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Pfizer Establishes New Program to Support Continued Biotechnology Innovation | Business | oleantimesherald.com

Pfizer Establishes New Program to Support Continued Biotechnology Innovation | Business | oleantimesherald.com

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced the establishment of the Pfizer Breakthrough Growth Initiative, through which Pfizer will invest up to $500 million in…

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Global Deaths Due to Various Causes and COVID-19

Global Deaths Due to Various Causes and COVID-19

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Altimmune Launches Clinical Trial for COVID-19 Vaccine for the Treatment of Patients with Early SARS-CoV-2 infection – Biobuzz Directory

Altimmune Launches Clinical Trial for COVID-19 Vaccine for the Treatment of Patients with Early SARS-CoV-2 infection – Biobuzz Directory

GAITHERSBURG, MD, June 1, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…

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COVID-19 Vaccine Progress from 14 BioHealth Capital Region Organizations – BioHealth Capital Region – BioBuzz

COVID-19 Vaccine Progress from 14 BioHealth Capital Region Organizations – BioHealth Capital Region – BioBuzz

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on April 7, 2020. As updates are discovered and advancements are announced regarding the work below, details…

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NodThera Announces Close of $55 Million Series B Financing

NodThera Announces Close of $55 Million Series B Financing

Financing round led by Novo Ventures and includes new investors Cowen Healthcare Investments and Sanofi Ventures, as well as existing investors 5AM Ventures, F-Prime…

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CEOs, Academics Step Out to Fill National Leadership Void – Maryland Matters

CEOs, Academics Step Out to Fill National Leadership Void – Maryland Matters

Amid a wrenching series of crises that have riven the nation, particularly over matters of race and law enforcement, corporate leaders throughout Maryland have…

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VCs Cautious of “COVID-19 Contortionists” and Telemedicine “Gold Rush” · BioBuzz

VCs Cautious of “COVID-19 Contortionists” and Telemedicine “Gold Rush” · BioBuzz

COVID-19 is fundamentally changing how we live, how we do business, and how we approach and deliver our healthcare. In the past 14 weeks,…

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U.S. gives AstraZeneca $1 billion for COVID-19 vaccine candidate – UPI.com

U.S. gives AstraZeneca $1 billion for COVID-19 vaccine candidate – UPI.com

May 21 (UPI) -- European pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Thursday it has received more than $1 billion from the U.S. government to develop its…

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SARS-CoV-2 Infection Mapped through Respiratory Tract

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Mapped through Respiratory Tract

SARS-CoV-2 is known to infect cells of the respiratory tract. A deeper understanding of which cells support the infection, and to what extent, could…

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Emergent BioSolutions will produce COVID-19 vaccines in Baltimore, Rockville under $628 million federal contract – Baltimore Sun

Emergent BioSolutions will produce COVID-19 vaccines in Baltimore, Rockville under $628 million federal contract – Baltimore Sun

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. will help produce COVID-19 vaccines in Baltimore and Rockville under a federal contract. Gaithersburg-based Emergent said Tuesday it will manufacture vaccines…

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Novavax Awarded Department of Defense Contract for COVID-19 Vaccine Nasdaq:NVAX

Novavax Awarded Department of Defense Contract for COVID-19 Vaccine Nasdaq:NVAX

GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 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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AstraZeneca Approaches Gilead About Potential Merger

AstraZeneca Approaches Gilead About Potential Merger

AstraZeneca Plc has made a preliminary approach to rival drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc. about a potential merger, according to people familiar with the matter,…

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AstraZeneca lays out plans to produce 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca lays out plans to produce 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine

The drug giant AstraZeneca said Thursday that it has found partners to manufacture and distribute 2 billion doses of the experimental Covid-19 vaccine created…

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Creatv Announces Positive Results for the LifeTracDx Blood Test in the Detection of Early Stage Cancer in Multiple Solid Tumors | Business Wire

Creatv Announces Positive Results for the LifeTracDx Blood Test in the Detection of Early Stage Cancer in Multiple Solid Tumors | Business Wire

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Creatv MicroTech, a privately-held biotechnology company has pioneered a blood test for the universal screening of early stage cancer. They will present…

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IBBR Request for Proposals (RFP): GMP Biomanufacturing Facility Available – Rockville, Maryland, USA | News | wfmz.com

IBBR Request for Proposals (RFP): GMP Biomanufacturing Facility Available – Rockville, Maryland, USA | News | wfmz.com

ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) is accepting proposals to lease a bio-manufacturing facility configured…

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