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ITI Forms Collaboration with EpiVax & PharmaJet to Develop Novel Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 Using Its Investigational UNITE Platform – Immunomic Therapeutics

ITI Forms Collaboration with EpiVax & PharmaJet to Develop Novel Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 Using Its Investigational UNITE Platform – Immunomic Therapeutics

ROCKVILLE, Md. & PROVIDENCE, R.I. & GOLDEN, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Immunomic Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering the study of nucleic acid…

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3 lessons from Children’s National Hospital on rapidly setting up drive-thru COVID-19 testing | FierceHealthcare

3 lessons from Children’s National Hospital on rapidly setting up drive-thru COVID-19 testing | FierceHealthcare

Just as many schools around the nation began shuttering for the year last month due to the pandemic, top officials at Children's National Hospital…

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Women’s Venture Competition – AIM-HI

Women’s Venture Competition – AIM-HI

The AIM-HI Accelerator Fund’s Women’s Venture Competition is a high-profile initiative among women-led oncology start-up companies or venture teams aspiring to soon establish such firms,…

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Will JPM21 be safe to attend? Plus: Layoffs at Sage and a deal brokered over Zoom

Will JPM21 be safe to attend? Plus: Layoffs at Sage and a deal brokered over Zoom

Just three months ago, thousands of biotech types blotted out the streets of San Francisco for the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, four days of…

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Pediatric Medical Device Pitch Competition Pivots to Virtual Format Amid COVID-19 Crisis · BioBuzz

Pediatric Medical Device Pitch Competition Pivots to Virtual Format Amid COVID-19 Crisis · BioBuzz

COVID-19 wasn’t about to stop the important work being done to meet the large unmet need for pediatric medical devices among patients younger than…

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Daniels to Johns Hopkins community: ‘Our work continues’ | Hub

Daniels to Johns Hopkins community: ‘Our work continues’ | Hub

Johns Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels shared a message with the university community today. The full text of the message is below. Dear Johns…

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The DMV region’s life sciences sector jumped into the fight against COVID-19. Here’s why it could move quickly – Technical.ly Baltimore

The DMV region’s life sciences sector jumped into the fight against COVID-19. Here’s why it could move quickly – Technical.ly Baltimore

A new coronavirus was spreading in the U.S., and with social distancing orders going into place, talk immediately turned to finding a treatment that…

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COVID-19 Vaccine Progress from 8 BioHealth Capital Region Companies · BioBuzz

COVID-19 Vaccine Progress from 8 BioHealth Capital Region Companies · BioBuzz

As the U.S. continues to find its way through a tough fight against this global pandemic, a number of BioHealth Capital Region (BHCR) biotech…

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Dr. Fauci: ‘We need to put our foot on the accelerator’ to see an end to COVID-19 pandemic | fox8.com

Dr. Fauci: ‘We need to put our foot on the accelerator’ to see an end to COVID-19 pandemic | fox8.com

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) ─ Even though he says the worst is yet to come, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, has seen signs…

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URGENT: Providers Needed | COVID-19, Maryland

URGENT: Providers Needed | COVID-19, Maryland

Like many states across the nation, Maryland is preparing for a possible surge of COVID-19 patients.  Johns Hopkins is working with the state and…

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BioHealth Innovation Entrepreneur-in-Residence Feedback (April 22nd)

BioHealth Innovation Entrepreneur-in-Residence Feedback (April 22nd)

Are you a biohealth start-up in Maryland, DC or Virginia seeking feedback on your biohealth business idea, pitch deck, or commercialization plan? Schedule your…

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BioHealth Capital Region COVID-19 Resources

BioHealth Capital Region COVID-19 Resources

  BioHealth Capital Region COVID19 Resources: In these uncertain times, we are proud to have so many BioHealth Capital Region federal, state, local and…

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Emergent BioSolutions Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Technical Operations, Sean Kirk Guests on BioTalk

Emergent BioSolutions Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Technical Operations, Sean Kirk Guests on BioTalk

Sean M. Kirk, Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Technical Operations at Emergent BioSolutions joins Rich Bendis to discuss the COVID-19 Health Crisis, Emergent’s Capabilities…

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BioHealth Innovation Appoints Rebecca Farkas, PhD and Sara Nayeem, M.D. to Board of Directors

BioHealth Innovation Appoints Rebecca Farkas, PhD and Sara Nayeem, M.D. to Board of Directors

New Members Continue GSK and NEA’s commitment to the BHI mission and the BioHealth Capital Region ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, April 6, 2020 – The Board of Directors…

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Immunomic Therapeutics builds coronavirus vaccine, plots IPO – Washington Business Journal

Immunomic Therapeutics builds coronavirus vaccine, plots IPO – Washington Business Journal

Immunomic Therapeutics Inc. is pivoting, as many are, in this new era to work on a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. But it’s also…

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