BioHealth News Archive
As Tuberculosis Grows More Difficult to Control, Vaccine Candidate to Prevent Disease Enters Clinical Testing
Aeras and the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) announce today the start of the first clinical trial of IDRI’s novel tuberculosis vaccine candidate, ID93…
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Fyodor Biotechnologies Inc Awarded a National
Fyodor Biotechnologies, a Baltimore-based diagnostic and biopharmaceutical company, announced today that the National Science Foundation has awarded the company a Small Business Innovation Research…
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The 2013 Omnibus NIH/CDC SBIR Contract Solicitation has been posted
The deadline for contract proposal submissions is Tuesday, November 13th, 2012 Details and solicitation materials are available at the NIH SBIR Website in the…
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Good public space can make good retail – Greater Greater Washington
Just look at The Crescent condominium on Wayne Avenue, which has seen a rotating cast of retail tenants since it opened in 2006. Or…
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Unigo: Top 10 Colleges for Budding Entrepreneurs
In this weekend edition of the 2013 Unigo College Rankings we're showcasing the colleges across the country that, according to students, have built exemplary…
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Under CIT’s Mindus, new angel network takes shape – Washington Business Journal
Angel investing stands to benefit from economies of scale. Solo startup investing isn’t quite as terrifying a process as solo entrepreneurship, but it still…
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Universities at Shady Grove grows with Montgomery County’s needs
The Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville is bringing in a program this fall that leaders say will help educate the county work force…
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SAIC to split into two companies – Washington Business Journal
McLean-based Science Applications International Corporation says it will split into two separate, publicly traded companies. The newly formed spin-off company would focus on government…
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National Institutes of Health signs big lease in Bethesda – Washington Business Journal
The National Institutes of Health has renewed a Bethesda lease, staying put for at least another decade. The General Services Administration signed a 10-year…
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You might be a healthcare startup mentor if … (5 must-have qualities of a good mentor) | MedCity News
These days, everyone thinks he’s a mentor. With accelerators, incubators and innovation events sprouting everywhere, there’s plenty of opportunity for seasoned entrepreneurs to pass…
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Vaccine maker MedImmune has a new AZ chief – FierceVaccines
Five years ago this summer, AstraZeneca ($AZN) decided to pony up to purchase Maryland-based MedImmune for a cool $15.6 billion, a deal that left…
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Baltimore Innovation Week 2012
Baltimore Innovation Week is a week-long celebration of technology and innovation in Baltimore. The annual week of events is intended to grow the impact…
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Johns Hopkins Medicine wins $8.9M patient safety research grant – Baltimore Business Journal
Johns Hopkins Medicine received an $8.9 million grant Tuesday to put toward patient safety research. The Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, based…
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Johns Hopkins Researchers Discover Link Between A Protein And Aggressive, Recurring Prostate Cancer
In a study to decipher clues about how prostate cancer cells grow and become more aggressive, Johns Hopkins urologists have found that reduction of…
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University Inventions Earned $1.4-Billion in 2011 – Administration – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Universities and their inventors earned more than $1.4-billion from commercializing their academic research in the 2011 fiscal year, collecting royalties from new breeds of…
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