BioHealth News Archive

Vaxin moves from Birmingham to Maryland | al.com

Vaxin moves from Birmingham to Maryland | al.com

Vaxin Inc., a promising biotech company spun from research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, quietly moved from Innovation Depot to a new…

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The FDA Turns Friendly Toward Pharma in 2012 | Xconomy

The FDA Turns Friendly Toward Pharma in 2012 | Xconomy

The FDA, for most of the past 10 years, was the regulatory agency that many people in biotech and pharma loved to hate. Critics…

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Smith School Launches Social Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program

Smith School Launches Social Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program

A trio of social entrepreneurs with industry success in technology, law and fashion are appointees to the inaugural Social-Entrepreneur-In-Residence team at the Robert H.…

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Forbes names Becton, Dickinson one of ‘world’s most innovative’ – Baltimore Business Journal

Forbes names Becton, Dickinson one of ‘world’s most innovative’ – Baltimore Business Journal

Apparently, there’s lots of innovation going on up at BD Diagnostic Systems in Sparks. Forbes listed its New Jersey parent company, Becton, Dickinson &…

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For young Md. immigrants, a path out of the shadows – The Washington Post

For young Md. immigrants, a path out of the shadows – The Washington Post

They call themselves “shadows” — young Maryland residents brought to this country as children by their parents. They worked hard. They excelled in our…

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Entrepreneurs Invited to Get on the Bus and Celebrate Their Innovations and Businesses During the Pitch Across Maryland Tour

Entrepreneurs Invited to Get on the Bus and Celebrate Their Innovations and Businesses During the Pitch Across Maryland Tour

Startup Maryland Teams with Regional Innovation Stakeholder to Co-Host Tour Stops Across the State of Maryland Startup Maryland is launching Pitch Across Maryland, a…

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SureScripts strikes health records deal with Epic – Washington Business Journal

SureScripts strikes health records deal with Epic – Washington Business Journal

Arlington-based Surescripts will partner with health record-keeping giant Epic Systems Corp. to allow doctors to transfer records between the two patient data networks, the…

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As Tuberculosis Grows More Difficult to Control, Vaccine Candidate to Prevent Disease Enters Clinical Testing

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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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