BioHealth News Archive
Long-Term Sea Level Rise Could Cost Washington, D.C., Billions
A University of Maryland study projects that Washington, D.C., city and federal property could suffer billions of dollars in damage if sea level rise…
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Emergent sets ambitious drug acquisition goal – Washington Business Journal
Rockville-based Emergent BioSolutions Inc. said Thursday it plans to develop or acquire three specialty products in biodefense and other markets by 2015, part of…
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Asian Pacific American Community news in the Washington DC metropolitan area – Asian Fortune
Since leaving China over two decades ago, I have been amazed at the scale and speed of the physical transformation the country is undergoing.…
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Anthrax Drug Effective, FDA Staff Finds – MedPage Today
The FDA seemed to tentatively support the benefits of the investigational monoclonal antibody raxibacumab for treating inhalational anthrax following new animal studies, documents released…
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Gb.tc aims for less ‘stuffy’ Tech Night at Lexington Market – Baltimore Business Journal
Baltimore’s annual soiree for the tech crowd is headed to a different part of town this year. Tech Night, formerly a $180-a-head event held…
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Hopkins wins dispute over Germantown farm | WashingtonExaminer.com
A judge ruled Thursday in favor of Johns Hopkins University in a years-long dispute over land slated to be used for a "Science City"…
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Startup Bus records 168 pitch videos from Maryland bus tour – baltimoresun.com
Back in September, a brightly-colored "Startup Bus" toured Maryland, encouraging entrepreneurs to come out of the woodwork to put together business plans and pitch…
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University researchers work with UMB officials to develop brain tumor solution – The Diamondback : Top News: mpower, partnership, research,
After carrying out a frustrating brain surgery in January of 2008, neurosurgeon J. Marc Simard found himself sitting in a cafe, contemplating a problem.…
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Startup Maryland Posts 168 “Pitch Across Maryland” Video Pitches
Startup Maryland has released the 168 video pitchesfrom Maryland entrepreneurs that were captured during the Pitch Across Maryland bus tour, the three week tour…
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John Hopkins Researchers Employ X-ray Crystallography to Build 3-D Model of TB Protein
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have figured out the three-dimensional shape of the protein responsible for creating unique bonds within the cell wall of the…
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7 digital health trends reflected in Rock Health’s new class | MedCity News
Kaiser Permanente is joining Mayo Clinic, KPCB, Genentech, UnitedHealth and others as a partner of digital health accelerator Rock Health, which revealed a new…
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Rock Health’s new class of startups: apps, APIs, artificial intelligence — Tech News and Analysis
Startups offering everything from personalized nutrition and pregnancy apps to live online fitness instruction and a smart, souped-up toothbrush are among the members of…
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Five Landmark IP Deals Receive Licensing Executives Society’s Prestigious 2012 Deals of Distinction™ Awards
A gigantic patent deal by AOL, Microsoft and Facebook was one of five extraordinary intellectual property licensing deals that received Licensing Executives Society, (U.S.A.…
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High-Growth Firms Flourish in Maryland
While Silicon Valley, Austin and other traditional high-tech hotbeds are considered cities with high-growth companies, new Kauffman Foundation research shows that innovations can come…
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Bioscience Research and Technology Review Day – Nov. 27th
Bioscience Research & Technology Review Day is a special event that features research talks, presentations, mini-symposia, and demonstrations by university scientists. The program provides…
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