A free, virtual Forum focused on the growing Digital Health industry in the Baltimore/Washington region and beyond, presented by EAGB & BHI.

The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore (www.greaterbaltimore.org) and BioHealth Innovation (www.biohealthinnovation.org) have partnered to host a Forum focused on the growing Digital Health industry in the Baltimore/Washington region and beyond. The Forum is free and will be held virtually on March 25, from1 – 3:00 pm. There is no fee and all are welcomed, but you must register in order to receive the link to the event.

The Digital Health Forum features two panel discussions and a moderated conversation. Brief welcome comments by Rich Bendis and Michele Whelley, CEO of BHI and EAGB, respectively, will open the Forum.

• PANEL ONE: The Role of Academia in Digital Health
• PANEL TWO: Digital Health in Healthcare
• CLOSING CONVERSATION: International Collaboration in Digital Health

Visit https://bit.ly/DigitalHealth21 to learn more and register for this FREE Event today.

Sponsored by: First National Bank, Olive, and TEDCO

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Are you a biohealth company with innovative technology seeking funds to advance your commercialization activities?  Do not miss a unique opportunity to discuss your innovation research and commercialization plans directly with Program Officers from NSF, NIH and its individual institutes (NCI, NIA, NIAID, NIDA, NHLBI) and the University of Maryland MIPS.  Learn how to write compelling Research Aims and Commercialization Plans, current areas of focus for nondilutive funding resources, additional government resources, and best industry strategies to support your firm’s growth. Confirmed speakers/partnering meeting participants include:

• Henry Ahn - Program Director, National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Lynne Stein Benzion – Director, Economic Development, Montgomery County Econ. Dev. Corp. (MCEDC)
• Katie Bratlie - Program Director, National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Christie Canaria, PhD - Program Director, SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Judy Costello – Managing Director, Economic Development, BioHealth Innovation (BHI)
• Stephanie Davis, PhD - Small Business Program Coordinator, NIH Nat’l Heart Lung & Blood Inst. (NHLBI)
• Sharon Disque, Economic Development Manager, City of Gaithersburg, Maryland
• Stephanie Fertig, HHS Small Business Program Lead, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Jonathan Franca-Koh, PhD - Program Director, SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Inst (NCI).
• Armineh Ghazarian - Senior Program Analyst, NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Colleen Gibney, SBIR Deputy Project Manager, US Army Medical Research & Dev. Command (USAMRDC)
• Luis Gutierrez - Entrepreneur-in-Residence, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI)
• Todd Haim, PhD - Chief, Office of Small Business Research, NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Elena Koustova, PhD, MBA - Director, Office of Translational Initiatives and Program Innovations (OTIPI), NIDA SBIR/STTR Coordinator, NIH National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) Office of Director
• Ashwin Kulkarni, COO, miRecule; Associate, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI)
• Natalia Kruchinin, PhD - SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator, RTSP, DEA, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Carla Merritt, Senior Business Development Representative, Maryland Department of Commerce
• JR Myers, SBIR Project Manager, US Army Medical Research & Development Command (USAMRDC)
• Mike Minicozzi, PhD, Senior Program Officer, DAIT, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Alastair Monk - Program Director, National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Deepa Narayanan - Program Director and Team Lead, NIH National Cancer Institute SBIR Development Center (NCI)
• Rini Pek, PhD - Senior Analyst, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI)
• Erik Pierstorff - Program Director, National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Victor Prikhodko - Senior Business Dev. Mgr., SBIR/STTR NIH National Inst. of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Monique Pond, PhD - Program Director, SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Institute
• Reema Railkar, PhD - Program Manager, SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Institute
• Saroj Regmi, PhD - Health Science Administrator, Office of Small Business Research, NIH National Institute on Aging
• Andrea Renner - Technical Assistance Advocate, US Army Medical Research & Dev Command (USAMRDC)
• Ethel Rubin, PhD - Entrepreneur-in-Residence, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI)
• Anthony Saleh, PhD – CEO, miRecule
• Ben Schrag,PhD - Program Director, National Science Foundation (NSF)
• John Sullivan - Entrepreneur-in-Residence, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI)
• Onur Unal, Manager, Life Sciences Projects, Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS), Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTech), University of Maryland

 Register (no fee) today!    www.tinyurl.com/2021SBIR  Questions: BHI@BioHealthInnovation.orgNOTE:  Different institutes are available to meet at different times during the March 17-19th period.               You will be able to request meetings once you have registered and received the partnering log-in.

