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Financing Trends for Q1 2020

Financing Trends for Q1 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused— and will continue to cause—much uncertainty in the worldwide financial markets. We expect to see substantial declines in the…

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BIO – News Update (May 14, 2020)

BIO – News Update (May 14, 2020)

We are living and working through a period in human history when scientific leadership and knowledge are crucial for our nation, our organization and…

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Maryland’s Immunomic Therapeutics Exceeds Fundraising Goal, Envisions Future IPO · BioBuzz

Maryland’s Immunomic Therapeutics Exceeds Fundraising Goal, Envisions Future IPO · BioBuzz

Immunomic Therapeutics Incorporated (ITI), located in Rockville, Maryland recently announced it had closed on $61.3M in financing, exceeding its initial fundraising projections by over…

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Net Health Acquires Tissue Analytics

Net Health Acquires Tissue Analytics

PITTSBURGH, May 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Health, a premier provider of cloud-based Electronic Health Record (EHR) software for specialized care settings, today announced…

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Biotech’s new top lobbyist is a social justice advocate.

Biotech’s new top lobbyist is a social justice advocate.

WASHINGTON — Michelle McMurry-Heath doesn’t talk about biotech the way her peers do. Where other executives and experts might bring up “access,” and “reimbursement,”…

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It’s Moncef Slaoui. Trump administration settles on ex-GSK vaccines chief as Covid-19 R&D czar — reports – Endpoints News

It’s Moncef Slaoui. Trump administration settles on ex-GSK vaccines chief as Covid-19 R&D czar — reports – Endpoints News

The Trump administration has chosen their drug and vaccine development czar to head up the R&D side of the Covid-19 attack plan, but it’s…

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Center for Innovative Technology campus sells for $47.35M | Virginia Business

Center for Innovative Technology campus sells for $47.35M | Virginia Business

The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) office building complex in Herndon has sold for $47.35 million, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday.  The Virginia Department…

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NIH Launches Clinical Trial to Study Hydroxychloroquine Efficacy in COVID-19

NIH Launches Clinical Trial to Study Hydroxychloroquine Efficacy in COVID-19

The lack of treatment options for COVID-19 patients, potential promise in repurposing drugs, and controversy surrounding the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine have created a storm…

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With $306M for serology research, NCI mobilizes labs, academic centers, grantees, contractors, and SBIR – The Cancer Letter

With $306M for serology research, NCI mobilizes labs, academic centers, grantees, contractors, and SBIR – The Cancer Letter

The NCI Board of Scientific Advisors has approved concepts for an RFA and an RFP to support research in serological testing. The plan presented…

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Entrepreneurship in Baseball – Twinkie Town

Entrepreneurship in Baseball – Twinkie Town

At North Dakota State this semester, I took a course titled “Economics of Entrepreneurship”. It was a deep dive into economic theory with a…

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Council funded grants support local businesses to pivot to PPE, emergency response – Hans Riemer, CouncilmemberHans Riemer, Councilmember

Council funded grants support local businesses to pivot to PPE, emergency response – Hans Riemer, CouncilmemberHans Riemer, Councilmember

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 15, 2020—Supported by a special appropriation by the Council, the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) has awarded 25 local businesses…

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Vaccine Company Novavax Gets $388 Million Grant For Coronavirus Vaccine

Vaccine Company Novavax Gets $388 Million Grant For Coronavirus Vaccine

TOPLINE Public vaccine company Novavax announced today that it will receive up to $388 million from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness (CEPI) to continue…

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Silicon Valley Super Angel Dr. Faz Bashi, M.D. joins Rich Bendis Virtually for a New Episode of BioTalk

Silicon Valley Super Angel Dr. Faz Bashi, M.D. joins Rich Bendis Virtually for a New Episode of BioTalk

Silicon Valley Super Angel Angel Investor, Dr. Faz Bashi, M.D., joins BioTalk from the West Coast to discuss the Venture Capital, partnerships and staying…

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Maryland Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit (BIITC) Program Still on but Delayed until mid-August

Maryland Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit (BIITC) Program Still on but Delayed until mid-August

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on both government and business operations, under the authority of executive order, the…

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Fina Biosolutions Awarded $289,000 from NIAID to Develop Carrier Protein for Conjugate Vaccines

Fina Biosolutions Awarded $289,000 from NIAID to Develop Carrier Protein for Conjugate Vaccines

Rockville, Maryland’s Fina Biosolutions recently was awarded an SBIR grant to develop a genetically detoxified tetanus toxin as a carrier protein for conjugate vaccines.  The NIAID…

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