BioHealth News Archive

iTEC Webinar Series – Research Commercialization and SBIR Center

iTEC Webinar Series – Research Commercialization and SBIR Center

Private Sector Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program in partnership with the NIH/OTT Monday, June 11, 12:00 pm to 12:30pm ET Presenters: Richard Bendis Founding President and CEO…

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Montgomery County Innovation Network

Montgomery County Innovation Network

If you are an emerging advanced technology, life sciences or professional services company or a foreign business looking for a soft landing in the…

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Demand for Biotech Tax Breaks | The Scientist

Demand for Biotech Tax Breaks | The Scientist

United States Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) has introduced legislation that will revive the Therapeutic Discovery Project Tax Credit, which funneled $1 billion in tax…

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Academic and Tech Transfer Community to be Spotlighted at the 2012 BIO International Convention

Academic and Tech Transfer Community to be Spotlighted at the 2012 BIO International Convention

Universities have historically been on the front lines of translating innovative research into novel medicines and technologies useful to patients. With that in mind,…

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The Johns Hopkins University Names New Carey Business School Dean

The Johns Hopkins University Names New Carey Business School Dean

Bernard T. “Bernie” Ferrari, an accomplished corporate strategist and management consultant to Fortune 50 companies, has been named the next dean of The Johns…

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Lilly invests in $150 million Canada life sciences fund

Lilly invests in $150 million Canada life sciences fund

Eli Lilly is participating in a new investment fund which will focus primarily on early-stage drug development opportunities in Canada as a whole and…

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Why we need a Federal Lab Innovation Authority: Unlocking Our Federal Lab Resources for Economic Growth

Below is an editorial suggesting the nation could become more economically competitive by helping remove barriers to connect our federal lab technology, human and…

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MedImmune creates new Cambridge hothouse

MedImmune creates new Cambridge hothouse

MedImmune in Cambridge UK is reaching out to academics and biotech companies in a bid to improve the industry’s poor neuroscience track record. Together…

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Why doctors won’t stop PSA testing anytime soon

Why doctors won’t stop PSA testing anytime soon

Johns Hopkins researchers say it’s going to be a hard sell to get physicians to stop screening healthy men routinely for prostate cancer with…

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InvestMaryland Forum

InvestMaryland Forum

Thursday, June 14, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (ET)Rockville, MD A free and open forum to: Discuss InvestMaryland implementation progress and investment…

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The “Valley of Death” Looms for 8 Kids with a Rare Disease | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network

The “Valley of Death” Looms for 8 Kids with a Rare Disease | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network

The pharmaceutical industry rightly calls the stage in drug development between basic research and clinical trials the “Valley of Death.” This is when a…

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2012 BIO International Convention – Boston

2012 BIO International Convention – Boston

Thousands of companies from around the world and all industry segments will be at BIO, ready to build strategic partnerships. Attend the Global Event…

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Fulfilling the promise of bioscience: report from Milken Institute outlines steps for overcoming barriers to innovation in medical research

Fulfilling the promise of bioscience: report from Milken Institute outlines steps for overcoming barriers to innovation in medical research

It's been almost a decade since the Human Genome Project was completed, yet despite the best efforts of thousands of scientists around the world,…

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Events: Boston by the Numbers

Events: Boston by the Numbers

BIO International Convention organizers are hoping for the usual surge in attendance provided by the Boston biotech community at the event scheduled for June…

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Want Better Odds? Get a Pharma Corporate VC to Invest – Forbes

Want Better Odds? Get a Pharma Corporate VC to Invest – Forbes

Pharma corporate venture was back in the biotech news today with the release of Burrill & Company’s June 2012 report.  An interesting article by Vinay…

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