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Building Montgomery County’s Next Chapter: MCEDC’s Jared Smith on Talent, Partnerships, and the Future of Economic Development
In this episode of BioTalk with Rich Bendis, Jared Smith, MBA, CEcD, President and CEO of the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation, joins the conversation to…
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BioHealth Innovation Welcomes Caroline Popper and Julie Wilkinson as Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI) is pleased to announce the addition of Caroline Popper and Julie Wilkinson as Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs). Together, they bring decades of experience across…
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Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund Hosts 2026 Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Tech Showcase in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, Md., May 12, 2026 — The Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF) hosted its 3rd Annual Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Tech Showcase on April…
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Rich Bendis Featured in PharmaBoardroom Interview on the BioHealth Capital Region
Rich Bendis, Founder, President and CEO of BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI), was recently featured in PharmaBoardroom for a conversation on the growth of the BioHealth Capital…
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How Smart Incentives Shape BioHealth Growth: Ellen Harpel on Economic Development, Accountability, and Regional Competition on BioTalk
In this episode of BioTalk with Rich Bendis, Ellen D. Harpel, Ph.D., Founder of Smart Incentives, joins the conversation to explore a topic that has shaped…
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ARPA-H Draft SBIR/STTR Solicitation Creates New Planning Opportunity for Small Business Health Innovators
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has released a draft solicitation for its upcoming Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer…
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Georgetown University Research & Innovation Showcase 2026 Recap
On April 22, 2026, Georgetown University hosted its annual Research & Innovation Showcase, bringing together faculty, students, investors, entrepreneurs, and regional leaders for a full day…
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Nexus234 Innovation District debuts in Manassas and George Mason is in the heart of it
Today during a naming event in Manassas, Virginia, George Mason University, Prince William County, and the City of Manassas officially unveiled Nexus234 Innovation District, marking a milestone…
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“Growing the BioHealth Capital Region of Tomorrow”: BHCR Week 2026 Set for September 15th, 16th, and 17th at USP
BioHealth Capital Region Week will return on September 15 through 17, 2026, at US Pharmacopeia in Rockville, Maryland, bringing together leaders from industry, academia, government, and…
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Building Georgetown Tech Ventures and Strengthening the Startup Pipeline from Academic Research
How do universities move promising discoveries out of the lab and into the market? In this episode of BioTalk, Tatiana Litvin-Vechnyak, Vice President of Georgetown’s Office…
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Lisa Johnson, CEO of BioForward Wisconsin, on Building a Biohealth Ecosystem and What Comes Next
What does it take to build a biohealth ecosystem that can compete nationally? In this episode of BioTalk, Lisa Johnson, CEO of BioForward Wisconsin, discusses how…
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America’s Biggest Startup Exits Show the Power of University-Driven Innovation, including University of Maryland and Georgetown
A recent analysis shared by Ilya Strebulaev, a Stanford professor and a leading voice in venture capital and innovation, offers a useful snapshot of which U.S.…
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The SBIR/STTR Program Is Paused. Here’s How to Use the Time.
By Jon Nelson, BHI Director of Client Engagement: The SBIR/STTR program is currently paused pending reauthorization. However, there is a light at the end of the…
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AI as a First-Pass Analyst: What It Can (and Can’t) Do for Your Pitch Deck
By Kelly Murphy, BHI Life Sciences Business Strategist and Program Manager At BioHealth Innovation, we have worked with hundreds of early-stage biohealth founders preparing for investor…
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BIOTALK PODCAST
BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI) Founder, President & CEO, Rich Bendis, hosts BioTalk — conversations with some of the most accomplished and exciting business, academic, and government leaders in the biohealth industry. BioTalk enables you to learn from these leaders about issues which can help you grow your business. What are the current trends? Where are industry sectors headed? How do we increase access to capital in our region? Rich and his guests dive deep into these topics and much more. Host, Rich Bendis is an entrepreneur, corporate executive, venture capitalist, investment banker, innovation and technology-based economic development leader, international speaker, and consultant in the technology and biohealth industries.
EVENTS
Bench, Bedside & Breakthrough: Health Tech Innova from SV to DC
Join us for an exclusive convening at the Georgetown University – AI CoLab, & Sufra bringing together leaders across healthcare! Join us in Person or [...]
Frontiers in Clinical Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases remain a dynamic and fascinating field replete with new challenges facing outpatient primary care providers, hospital medicine practitioners, and ID specialists alike. This [...]
VaDrugDiscoveryRx 2026: Ten Years of Drug Discovery and Development in VA
Join us for the tenth year of the VA Drug Discovery Consortium to discover more about emerging trends in drug discovery and development. VaDrugDiscoveryRx 2026: [...]
2026 BIO International Convention
BIO International Convention 2026 brings together the global biotechnology community for four days of partnering, programming, company presentations, networking, and industry discussion. Hosted at the [...]
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