BioHealth News Archive
Pharma Giant Roche Partners for Quantum Drug Discovery
Earlier this month we posited the idea that 2021 could be the year of quantum computing-led drug discovery and predicted that partnerships like those…
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Six Biotechs to Watch in 2021 – BioBuzz
2020 was an interesting year for the biotech industry and the BioHealth Capital Region as we adjusted to continue moving forward during the COVID-19…
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European Medicines Agency recommends conditional marketing authorisation to ChAdOx1 coronavirus vaccine – Vaccitech
Oxford, UK – Vaccitech Ltd announces that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has today recommended the conditional marketing authorisation of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine…
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Task Force Recommends Regional Hydrogen Center; Discusses Delivery of Strategic Initiatives
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 29, 2021 – Connected DMV’s COVID-19 Strategic Renewal Task Force held its seventh meeting on Thursday, adopting a recommendation to proactively…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Handling Toolkit
Recent challenges around preparing, transporting, and administering COVID-19 vaccines have received national and international attention. As part of our ongoing COVID-19 response, the U.S…
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Veralox Therapeutics Announces FDA Orphan Drug Designation for VLX-1005
FREDERICK, Md – January 26, 2021 – Veralox Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing first-in-class small molecule therapeutics that treat the underlying pathologies of diseases…
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New “Virginia Bio-Connect” Statewide Consortium and Scale-Up Initiative Featured on BioTalk
Amy Adams with George Mason University. Nikki Hastings with CvilleBioHub, and John Newby with Virginia Bio join Rich Bendis to discuss the new “Virginia…
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STEM Talent Challenge Awardees Announced
EDA is pleased to announce today that seven organizations from across the United States have been awarded a total of $2 million in grants…
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Black Innovators in Skin Health QuickFire Challenge – Challenge | JLABS
For too long, the face of skincare has reflected only SOME of the faces we see within our communities. We know there are a lack…
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Gaithersburg biotech NexImmune files for IPO – Washington Business Journal
The company, which is developing cancer treatments, plans to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2021/01/20/gaithersburg-biotech-neximmune-files-for-ipo.amp.html{/iframe}
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Science Takes Center Stage in the Biden Administration
The number of changes being implemented by the new administration in the White House are likely too many to count. And while many are…
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Alexandria Launch Labs
Alexandria LaunchLabs™ in Maryland, will provide fully equipped, affordable laboratory/office space with flexible lease terms, supporting infrastructure, access to amenities, and supporting services and…
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Nonprofit eyes Montgomery County for global pandemic prevention center
A nonprofit is considering Montgomery County as the site of a global pandemic center that would focus on prevention, research and response. The Global…
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Germantown’s Precigen Announces Pricing of $112.5 Million Public Offering of Common Stock – BioBuzz
GERMANTOWN, Md., Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Precigen, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGEN) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 15,000,000 shares of…
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Cerecor Announces Proceeds from Option to Purchase Additional Shares of Common Stock Bringing Public Offering Proceeds to $40.7 Million :: Cerecor, Inc. (CERC)
ROCKVILLE, Md. and CHESTERBROOK, Pa., Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerecor Inc. (“Cerecor”; NASDAQ: CERC), a biopharmaceutical company focused on becoming a leader…
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