BioHealth News Archive

The Frederick Innovative Technology Center’s (FITCI) Edge Accelerator Program Mentoring the Next Generation of Frederick, Maryland Life Science Startups · BioBuzz

The Frederick Innovative Technology Center’s (FITCI) Edge Accelerator Program Mentoring the Next Generation of Frederick, Maryland Life Science Startups · BioBuzz

The Frederick Innovative Technology Center business incubator and accelerator, or FITCI, as it is better known, has been a linchpin for the Frederick, Maryland…

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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Longwood Fund Launch CF Incubator

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Longwood Fund Launch CF Incubator

Today the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced a collaboration with Longwood Fund, a biotech-focused venture capital firm, to accelerate innovative therapies for cystic fibrosis. Together,…

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America’s Bio and Pharma Manufacturing Renaissance (Tuesday, September 15, 2020 1:00 – 4:00 pm EDT)

America’s Bio and Pharma Manufacturing Renaissance (Tuesday, September 15, 2020 1:00 – 4:00 pm EDT)

The Covid-19 Pandemic vividly demonstrates the need for rethinking ways to manufacture biological materials and create sustainable medical product supply lines for the United…

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Emergent BioSolutions Announces Proposed Offering of $450 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes NYSE:EBS

Emergent BioSolutions Announces Proposed Offering of $450 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes NYSE:EBS

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) (the “Company”) announced today that it intends to offer $400 million aggregate…

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Trump order threatens small biotechs driving COVID innovation | TheHill

Trump order threatens small biotechs driving COVID innovation | TheHill

Pfizer’s disclosure last week that it may reverse plans to in-shore manufacturing facilities and science jobs to the United States is just the tip…

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Novavax Announces Positive Phase 1 Data for its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate | Novavax Inc. – IR Site

Novavax Announces Positive Phase 1 Data for its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate | Novavax Inc. – IR Site

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX), a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today…

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TruGenomix co-founders hope to prevent severe PTSD – Sanford Health News

TruGenomix co-founders hope to prevent severe PTSD – Sanford Health News

The two co-founders behind TruGenomix have a vision for helping veterans and others who might be prone to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A new…

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Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences | FNIH

Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences | FNIH

Each year, the FNIH recognizes outstanding achievements by a promising young scientist in biomedical research by bestowing the Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences, a…

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Is Telemedicine Here to Stay?

Is Telemedicine Here to Stay?

Telemedicine is having its moment. Over the last few months, millions of people have relied on video or telephone calls to talk to their…

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REGENXBIO Announces Additional Positive Interim Phase I/IIa Trial Update and Program Updates for RGX-314 for the Treatment of Wet AMD | BioSpace

REGENXBIO Announces Additional Positive Interim Phase I/IIa Trial Update and Program Updates for RGX-314 for the Treatment of Wet AMD | BioSpace

REGENXBIO Inc. (Nasdaq: RGNX), a leading clinical-stage biotechnology company seeking to improve lives through the curative potential of gene therapy based on its proprietary…

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Save the Date!  2020 BioHealth Capital Region Forum

Save the Date! 2020 BioHealth Capital Region Forum

This invitation-only event is free for executive level biotech leaders and is presented by BioHealth Innovation, Virginia Bio, Children’s National Health System, Johns Hopkins…

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Jennifer Butler, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Innate Pharma US Inc.  sits down with Rich Bendis for BioTalk

Jennifer Butler, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Innate Pharma US Inc. sits down with Rich Bendis for BioTalk

Jennifer Butler, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Innate Pharma US Inc. joins Rich Bendis on BioTalk to discuss her career, bringing Innate from…

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NIH Invests $248.7 Million to Ramp up COVID-19 Testing

Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the question of why tests that detect the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are not faster, better, and…

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EXCLUSIVE! A Personal Interview with Rita Colwell in Advance of Her Book “A Lab of One’s Own”

EXCLUSIVE! A Personal Interview with Rita Colwell in Advance of Her Book “A Lab of One’s Own”

Rita Colwell is perhaps best known for her research on the pathogenic bacterium Vibrio cholerae. But the designation of pioneer is a label befitting Colwell…

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5 Questions with Jamie Lacey-Moreira, Principal and Founder, PressComm PR, LLC · BioBuzz

5 Questions with Jamie Lacey-Moreira, Principal and Founder, PressComm PR, LLC · BioBuzz

“5 Questions With……” is a weekly BioBuzz series where we reach out to interesting people in the BioHealth Capital Region to share a little…

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