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Who:  BioHealth Industry Hiring Managers/HR Executives

What:  Luncheon meeting where you will have the opportunity to:

• Provide feedback on a preliminary assessment of regional biohealth hiring needs
• Offer input on a proposed compensation survey, 
• Learn of local resources to assist you in your recruiting and training activities,
• Ensure you are among the first to receive copies of the Hiring Needs, and Compensation Survey reports to be published later this Spring.
• Network with peers

When:  February 13th, 12:00-2:00 p.m. 

Where:  Universities of Shady Grove (USG) 

Hosts:    BioHealth Innovation, NCI, WorkSource Montgomery, UMBC, USG 

RSVP’s are required. Click HERE to RSVP.

*Due to limited space, this event is for Hiring Managers/industry HR staff only (recruiters/vendors/other excluded). Questions/more information.

China’s increasing zeal for improving biotechnology and medical services is music to the ears of the British government after two venture capital firms received 8 billion yuan (US$1.3 billion) in funding commitments from mainland investors during Prime Minister Theresa May’s three-day visit last week.

AOL cofounder Steve Case is returning to Baltimore in a couple of weeks in a new event series designed to help entrepreneurs.

In covering the D.C. innovation economy comes the inevitable: funding news. Trust us, there’s a lot of it floating around the D.C. metro area, and we cover it everyday in our daily newsletter, The Beat. Here’s a roundup of all of the major funding news from the region in January: 

Qiagen has agreed to a $191 million deal to acquire STAT-Dx. The takeover will give Qiagen control of a pipeline of assay panels designed to diagnose infections affecting the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. 

Venture backed companies can address a large market quickly, and therefore payoff investors sooner than other businesses.

While a couple of glasses of wine can help clear the mind after a busy day, new research shows that it may actually help clean the mind as well. The new study, which appears in the journal Scientific Reports, shows that low levels of alcohol consumption tamp down inflammation and helps the brain clear away toxins, including those associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

OpGen announced today that it has priced its public offering of approximately 3.7 million units of common stock and common warrants at $3.25 per unit.

Amazon made an announcement Tuesday that sent shockwaves through the health care industry and caused insurers’ stocks to plummet: The technology company is joining Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to create an independent health care organization that will serve their employees.