins Startup Maryland “Pitch Across Maryland” Competition – Baltimore Citybizlist
Startup Maryland is proud to announce that CoFounders Lab (Rockville, Md.) has claimed the top spot in its Pitch Across Maryland competition. The company…
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Rockville startup for entrepreneur match-ups wins state contest – Gazette.Net
There is a host of websites for people who want to link up for personal relationships. CoFoundersLab of Rockville wants to do something similar,…
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Arizona Furnace, The First Statewide Accelerator Program Based on Technology Transfer Unveils First Ten Startups – equities.com
Arizona's first-of-its-kind statewide technology transfer startup program, AZ Furnace Accelerator, is pleased to announce it has selected the first 10 startups that will participate…
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Asking For Money
The first question most people seem to ask when contemplating a new startup is where they will get investor money. That’s certainly a valid…
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