BioHealth News Archive
Game Changers | VT Corporate Research Center
Come join the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center for Game Changer Week! Game Changer Week, set for August 23-27, 2021 will bring together industry…
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Ascentage Pharma Establishes Cooperative R&D Agreement (CRADA) with the National Cancer Institute for Clinical Development of Ascentage Pharma’s Drug Compound pelcitoclax | BioSpace
SUZHOU, China, and ROCKVILLE, Md., July 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers,…
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Join Our Celebration | American Gene Technologies
The Data Safety and Monitoring Board has met and evaluated the safety data from the first participant treated with AGT103-T, our HIV-cure drug candidate.…
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Maryland-based Novavax’s effort to vaccinate the world, from zero to not quite warp speed: ‘This takes time and expertise’ – Baltimore Sun
On a sweltering June morning, Novavax CEO and COVID vaccine maker Stanley Erck stood on a stage unmasked and did something that would have…
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Citybiz Interview with Ronald Piervincenzi, CEO of U.S. Pharmacopeia | citybiz
Ronald T. Piervincenzi, Ph.D., has served as Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) since February 2014. USP is an independent, nonprofit, scientific…
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Exclusive: White House taps Maryland professor for tech role
President Biden will nominate Laurie E. Locascio to lead the federal agency in charge of promoting innovation and technology, the National Institute of Standards…
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GSK to build $549m biotech hub in Stevenage, UK
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has plans to open an approximately $549m (£400m) biotechnology campus in Stevenage, UK, which would possibly create up to 5,000 skilled jobs…
Read MoreWith $1.27B raised, DC stays on record-setting pace for venture capital funding in 2021 – Technical.ly DC
Venture capital totals for D.C. area companies got off to a strong start in 2021, and they’re continuing to rise with a new record…
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A new portfolio model for Pharmaceutical & Medical Products in biotech | McKinsey
Until recently, biotech companies tended to be founded with a focus on a single technology or biological pathway. An early exemplar of this was…
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Johns Hopkins AI spinout launches clinical diagnostics tool – Insider Intelligence Trends, Forecasts & Statistics
The news: Johns Hopkins spinoff Bayesian Health has $15 million in VC backing to offer an AI-based clinical decision support platform designed to make…
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Beckham Gumbin Ventures Announces Ballenger Bio: A Life Sciences Conversion and Innovation Center Coming to Frederick, Maryland | Benzinga
FREDERICK, Md., July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Beckham Gumbin Ventures (BGV), a commercial real estate investor and developer, is beginning construction on brand new…
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» Overcoming the Limitations of Conventional Cell Engineering
DNA-modified cells can behave unpredictably in the body and there is a risk that they could proliferate uncontrolled, cause severe toxicities, and even survive…
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Pediatric Device Innovators Forum Explores State of Focused Ultrasound – MedCity News
If you are interested in pediatric medical device innovation or alternative solutions to surgery such as focused ultrasound, these two topics will merge at…
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Surge in Demand Fuels Increase of 1.6 Million SF in Montgomery County, MD’s Life Science Lab Inventory | Progress Labs
Montgomery County, Maryland, home of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and more than 480 life sciences companies, continues its momentum as a magnet for…
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(1519) HIV Breakthrough at American Gene Technologies Gets Researchers Closer to the Cure – YouTube
In May 2021, American Gene Technologies (AGT), a clinical-stage biotechnology company, announced the treatment of the first participant in its Phase I clinical trial…
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