On Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, Children’s National Health System marked the official start of construction on its pediatric research and innovation campus with a groundbreaking event. It will be distinct nationally as a freestanding research and innovation complex focused on pediatric medicine.
The biggest proposed IPO in biotech history just got even bigger.
Cambridge-based Moderna Therapeutics disclosed Wednesday that it’s hoping to raise up to $600 million in an initial public offering, an increase from the $500 million maximum it proposed earlier this month. Either sum would shatter the previous record for a life sciences IPO, both in biotech-rich Massachusetts and nationwide.
One year ago this week, President Donald J. Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. Ever since, the Trump Administration has applied an all-of-Government approach to the epidemic, allowing each agency and department to do their part to help the cause
Georgetown Entrepreneurship hosted its second annual Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize “Bark Tank” pitch competition on Nov. 28, where eight university students and alumni pitched their business ventures for a chance to win a share of the $100, 000 in cash prize.
As a first-generation Asian American running for a seat in the Maryland state legislature, Democrat Lily Qi felt disconnected from the party establishment.
Higher education R&D expenditures (HERD) grew by 38.9 percent from 2008 to 2017, an increase of more than $21 billion, according to an SSTI analysis of recently released data from the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. From 2016 to 2017, HERD grew by $3.8 billion, the largest year-over-year increase since 2010-2011. Higher education R&D expenditures grew the fastest in Connecticut (66.2 percent), Massachusetts (63.9 percent), and Wyoming (63.0 percent) over the 10-year period, while New York ($2.3 billion increase), California ($2.0 billion), and Massachusetts ($1.6 billion) saw the largest absolute gains during this time.
Higher education R&D expenditures, ranked by FY 2017 R&D expenditures: FYs 2008–17
Ten trailblazers with ties to Johns Hopkins University who have become leaders in their fields have been named to the Forbes “30 Under 30” list for 2019.
Congratulations to team at #ChildrensNational re groundbreaking for new research & #ChildrensInnovation center on former #WalterReed campus. $150M invested near term creating 300 construction and 110 permanent jobs. Honoring campus’ legacy while advancing pediatric treatment, diagostics, and prevention for patients in DC and around the globe. Campus will include not only Children’s R&D but also clinical services, schools, retail, affordable housing and more! “Live, work, thrive!”
Swiss drugmaker Roche is buying U.S.-based Jecure Therapeutics, joining Pfizer, Gilead Sciences and Novartis in pursuit of new drugs to treat fatty liver disease.
