BioHealth News Archive
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
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
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…
Read MoreBioHealth 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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Opinion: What’s Wrong with COI? | The Scientist
Advances in medical and surgical care are hard-won. They require rigorous, carefully interpreted laboratory research. Equally important is the painstaking clinical work to translate…
Read MoreLynn-Ann Gries: With Organized Angels on Their Side, Can Start-ups Really Start Up Anywhere in the Country?
Raise your hand if you realized the Midwest has become a hotbed of angel group activity -- and a well-respected resource of nationally respected…
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Loh Launches UMD Innovation Outreach to Taiwan, Korea :: University Communications Newsdesk, University of Maryland
University of Maryland President Wallace Loh is extending his Asia strategy with an innovation tour of Taiwan and South Korea. In his third trip…
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University of Maryland continues cyber push with Northrop partnership – Washington Business Journal
Thanks in part to its proximity to the federal government, the University of Maryland has shaped itself into one of the few institutions that…
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National View: Not college for all, but college for more
In a recent op-ed column headlined "The failure of college for all" (May 28), Robert J. Samuelson raised some interesting ideas, such as enhanced…
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CMS ANNOUNCES PRIVATE-SECTOR COMMITMENTS TO IMPROVE PRIMARY CARE FOR PATIENTS, SAVE MONEY FOR MEDICARE
In a strong show of support for more effective, more affordable, higher quality health care, 45 commercial, federal and State insurers in seven markets…
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NCI: SBIR & STTR – Resource Center – Innovative Partnerships for Commercializing Health IT
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recently announced a new Program Announcement, aimed at accelerating the development and commercialization of consumer health information technology products…
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PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals Closes $48.4M Series B -peHUB
PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing drugs to treat diabetes, metabolic disease and cardiovascular disease, has closed its Series B round with…
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Maryland entrepreneurs urge culture change – MDBIZNews
A panel of entrepreneurs told the Maryland Economic Development Commission on Tuesday that Maryland needs to commercialize more discoveries made in academic and government…
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Shady Grove Office Center lands Tech Council of Maryland headquarters – Washington Business Journal
The Tech Council of Maryland has moved into its new headquarters in the Shady Grove Office Center, Citybizlist.com reports. The new location, at 9210…
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HHS harnesses the power of health data to improve health
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), along with the Institute of Medicine (IoM) and other members of the Health Data Consortium, are…
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