BioHealth News Archive
How Quantum Computing Will Change Everything (with Chad Rigetti)
Quantum computing won’t be an incremental improvement – it will be a step-change in the power of the technology that underpins a huge part…
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Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Found to be Safe and Effective in Phase 3 Trial Conducted by UM School of Medicine Researchers
Research Shows Vaccine Has 90 Percent Efficacy at Preventing Infections; Moderate to Severe Disease Occurred Only in Placebo Recipients An investigational COVID-19 vaccine made…
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Emergent BioSolutions Announces Initiation of Phase 1 Study Evaluating Its Universal Influenza Vaccine Candidate
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced the first participant dosed in its phase 1 study,…
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Zalgen Relocates Headquarters to Life Sciences Epicenter in Frederick, Maryland
Frederick, MD, December 16, 2021 – One of the leading biotechnology and diagnostics companies in the field of neglected viral diseases with pandemic potential…
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VT Corporate Research Center Receives GO Virginia Grant to Expand Lab Facilities and Resources | VT Corporate Research Center
New collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation announced with the aim to accelerate life science sector growth in the New River and Roanoke Valleys…
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$1.1M Grant from GO Virginia Coalition Advancing Biotech at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (VTCRC)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - “Just watch, we’ve got some great things coming,” Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center President and CEO, Brett Malone said as…
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Vaccitech acquires Avidea Technologies to expand product
OXFORD, United Kingdom, and BALTIMORE, Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vaccitech plc (NASDAQ: VACC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and…
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Prestigious annual pediatric medical device competition takes aim at congenital heart disease with five innovators sharing $150K in NCC-PDI grants · BioBuzz
Washington D.C., Dec. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) announces five awardees chosen in its prestigious annual “Make…
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HHS Secretary Becerra Names Dr. Lawrence Tabak Acting Director of NIH | HHS.gov
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra today announced that Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., the principal deputy director of the National Institutes of…
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WBJ – Novavax’s Campus Expansion Plans Earn Green Light in Gaithersburg
Novavax Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) just earned a critical approval to expand its Gaithersburg campus, paving the way for the homegrown biotech to exponentially grow its local…
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CCP’s largest project awarded $204 million extension through July 2025 | Hub
The United States Agency for International Development has awarded a $204 million extension to the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs to continue Breakthrough…
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Global pandemic center will be in Rockville medical office building
A global center focusing on pandemic prevention and biodefense work will be in Rockville, county officials and partners in the project said Wednesday. Connected…
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Harnessing the power of monoclonal antibodies in virology
Monoclonal antibodies have become one of humanity’s most powerful, multi-use tools in biology and medicine. Once the field of immunology established that they could…
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Evusheld (formerly AZD7442) long-acting antibody combination authorised for emergency use in the US for pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19
AstraZeneca's Evusheld (tixagevimab co-packaged with cilgavimab), a long-acting antibody (LAAB) combination, has received emergency use authorisation (EUA) in the US for the pre-exposure prophylaxis…
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Supernus Resubmits NDA for SPN-830 Apomorphine Infusion Device
ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUPN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products for the…
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