BioHealth News Archive

Novavax and Canada Reach Agreement in Principle to Acquire Novavax’ COVID-19 Vaccine | Novavax Inc. – IR Site

Novavax and Canada Reach Agreement in Principle to Acquire Novavax’ COVID-19 Vaccine | Novavax Inc. – IR Site

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a late stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases,…

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Hampton Roads accelerator program goes virtual amid pandemic – The Virginian-Pilot – Inside Business

Hampton Roads accelerator program goes virtual amid pandemic – The Virginian-Pilot – Inside Business

Imagine being able to use science to choose the right music for an advertising campaign or being able to order food and groceries on…

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REGENXBIO Announces FDA Clearance of IND for Phase II Trial of RGX-314 for the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Suprachoroidal Delivery | BioSpace

REGENXBIO Announces FDA Clearance of IND for Phase II Trial of RGX-314 for the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Suprachoroidal Delivery | BioSpace

ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- REGENXBIO Inc. (Nasdaq: RGNX), a leading clinical-stage biotechnology company seeking to improve lives through the curative potential…

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Arcellx Announces EvansMDS Grant Awarded for Collaboration with Johns Hopkins and University of Colorado Researchers to Support Development of Arcellx ARC-sparX Platform Candidate ACLX-002

Arcellx Announces EvansMDS Grant Awarded for Collaboration with Johns Hopkins and University of Colorado Researchers to Support Development of Arcellx ARC-sparX Platform Candidate ACLX-002

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arcellx today announced the award of an EvansMDS Discovery Research Grant to Johns Hopkins University to…

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Crisis innovators: How 5 local companies are addressing the pandemic head-on – DC Inno

Coronavirus made 2020 the year of the pivot. But the D.C.-area ventures having real, direct impact on the Covid-19 crisis have done more than…

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Catalent to make drug substance for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate – Reuters

Catalent to make drug substance for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate – Reuters

(Reuters) - Catalent Inc said on Monday its Maryland facility would make the drug substance used in the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca…

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Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays $590.4 million for huge portion of Parmer RTP – Triangle Business Journal

Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays $590.4 million for huge portion of Parmer RTP – Triangle Business Journal

A huge portion of a campus in Research Triangle Park has been sold in a deal that tops $590 million.   {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2020/08/25/parmer-rtp-sells-253-acres-in-590-million.html{/iframe}  

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J.P. Morgan on the state of life sciences and strategies to fuel innovation – MedCity News

J.P. Morgan on the state of life sciences and strategies to fuel innovation – MedCity News

In an interview, Peter Meath, J.P. Morgan’s co-head of Healthcare and Life Sciences, Middle Market Banking & Specialized Industries, says the Covid-19 pandemic has…

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Qiagen to launch digital, portable test for COVID-19 antibodies, preordering 900K for U.S. | FierceBiotech

Qiagen to launch digital, portable test for COVID-19 antibodies, preordering 900K for U.S. | FierceBiotech

Qiagen has announced plans to launch a new digital test for COVID-19 antibodies that can run multiple samples at once on a small portable…

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OS Therapies to develop BlinkBio next-generation Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) technology; BlinkBio CEO Colin Goddard joins OS Therapies Board | BioSpace

OS Therapies to develop BlinkBio next-generation Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) technology; BlinkBio CEO Colin Goddard joins OS Therapies Board | BioSpace

CAMBRIDGE, Md. and LONDON, Aug. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OS Therapies, and late-stage clinical research biotechnology company focused on Osteosarcoma and other solid…

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Emergent BioSolutions Announces Appointment of Marvin White to the Company’s Board of Directors NYSE:EBS

Emergent BioSolutions Announces Appointment of Marvin White to the Company’s Board of Directors NYSE:EBS

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) announced today that the company’s board of directors appointed Marvin L. White…

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Genomic Analysis Suggests Some Endangered Species May Be at High Risk of SARS-CoV-2

Genomic Analysis Suggests Some Endangered Species May Be at High Risk of SARS-CoV-2

Humans are not the only species facing a potential threat from SARS-CoV-2, according to the results of a study by an international scientific team…

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United States establishes a dozen AI and quantum information science research centers | Science | AAAS

United States establishes a dozen AI and quantum information science research centers | Science | AAAS

The United States aims to invest $765 million over the next 5 years in a dozen scientific centers dedicated to the study of artificial…

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NIH programmes funded $1.2b in 2019 for early stage drug development

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is one of the largest early stage life sciences investors, and funds over $1B in awards each…

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Catalent Expands Manufacturing Support for COVID-19 Vaccine AZD1222

Catalent Expands Manufacturing Support for COVID-19 Vaccine AZD1222

SOMERSET, N.J. – Aug 24, 2020 — Catalent, Inc. (NYSE: CTLT), the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies, development, and manufacturing solutions for…

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