The new chairman of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is promising to crack down on “bad actors” that increase drug prices “dramatically”—in part by expelling member companies that carry out the sky-high hikes.
Health IT vendor Cerner has revealed a new challenge that asks developers to improve patients’ access to EHRs, according to a company news release.
Dubbed the 2019 code App Challenge, the contest encourages participants to build apps on Cerner’s platforms.
Whether you’re starting a business, relocating one, or just moving to live and work, there are endless reasons for why Maryland is the top state to relocate to. The BioHealth Capital Region continues to climb the GEN’s annual ranking of the nation’s top biopharma clusters, and was ranked fourth in 2018. There are many factors that make Maryland a great place to headquarter your BioHealth company. Biotech and life science companies are high-risk high expense ventures, and the location of your company is key to its success.
Governor Ralph Northam today announced $2.51 million in funding in support of 41 Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) awards. The projects represent exciting advancements in five industries: clean energy, cybersecurity, data analytics, life sciences, and unmanned systems.
Johns Hopkins has ranked among the top 10 patent-earners since 2014.
Biotechnology venture capital firm Third Rock Ventures has raised $770m for its fifth fund, a sign that investor interest in funding early-stage science continues unabated despite volatile public markets.
The investment vehicle, the largest ever raised by Third Rock in its 12-year history, will support investments in 10 to 12 companies. The Boston-based firm’s new fund came together quickly.
The Georgia Tech alum is the first Spanish-born president of an American university.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the fifth round of its Growth Accelerator Fund Competition to recognize innovative accelerators, including incubators, co-working startup communities or other similar models, to compete for prizes of $50,000 each for a total of $3 million.
Emergent BioSolutions CEO Robert Kramer Sr. sits down with Yahoo Finance’s Dan Roberts, Melody Hahm and Myles Udland on “YFi AM” to discuss the fight over drug pricing and hear how the biopharmaceutical company is seeking to make Narcan, a life-saving drug that blocks the effects of an opioid overdose, more affordable and accessible.
Although the recent $110 million funding round for Thrive Earlier Detection Corp. was impressive — it is certainly not the biggest we’ve seen around Maryland to date.