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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND PATIENT EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS SEVEN MONTHS AFTER MOST EXTENSIVE FACE TRANSPLANT EVER PERFORMED

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND PATIENT EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS SEVEN MONTHS AFTER MOST EXTENSIVE FACE TRANSPLANT EVER PERFORMED

The University of Maryland released details today on the recovery of Richard Lee Norris, the 37-year-old man who received the most extensive full face…

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Photo Release — Northrop Grumman Foundation and University of Maryland, Baltimore County Create New Cyber Scholars Program

Photo Release — Northrop Grumman Foundation and University of Maryland, Baltimore County Create New Cyber Scholars Program

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and the Northrop Grumman Foundation today announced they are partnering to launch the UMBC Cyber Scholars program,…

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Human Genome Sciences plans 97 more layoffs in Rockville – Washington Business Journal

Human Genome Sciences plans 97 more layoffs in Rockville – Washington Business Journal

Human Genome Sciences Inc. plans to cut an additional 97 positions in Rockville later this year, and more layoffs could be on the way,…

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Gazette.Net: Maryland bioscience community brainstorms funding paths forward

Gazette.Net: Maryland bioscience community brainstorms funding paths forward

New Health Sciences has big plans. The Bethesda biotech is eyeing a $310 million revenue stream after 2015 should its storage system for red…

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New Enterprise Associates opens Chicago office, makes investment – Washington Business Journal

New Enterprise Associates opens Chicago office, makes investment – Washington Business Journal

Chevy Chase-based venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates is opening an office in Chicago and is making another investment in a Chicago-area startup. NEA,…

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SAIC wins more medical research support work — Washington Technology

SAIC wins more medical research support work — Washington Technology

Science Applications International Corp. has won a $13 million contract to provide modeling support to the Naval Health Research Center. This is the company's second contract…

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UMBC to launch Cyber Scholars program with $1M Northrop Grumman gift – Baltimore Business Journal

UMBC to launch Cyber Scholars program with $1M Northrop Grumman gift – Baltimore Business Journal

University of Maryland, Baltimore County is creating a “Cyber Scholars” program with a $1 million grant from the Northrop Grumman Foundation. Beginning in 2013,…

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Lockheed Martin and Tech Council of Maryland Host Maryland High Schools for Third Annual Cyber Security Awareness Day – MarketWatch

Lockheed Martin and Tech Council of Maryland Host Maryland High Schools for Third Annual Cyber Security Awareness Day – MarketWatch

Lockheed Martin will host top performing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) high school students in two sessions today at its NexGen Cyber Innovation…

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NIH Offers Commercialization Assistance Program to SBIR and STTR Phase II Awardees; Applications Due November 7, 2012

NIH Offers Commercialization Assistance Program to SBIR and STTR Phase II Awardees; Applications Due November 7, 2012

The purpose of this Notice is to announce the availability of a Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP) for NIH SBIR and STTR Phase II awardees.…

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NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution

NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including NIH, operates under a Continuing Resolution (CR) (H. J. Resolution 117) that was signed by…

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Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Trans-Agency Research Consortium for Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy (TACTIC) (UM1)

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Trans-Agency Research Consortium for Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy (TACTIC) (UM1)

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a  Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit applications for…

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New York Digital Health Accelerator Is A Model To Emulate – Forbes

New York Digital Health Accelerator Is A Model To Emulate – Forbes

One of the toughest hurdles for health IT start-ups is getting in front of customers. Doctors are reluctant to pay, and sales cycles at…

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Which VCs are Getting a Lifeline From the Biotech IPOs of 2012? | Xconomy

Which VCs are Getting a Lifeline From the Biotech IPOs of 2012? | Xconomy

There’s a story going on in biotech venture capital, and it’s about a slow and painful death. Four years after the start of the Great Recession,…

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Maryland’s $300k competition. Incubation included. | The Accelerator Gazette

Maryland’s $300k competition. Incubation included. | The Accelerator Gazette

Maryland launched the InvestMaryland Challenge today. This is a national business competition that gives seed and early-stage companies a chance to pitch their business…

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Iverson, Johns Hopkins in molecular diagnostics test license agreement – Pharmaceutical Business Review

Iverson, Johns Hopkins in molecular diagnostics test license agreement – Pharmaceutical Business Review

Iverson Genetic Diagnostics has entered into a licensing agreement with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for a molecular diagnostics test, designed to help…

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