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THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND FRAUNHOFER HEINRICH HERTZ INSTITUTE SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND FRAUNHOFER HEINRICH HERTZ INSTITUTE SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

The Johns Hopkins University (JHU), America’s first research university, in Baltimore, Md., USA, and the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI), a mobile and information…

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More Health Care Innovation Awards announced by HHS | Healthcare Finance News

More Health Care Innovation Awards announced by HHS | Healthcare Finance News

The recipients of 81 new Health Care Innovation Awards were announced last week by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.…

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Academics, entrepreneurs represent Md. at BIO MDBIZNews

Academics, entrepreneurs represent Md. at BIO MDBIZNews

Each year, the University of Maryland business development team looks forward to spending three days in early summer at arguably the most significant annual…

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InvestMaryland Forum Draws More Than 200 Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists – Citybizlist Washington DC

InvestMaryland Forum Draws More Than 200 Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists – Citybizlist Washington DC

The Maryland Venture Fund Authority along with the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED) hosted a free public forum on InvestMaryland - a…

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HHS gives 81 innovation awards in second round | Healthcare IT News

HHS gives 81 innovation awards in second round | Healthcare IT News

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Friday announced the recipients of 81 new Health Care Innovation Awards made possible by Affordable Care…

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HHS names Sivak new chief technology officer – Washington Business Journal

HHS names Sivak new chief technology officer – Washington Business Journal

The Department of Health and Human Services has named Brian Sivak as the department’s next chief technology officer, according to Federal News Radio. Sivak,…

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NCATS Funding Opportunities for Industry Partnerships to Develop Repurposed Drugs

NCATS Funding Opportunities for Industry Partnerships to Develop Repurposed Drugs

NCATS at the NIH has released two RFAs on Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules (UH2/UH3).  Applications are due on December 17, 2012.  …

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Human Genome sets deadline for buyout offers – CBS News

Human Genome sets deadline for buyout offers – CBS News

Biotech drugmaker Human Genome Sciences Inc. is giving all bidders until July 16 to submit their final buyout offers and appealed to GlaxoSmithKline PLC…

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MedImmune CEO Peter Greenleaf, Human Genome Sciences CEO Tom Watkins, Montgomery County, Maryland Executive Isiah Leggett Come Together

MedImmune CEO Peter Greenleaf, Human Genome Sciences CEO Tom Watkins, Montgomery County, Maryland Executive Isiah Leggett Come Together

The Montgomery County Department of Economic Development will host a press event highlighting the nation’s first local biotech investment incentive program, initiated by Montgomery…

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To Neuroscience Drug Discovery and Preclinical Development Researchers:

To Neuroscience Drug Discovery and Preclinical Development Researchers:

I would like to bring to your attention that the Office of Translational Research (OTR) at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke…

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InvestMaryland preps to dole out $56M to venture capital firms – Washington Business Journal

InvestMaryland preps to dole out $56M to venture capital firms – Washington Business Journal

Maryland officials are preparing to dole out the first investments of the $84 million InvestMaryland program this summer, but they must first whittle down…

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U. of Maryland to Count Patents and Commercialization in Tenure Reviews – Administration – The Chronicle of Higher Education

U. of Maryland to Count Patents and Commercialization in Tenure Reviews – Administration – The Chronicle of Higher Education

The University System of Maryland is about to adopt a new policy to formally give credit in tenure and promotion decisions for faculty work…

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MdBio Foundation to Launch National Gaming Initiative to Improve U.S. STEM Education – MarketWatch

MdBio Foundation to Launch National Gaming Initiative to Improve U.S. STEM Education – MarketWatch

In response to the declining state of science education in America, MdBio Foundation, Inc. today announced it will provide science teachers and students nationwide…

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Government Unveils First Map Of All The Germs In The Human Body – Forbes

Government Unveils First Map Of All The Germs In The Human Body – Forbes

Today, in two of the world’s top medical journals, scientists are publishing the results of a $173 million government-funded project to sequence the vast…

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BioHealth Innovation, Inc. Names Richard Bendis President & Chief Executive Officer

BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI), a regional private-public partnership focusing on commercializing market-relevant biohealth innovations and increasing access to early-stage funding in Central Maryland, announced…

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