BioHealth News Archive
Johns Hopkins Community helps scientists – Wes Blakeslee – Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer – YouTube
What kind of community does Johns Hopkins offer for a scientist? An excerpt of an interview in November of 2011, with Wes Blakeslee, Executive…
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Human Genome Science looks to expand biotech sales jobs with new anthrax treatment
As more drug manufacturers fight for a share of the market, those with biotech sales jobs understand that their companies' success lies in its…
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Venture Debt: Under-Appreciated Tool for Building Biotechs – Forbes
Cash-burning R&D-stage biotechs have big appetites for cash, which is typically addressed with an equity-based diet. It’s also supported through corporate partnerships and other…
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Maryland Venture Fund names Thomas Dann as head – Washington Business Journal
Maryland has named a longtime venture capitalist to head its program for investing in startups and early-stage companies. Thomas Dann, founder and managing director…
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East Coast accelerator DreamIt Ventures moving into healthcare IT
Healthcare IT has become a new priority for East Coast accelerator DreamIt Ventures with the hire of a veteran angel investor group director. Karen…
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Obama Signs FDA Bill | The Scientist
President Barack Obama signed the US Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S. 3187) into law, reauthorizing user fees that the FDA…
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Human Genome Sciences Announces Resubmission of Raxibacumab BLA to FDA
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has acknowledged receipt of the resubmission of the Biologics License…
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MedStartr Offers Crowdfunding for Health IT Firms, Including Itself | Xconomy
A couple years ago, when Alex Fair was tossing around ideas on how to raise money for his new healthcare marketplace, FairCareMD, he knew…
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Maryland biotech investment program sees dip from last year
Fewer prospective investors applied for a share of Maryland’s $8 million in biotechnology investment tax credits Monday morning than a year ago, state officials…
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Early stage fundraising by venture firms doubles, health IT companies likely to benefit
Venture capital fundraising for early stage funds doubled in the first half of the year to $3 billion compared with the same period last…
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Mass Life Sciences Center launches new accelerator – Mass High Tech Business News
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ quasi-public agency, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, has opened its 2012-2013 Accelerator Loan Program, the agency announced Monday. MLSC launched…
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Maryland receives 125 applications for $8M in biotech tax credits – Washington Business Journal
Maryland received more than 125 applications on Monday for $8 million available through the state’s popular biotechnology tax credit program. The online registration for…
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Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the signing of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
Today, the President signed into law S. 3187, the “Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act.” This legislation, which passed both the House…
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From Bench to Bunker – The Chronicle Review
In a small, anonymous office in the Trump Tower, 28 floors above Wall Street, a man sits in front of a computer screen sifting…
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QIAGEN Achieves Personalized Healthcare Milestone with U.S. Approval of Companion Diagnostic for Colorectal Cancer – MarketWatch
U.S. launch of therascreen® KRAS RGQ PCR Kit offers enhanced approach to guide treatments for approximately 110,000 patients annually in U.S. with colorectal cancer.…
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