Scientists for the first time have tried editing a gene inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person’s DNA to cure a disease.
David Narrow said the life of an entrepreneur is fast-paced and at times very stressful, but he has never loved any job more.
His medical technology firm, Sonavex, recently raised $3 million and took up new office space in Canton. The company is currently working on commercializing its product, which uses ultrasound technology to detect potentially harmful, post-surgical blood clots.
Date: Thursday, November 30, 2017
Location: Inova Center for Personalized Health3225 Gallows Road, Fairfax, VA 22031
Technology innovation continues to accelerate at an exponential rate, constantly outpacing the status quo and redefining limitations. Personal healthcare stands to benefit from these newfound opportunities.
Happiness changes over the course of your life.
There is “scientific evidence that people get happier as they get older,” according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch report that analyzed Nielsen data. “While there are differing theories as to why this is, most agree that it is an acceptance of aging that promotes contentedness.”
It just wouldn’t feel like a Friday without some Trump cabinet intrigue so with that in mind, Alex Azar, the former president of Lilly’s U.S. business, has been tipped to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services, according to Bloomberg. If he’s approved, Azar would succeed Tom Price, who resigned from the post amidst fallout over the cost of his extensive use of government travel via military and private jets.
AstraZeneca and its Maryland-based biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency has adopted a positive opinion, recommending benralizumab as an add-on maintenance treatment in adult patients with a type of severe asthma.
University System of Maryland (USM) Chancellor Robert L. Caret was elected chair today of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Board of Directors. He succeeds University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan.
Inova Health System’s venture capital arm has been busy over the last year.
Since starting Inova Strategic Investments, Inova has closed three new direct company investments and two fund investments.
For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a digital pill — a medication embedded with a sensor that can tell doctors whether, and when, patients take their medicine.
The University of Maryland was honored for its contributions to the economic development of the community at the 2017 Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) University Awards by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). As winner of the Economic Engagement Connections Award, IEP’s top prize, and the Place Award. UMD is the first two-time winner of the Connections Award, and the first institution to garner both a category award and the Connections Award in the same year. The award winners were announced at the the 2017 APLU Annual Meeting on Nov. 12, 2017.