BioHealth News Archive
AstraZeneca Aims for 30 Million U.K. Vaccine Doses by September
AstraZeneca Plc will make as many as 30 million doses of coronavirus vaccine available to the U.K. by September and has committed to delivering…
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Creatv’s LifeTracDxTM Blood Test for Early Detection of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
ROCKVILLE, MD – May 19, 2020 Creatv MicroTech (Creatv), a cancer screening and diagnostic company with headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, is announcing a collaboration…
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60 Projects Funded by CARB-X so far…..
Since 2016, CARB-X has been funding and supporting the early development of innovative vaccines, rapid diagnostics, antibiotics and other life-saving therapeutics to address drug-resistant…
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Emmes Ranked as a Top Biosciences Employer in Greater Washington
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 18, 2020 - Emmes today announced that it was ranked as the seventh largest biosciences employer in the greater Washington area. The…
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Local Biotech Firms Say They Have Thousands Of Unused Coronavirus Tests | WAMU
When infectious disease expert Crystal Icenhour began offering COVID-19 testing last month at her Aperiomics commercial laboratory in Sterling, Va., she expected a flood…
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USM to resume ‘some’ in-person learning on campuses this fall, chancellor says – Washington Business Journal
University System of Maryland Chancellor Jay Perman said the system's colleges are "planning to resume at least some in-person teaching and learning" in the…
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Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Recover Following Heart Cell Therapy
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are planning a randomized, controlled trial to evaluate a form of allogeneic cell therapy for COVID-19, after four out…
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BioBuzz: Rockville, Maryland’s Sanaria at Center of an Unlikely Global Health Success Story – BioHealth Capital Region
In 2009, a remarkable partnership started with an unsolicited email and a “cold call.” Ten years later, Rockville, Maryland’s Sanaria and the Bioko Island…
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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)
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
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
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.
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
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
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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