BioHealth News Archive
The race to find a COVID-19 vaccine – CBS News
It's not an understatement to say that the entire nation's hopes are focused on what's happening in a Maryland laboratory – step one in…
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AstraZeneca leading the Covid-19 vaccine race; may get results quite early: WHO – The Hindu BusinessLine
The World Health Organization said on Friday that AstraZeneca's experimental Covid-19 vaccine is the world’s leading candidate and reached the final stage in terms…
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BioHealth Capital Region M&A Roundup First Half of 2020 · BioBuzz
It has been a tumultuous 2020 for venture capital and mergers and acquisitions due to the market uncertainty sparked by the onset of the…
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With cell and gene therapy boom coming, experts at Novartis, Kite trumpet need for capacity | FiercePharma
Cell and gene therapy has evolved into one of the biopharma industry's hottest markets, with a major splash of investment and a run of…
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Novavax Expands Executive Leadership and Announces Key Promotions | Novavax Inc. – IR Site
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX), a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced…
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MedTech Innovator Announces Top 50 Medtech Startups Selected for Annual Showcase and Accelerator | Business Wire
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MedTech Innovator, the premier nonprofit accelerator in the medical technology industry, today announced the 50 companies selected to participate in the organization’s…
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Charles Andres and Christian Barrow join BioTalk to discuss investing, growth and the BioHealth Capital Region during COVID-19
Charles Andres, Ph.D., RAC, Associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and Christian Barrow, Executive Director, Life Sciences Banking at JP Morgan, join Rich…
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The BioHealth Capital Region Featured at Digital RESI LSN Global Conference
The Life Science Network's Digital Redefining Early State Investments (RESI) took place online June 8-10, 2020, and featured some of the most knowledgeable voices…
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CrazyCap helps Martine Rothblatt Cheer On Her Team Through Crisis! – PharmiWeb.com
MIAMI, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Esteemed lawyer, author, and entrepreneur, Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D., found a thoughtful and practical way to thank her employees at…
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Preclinical Data for PRGN-3005 UltraCAR-T® Demonstrate Superior Expansion and Persistence of UltraCAR-T Compared to Traditional CAR-T | BioSpace
GERMANTOWN, Md., June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Precigen, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of innovative gene and cell therapies to improve the…
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Altimmune Announces IND Clearance for a Phase 2 Trial of HepTcell™ Immunotherapeutic for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B | BioSpace
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug…
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Emergent to add gene therapy capacity – Bioprocess InsiderBioProcess International
Emergent Biosolutions has set out to capture a share of the expanding viral vector and gene therapy sector. The US countermeasures developer said it…
Read MoreBIA | EPIDAREX CAPITAL CLOSES NEW £102 MILLION UK VENTURE FUND TO BUILD SUCCESSFUL LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES
Edinburgh, UK, 22 June 2020 - Epidarex Capital (“Epidarex”), a transatlantic life science venture firm, announces that it has closed Epidarex Capital III UK…
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AstraZeneca agrees to make Covid-19 vaccine for Europe | BreakingNews.ie
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has struck a deal with Europe’s Inclusive Vaccines Alliance to supply up to 400 million doses of an experimental Covid-19 vaccine,…
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Children’s National Hospital ranked a top 10 children’s hospital and No. 1 in newborn care nationally by U.S. News for fourth year in a row
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., was ranked No. 7 nationally in the U.S. News & World Report 2020-21…
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