BioHealth News Archive
Growing popularity of virtual biotechs promises boon to outsourcers – FierceCRO
The recent news that tiny FerroKin BioSciences earned a big buyout deal with Shire ($SHPGY) has helped spotlight the growing popularity of the virtual biotech model. And…
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Pharma Execs Admit: ‘Our Model Is Broken’ // Pharmalot
As if we didn’t already know this, yes? Still, a new survey finds that 68 percent of pharma execs agree that Humpty Dumpty has…
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County, Business Execs, Tout Biotech Tax Credit – Gaithersburg, MD Patch
A county and state tax credit program leveraged nearly $6 million in investments last year in 10 biotechnology companies in Gaithersburg, Potomac and Rockville,…
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GSK, J&J back Index’s new $200M fund for early-stage deals – FierceBiotech
GlaxoSmithKline and Johnson & Johnson are teaming up with Index Ventures to launch a $200 million fund devoted exclusively to backing early-stage biotechs. And…
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Springboard 2012: A Forum Program for Women-Led Companies.
In an age of information overload where getting in front of the right investors and potential strategic partners is harder than ever, where do…
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Fung Says Harvard, Boston Overlooked for Startups – YouTube
March 20 (Bloomberg) -- Patrick Fung, a partner at New Enterprise Associates Inc., talks about the venture capital firm's New Experiment Fund, a seed-stage…
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Johns Hopkins University Launches JHU Research Accelerator
JHU Research Accelerator is a platform that facilitates an easy and secure collaboration and sharing of resources across the JHU scientific community as well…
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Johns Hopkins to test mobile medical apps – FierceMobileHealthcare
Last week we told you about some ambitious app development going on at Johns Hopkins Medical School. Well this week, Hopkins did themselves one…
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For Biotech Firms, Gravy Days Are Over – WSJ.com
Biotechnology firms are coming around to a harsh reality: The gravy days are over. These small, innovative drug companies were once an investment darling,…
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Gazette.Net: Montgomery biotechs get $6M boost from first local tax program
Ten biotechnology companies in Montgomery County last year received almost $6 million from investors who were spurred by the state and county’s biotech investment…
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Leggett to Hail Success of County’s Local Biotech Investment Tax Credit Program
Program Spurs Nearly $6 Million in Investments Among Ten Local Biotech Companies March 19, 2012 10:00 am Sequella, Inc. 9610 Medical Center Drive, Suite…
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Group to draft rules of the road for Maryland tech transfer efforts – Baltimore Business Journal
University of Maryland Ventures, a new joint effort between the University of Maryland’s two biggest campuses, will soon create groups to help standardize the…
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Maryland startup initiative will address varied needs of IT, biotechs – Baltimore Business Journal
When Startup Maryland kicks off March 30, it will be confronted with a challenge unique to this region’s three Startup America subgroups: How to…
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GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY ANNOUNCES $84 MILLION IN INVESTMENT FOR MARYLAND’S INNOVATION ECONOMY
Maryland first state in the nation to use online auction to raise funds for venture capital program InvestMaryland will deploy first round of funds…
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FDA seeks comment on post-market drug safety plans – NEWS – General articles – Pharmaceutical Industry – PMLiVE
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) DA has published draft guidance describing plans on how to handle serious drug safety issues with marketed…
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