BioHealth News Archive
Human Genome sets deadline for buyout offers – CBS News
Biotech drugmaker Human Genome Sciences Inc. is giving all bidders until July 16 to submit their final buyout offers and appealed to GlaxoSmithKline PLC…
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MedImmune CEO Peter Greenleaf, Human Genome Sciences CEO Tom Watkins, Montgomery County, Maryland Executive Isiah Leggett Come Together
The Montgomery County Department of Economic Development will host a press event highlighting the nation’s first local biotech investment incentive program, initiated by Montgomery…
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To Neuroscience Drug Discovery and Preclinical Development Researchers:
I would like to bring to your attention that the Office of Translational Research (OTR) at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke…
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InvestMaryland preps to dole out $56M to venture capital firms – Washington Business Journal
Maryland officials are preparing to dole out the first investments of the $84 million InvestMaryland program this summer, but they must first whittle down…
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U. of Maryland to Count Patents and Commercialization in Tenure Reviews – Administration – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The University System of Maryland is about to adopt a new policy to formally give credit in tenure and promotion decisions for faculty work…
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MdBio Foundation to Launch National Gaming Initiative to Improve U.S. STEM Education – MarketWatch
In response to the declining state of science education in America, MdBio Foundation, Inc. today announced it will provide science teachers and students nationwide…
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Government Unveils First Map Of All The Germs In The Human Body – Forbes
Today, in two of the world’s top medical journals, scientists are publishing the results of a $173 million government-funded project to sequence the vast…
Read MoreBioHealth Innovation, Inc. Names Richard Bendis President & Chief Executive Officer
BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI), a regional private-public partnership focusing on commercializing market-relevant biohealth innovations and increasing access to early-stage funding in Central Maryland, announced…
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Opinion: What’s Wrong with COI? | The Scientist
Advances in medical and surgical care are hard-won. They require rigorous, carefully interpreted laboratory research. Equally important is the painstaking clinical work to translate…
Read MoreLynn-Ann Gries: With Organized Angels on Their Side, Can Start-ups Really Start Up Anywhere in the Country?
Raise your hand if you realized the Midwest has become a hotbed of angel group activity -- and a well-respected resource of nationally respected…
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Loh Launches UMD Innovation Outreach to Taiwan, Korea :: University Communications Newsdesk, University of Maryland
University of Maryland President Wallace Loh is extending his Asia strategy with an innovation tour of Taiwan and South Korea. In his third trip…
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University of Maryland continues cyber push with Northrop partnership – Washington Business Journal
Thanks in part to its proximity to the federal government, the University of Maryland has shaped itself into one of the few institutions that…
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National View: Not college for all, but college for more
In a recent op-ed column headlined "The failure of college for all" (May 28), Robert J. Samuelson raised some interesting ideas, such as enhanced…
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CMS ANNOUNCES PRIVATE-SECTOR COMMITMENTS TO IMPROVE PRIMARY CARE FOR PATIENTS, SAVE MONEY FOR MEDICARE
In a strong show of support for more effective, more affordable, higher quality health care, 45 commercial, federal and State insurers in seven markets…
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NCI: SBIR & STTR – Resource Center – Innovative Partnerships for Commercializing Health IT
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recently announced a new Program Announcement, aimed at accelerating the development and commercialization of consumer health information technology products…
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