BioHealth News Archive

Three Venable Attorneys Recognized among Top 100 Maryland Lawyers

The January 2012 issue of Baltimore magazine recognized three Venable partners as being among the top attorneys in the state.  Venable partners Mike Baader,…

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Editorial: Upping the ante for tech transfer

Editorial: Upping the ante for tech transfer

The issue is called technology transfer, and it has not been one of Maryland’s strengths. For all of the state’s success in attracting research…

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QIAGEN – Strong growth in all areas of business | Stock Market News

QIAGEN – Strong growth in all areas of business | Stock Market News

QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN) has announced results of operations for the fourth quarter and full-year 2011, making significant progress on strategic initiatives to drive…

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New Enterprise Associates launches The Experiment Fund – Baltimore Business Journal

New Enterprise Associates launches The Experiment Fund – Baltimore Business Journal

New Enterprise Associates    wants to help student entrepreneurs finance their ideas with The Experiment Fund, a new seed stage investment fund focused on…

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Tech Council of Maryland names interim CEO – Washington Business Journal

Tech Council of Maryland names interim CEO – Washington Business Journal

The Tech Council of Maryland    has named Art Jacoby, a Catonsville, Md.-based small business consultant, as its interim CEO. Jacoby, who is also…

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O’Malley seeks to boost technoology transfer

O’Malley seeks to boost technoology transfer

Gov. Martin O‟Malley will call for more than $6 million to spin research conducted at university labs    into new companies, aides…

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Gazette.Net: As rivals loom, state hopes to expand biotech presence

Gazette.Net: As rivals loom, state hopes to expand biotech presence

A decade ago, Maryland's chief competition in the bioscience industry came from the coasts: New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts on the East and…

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Qiagen’s Peer Schatz: five steps towards solving the global health crisis | Forum:Blog | The World Economic Forum

Qiagen’s Peer Schatz: five steps towards solving the global health crisis | Forum:Blog | The World Economic Forum

Healthcare is caught in a slow-motion collision between two 21st Century realities. The world’s growing and aging population creates ever-greater needs for treatment. At…

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Montgomery County panel OKs $250K boost to bio initiative

Montgomery County panel OKs $250K boost to bio initiative

A Montgomery County Council committee recommended on Monday to contribute $250,000 this fiscal year to a public-private partnership — BioHealth Innovation — that is…

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Don’t rely on Maryland’s biotech industry to grow itself – Baltimore Business Journal

Don’t rely on Maryland’s biotech industry to grow itself – Baltimore Business Journal

The arduous task of converting laboratory research into a promising startup biotechnology company has many laborers. And a fledgling group out of Montgomery County…

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Montgomery County’s BioHealth Innovation to stretch into Baltimore – Washington Business Journal

Montgomery County’s BioHealth Innovation to stretch into Baltimore – Washington Business Journal

A Montgomery County nonprofit is planning to extend to Baltimore its mission of translating laboratory research into startup companies. Where it differs from previous…

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University of Maryland angel group head Elana Fine is picked to be director of entrepreneur center – Washington Business Journal

University of Maryland angel group head Elana Fine is picked to be director of entrepreneur center – Washington Business Journal

Elana Fine, who heads an angel investor network organized by the University of Maryland    ’s Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, has been promoted to…

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Federal Program Helps Small Businesses Become More Innovative – Southern Maryland News, Charles County, Calvert County and St. Mary’s County News

Federal Program Helps Small Businesses Become More Innovative – Southern Maryland News, Charles County, Calvert County and St. Mary’s County News

The legislative compromise on a short-term payroll tax extension dominated headlines in late December, but few journalists heralded a provision that was included in…

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Maryland Innovation Partnership Recognized as National Model | Cision Wire

Maryland Innovation Partnership Recognized as National Model | Cision Wire

An innovative Maryland technology transfer program - the first of its kind in the United States to partner federal labs and public universities -…

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Largest U.S. Biotech Clusters Faced Similar Challenges This Year as Seen Elsewhere

Largest U.S. Biotech Clusters Faced Similar Challenges This Year as Seen Elsewhere

The four states with the nation’s largest biotech clusters showed that they too were not immune to challenges common to most U.S. regions seeking…

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