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University of Maryland Cupid’s Cup Business Competition Opens to Student Entrepreneurs Nationwide | PRNewswire | Rock Hill Herald Online

University of Maryland Cupid’s Cup Business Competition Opens to Student Entrepreneurs Nationwide | PRNewswire | Rock Hill Herald Online

University of Maryland's Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship is expanding its annual Cupid's Cup Business Competition to find the country's top student entrepreneurs. Kevin Plank,…

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National Capital Planning Commission approves portion of $300 million Bethesda intelligence campus – Washington Business Journal

National Capital Planning Commission approves portion of $300 million Bethesda intelligence campus – Washington Business Journal

The National Capital Planning Commission has approved final details of the first phase of a $300 million intelligence campus being developed at the former…

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Innovation 2 Commercialization: Making Tech Transfer Count!

Innovation 2 Commercialization: Making Tech Transfer Count!

 Friday, November 2, 2012 The Gateway to Innovation, a partnership between the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development and the Federal Laboratory Consortium for…

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National Capital region plays host to more than just contracting

National Capital region plays host to more than just contracting

When many people think of the National Capital region and the businesses that call it home, a handful of industries come to mind. Certainly…

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The NIH Plan for Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of High Growth Businesses

The NIH Plan for Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of High Growth Businesses

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation’s biomedical research agency. The NIH’s extramural funding supports research at more than 3,000 institutions. A…

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Can Technology Solve America’s Healthcare Problems?

Can Technology Solve America’s Healthcare Problems?

Healthcare is a hot-button issue in America right now -– partly because it’s election season and partly because our healthcare system faces some legitimately…

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it could BE different: The Path to More Failed Therapeutics

it could BE different: The Path to More Failed Therapeutics

Ask a committee of 16 academics, 3 bureaucrats, 2 Fortune 500 executives and 1 Venture Capitalist to provide the President of the United States…

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San Francisco Becomes Leading Center of Innovation in Health Care and Biosciences

San Francisco Becomes Leading Center of Innovation in Health Care and Biosciences

UCSF and its affiliates have been successful in the transformation of San Francisco as a leading center of innovation in health care and biosciences,…

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Pitch Across Maryland Tops Expectations | Baltimore Citybizlist

Pitch Across Maryland Tops Expectations | Baltimore Citybizlist

After more than two weeks crisscrossing the state with stops in Ocean City, La Plata, Hagerstown and pretty much everywhere in between, the bright…

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Maryland venture capital program to award three firms $100,000 each in entrepreneur contest – Washington Business Journal

Maryland venture capital program to award three firms $100,000 each in entrepreneur contest – Washington Business Journal

Maryland will be giving away $300,000 to promising entrepreneurs in a business competition. The contest, called the InvestMaryland Challenge, is part of the state’s…

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Gaithersburg Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals wins FDA approval for eye treatment – Washington Business Journal

Gaithersburg Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals wins FDA approval for eye treatment – Washington Business Journal

Gaithersburg-based Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday it has won Food and Drug Administration approval for Cystaran, which treats a symptom of the rare genetic…

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Maryland expands stem cell grants to private companies – Baltimore Business Journal

Maryland expands stem cell grants to private companies – Baltimore Business Journal

Private companies will now be able to apply for their own research grants from the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund. The Maryland Stem Cell…

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Hopkins doctors make new ear for woman on her arm

Hopkins doctors make new ear for woman on her arm

A woman has a new ear, thanks to a mind-blowing procedure performed at Johns Hopkins. 42-year old Sherri Walter had cancer on her ear…

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Nurturing Success: Growth in Store for Towson Incubator

Nurturing Success: Growth in Store for Towson Incubator

When Clay Hickson talks about technology and innovation, he isn’t limiting himself to IT, biotechnology or robotics. The executive director of Towson University's TowsonGlobal Business…

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Maryland: A Hotbed for Startups « Governor O’Malley’s Blog

Maryland: A Hotbed for Startups « Governor O’Malley’s Blog

We wanted to share this blog from the co-chairs of Startup Maryland where they talk about their experiences on the first-ever “Pitch Across Maryland”…

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