BioHealth News Archive

United Therapeutics net income jumps to $43.2M – Washington Business Journal

United Therapeutics net income jumps to $43.2M – Washington Business Journal

Net income at United Therapeutics Corp.    surged more than four-fold in its latest quarter as sales rose and the Silver Spring pharmaceutical firm…

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Venture capital: Maryland startups look west for investors – baltimoresun.com

Venture capital: Maryland startups look west for investors – baltimoresun.com

Derek Gabbard wasn't dreaming of California when he sought to raise investment capital for his Baltimore-based cybersecurity firm. But the CEO of Lookingglass Cyber…

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Turning research into jobs in Maryland – baltimoresun.com

Turning research into jobs in Maryland – baltimoresun.com

About three times each week, an enterprising researcher at theUniversity of Maryland, College Park, takes a step toward patenting an invention. Each year, that…

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Johns Hopkins Launches China STEM Program With Nanjing University

Johns Hopkins Launches China STEM Program With Nanjing University

Hopkins has launched the China STEM program in partnership with Nanjing University, reports a Johns Hopkins University publication, The News-Letter. Beginning in the summer…

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Montgomery County Community College president to lead Creative Montco initiative – North Penn Life – Montgomery News

Montgomery County Community College president to lead Creative Montco initiative – North Penn Life – Montgomery News

When you think of artists in the Philadelphia suburbs, scenic Bucks County comes to mind. Hoping to change that perception and give Montgomery County…

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Baltimore tech entrepreneurs may soon call new accelerator home – Baltimore Business Journal

Baltimore tech entrepreneurs may soon call new accelerator home – Baltimore Business Journal

Greg Cangialosi’s new business accelerator will soon be looking for Baltimore’s next crop of startup tech firms. Cangialosi, who sold Baltimore’s Blue Sky Factory …

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Johns Hopkins Remains Top University Recipient of Federal Research Dollars

Johns Hopkins Remains Top University Recipient of Federal Research Dollars

In 2008, federal agencies obligated $28.4 billion to 1,316 academic institutions for science and engineering activities, according to data from the National Science Foundation.…

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InvestMD_Venture

InvestMD_Venture

The InvestMaryland program will be investing approximately $47-55M into several venture capital firms by mid-2012.  The Maryland Venture Fund Authority (MVFA) will be hiring…

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University of Maryland BioPark Welcomes Ablitech, Inc. as the Newest Commercial Tenant

University of Maryland BioPark Welcomes Ablitech, Inc. as the Newest Commercial Tenant

The University of Maryland BioPark announced today that Ablitech, Inc., a biotechnology company developing polymer-based delivery systems for gene silencing, has signed a lease…

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Three Venable Attorneys Recognized among Top 100 Maryland Lawyers

The January 2012 issue of Baltimore magazine recognized three Venable partners as being among the top attorneys in the state.  Venable partners Mike Baader,…

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Editorial: Upping the ante for tech transfer

Editorial: Upping the ante for tech transfer

The issue is called technology transfer, and it has not been one of Maryland’s strengths. For all of the state’s success in attracting research…

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QIAGEN – Strong growth in all areas of business | Stock Market News

QIAGEN – Strong growth in all areas of business | Stock Market News

QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN) has announced results of operations for the fourth quarter and full-year 2011, making significant progress on strategic initiatives to drive…

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New Enterprise Associates launches The Experiment Fund – Baltimore Business Journal

New Enterprise Associates launches The Experiment Fund – Baltimore Business Journal

New Enterprise Associates    wants to help student entrepreneurs finance their ideas with The Experiment Fund, a new seed stage investment fund focused on…

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Tech Council of Maryland names interim CEO – Washington Business Journal

Tech Council of Maryland names interim CEO – Washington Business Journal

The Tech Council of Maryland    has named Art Jacoby, a Catonsville, Md.-based small business consultant, as its interim CEO. Jacoby, who is also…

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O’Malley seeks to boost technoology transfer

O’Malley seeks to boost technoology transfer

Gov. Martin O‟Malley will call for more than $6 million to spin research conducted at university labs    into new companies, aides…

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