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Listen via Apple http://apple.co/3bsUsda, Google http://bit.ly/38l26Vd , Spotify http://spoti.fi/38kp9zu, and TuneIN http://bit.ly/2MVFqDp.

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Are you a biohealth start-up in Maryland, DC or Virginia seeking feedback on your biohealth business idea, pitch deck, or commercialization plan? Schedule your feedback session with BHI EIRs on one of the following dates. Pre-registration is required; Sign up here tinyurl.com/EIRfeedback

For questions/more information, contact BHI.

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Image: Melinda Gates' incubation and investment firm, Pivotal Ventures, is funding a new initiative at the University of Maryland and George Mason University to draw more women to their tech degree programs. THE NEW YORK TIMES/KYLE JOHNSON

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Montgomery College and the Universities at Shady Grove (USG), in conjunction with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), have completed two intensive pilot training programs designed to create a skilled talent pipeline to support the life sciences sector in Montgomery County. The four-week “Bio Boot Camp” program—a public-private effort announced in November 2020—was created to help kickstart recovery from the COVID-19 health crisis.

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COLUMBIA, Md. (March 8, 2021)—TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced today its Seed Fund invested $400,000 in two technology start-ups. TEDCO’s Seed Fund invests in early-stage, technology and life sciences companies and includes gap financing.

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The federal lab system is an enormous $50 billion-plus enterprise of internal research and development taking place in federal facilities across the United States. As other governments around the world, including China, pour billions of dollars into government labs and research parks focused on advanced technologies, it is imperative that we use all aspects of country’s own innovation ecosystem in the most creative ways possible, including our federal labs.

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Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodi_Black#/media/File:Jodi_Black.jpg

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The second project GSK is working is a vaccine to prevent infections caused by Salmonella enterica, which cause Invasive nontyphoidal salmonellosis (iNTS) disease and typhoid fever, major causes of death among children and significant health challenges primarily in sub-Saharan African countries.

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As the U.S. makes headway in its coronavirus vaccination campaign, Emergent BioSolutions CEO Bob Kramer appeared on CNBC Wednesday to explain his company’s role in manufacturing doses.

The Gaithersburg, Maryland-based contractor last year landed a multi-year deal to be the domestic producer of the Covid-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, whose single-dose shot was cleared for use in the U.S. over the weekend. It also has a multi-year contract production contract for a vaccine developed by a British-Swedish biopharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca.

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QIAsphere sets new standards for syndromic testing digital health, providing users with remote visibility of their testing routine. It can monitor a nearly unlimited number of instruments, providing visibility of testing routine across different hospitals or satellite labs. The continuous connectivity to QIAGEN service reduces systems downtime and enabling fast and accurate syndromic testing. Digital diagnostics and remote analytics will be crucial to bring syndromic testing closer to patients in the coming years.

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The entrepreneurs behind an exited Baltimore biotech company are creating a new center for immigration law in the city.

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The couple founded Paragon Bioservices, the contract manufacturing and development company that was acquired by Catalent in 2019 for $1.2 billion. Marco Chacón served as CEO and Debbie Chacón served as VP when the company moved to the University of Maryland BioPark in 2009. Now known as Paragon Gene Therapy, it still has a base at the BioPark, and Marco Chacón founded Irazú Bio, which is also based in the BioPark.

Image: Marco and Debbie Chacón founded Paragon Bioservices. (Photo courtesy of University of Maryland School of Law)

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During this 90 min event, experts from organizations central to vaccine development and delivery, regulatory oversight and quality assurance will discuss over the course of two high-level panels what’s needed for the global COVID-19 vaccination campaign, how to build public trust in the quality and effectiveness of vaccines, and how these investments can build better systems for the future.

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Johns Hopkins University is launching its teacher vaccination tracker.

Image: https://baltimore.cbslocal.com - From Video

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Although startups based in California, New York, and Massachusetts have traditionally accounted for the majority of VC tech investment in the US, VCs are spurring other hotbeds of innovation across the country.

Image: https://www.cbinsights.com

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