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New Decade, Old Challenge: BioManufacturing Workforce Development Remains Key to Industry Growth · BioBuzz

New Decade, Old Challenge: BioManufacturing Workforce Development Remains Key to Industry Growth · BioBuzz

The BioHealth Capital Region (BHCR) experienced significant change in 2019 that has set the table for an intriguing 2020. How 2020 plays out across…

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Emerging Technology Centers Baltimore lands on top 10 incubators list – Baltimore Business Journal

Emerging Technology Centers Baltimore lands on top 10 incubators list – Baltimore Business Journal

A Baltimore business incubator has been named among the best in the world. Emerging Technology Centers in Baltimore has been recognized by UBI Global…

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New Medical Device That is Proving Effective Against the Worlds Toughest Viruses, Including: Ebola, Hep C, HIV, West Nile and Smallpox Wins FDA Designation “Breakthrough Device”

New Medical Device That is Proving Effective Against the Worlds Toughest Viruses, Including: Ebola, Hep C, HIV, West Nile and Smallpox Wins FDA Designation “Breakthrough Device”

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group – A new study published in the journal Molecular Therapy reports that researchers found a…

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JPM: Roche, Illumina unveil 15-year cancer diagnostic tie-up | FierceBiotech

JPM: Roche, Illumina unveil 15-year cancer diagnostic tie-up | FierceBiotech

SAN FRANCISCO—Roche has inked a 15-year partnership with Illumina in oncology, which will include collaborating on new companion diagnostic indications for the DNA sequencing…

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Precigen Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for PRGN-3006 UltraCAR-T™ in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) – BioHealth Capital Region

Precigen Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for PRGN-3006 UltraCAR-T™ in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) – BioHealth Capital Region

GERMANTOWN, Md., Jan. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Precigen, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of innovative gene and cellular therapies to improve the lives…

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NIST wants to update iEdison tech-transfer portal to get it out of the ’90s

NIST wants to update iEdison tech-transfer portal to get it out of the ’90s

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking public feedback on its plan to revamp the Interagency Edison (iEdison) System, an online portal where…

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Maryland Department of Commerce names Allyson Redpath entrepreneurship director – Bizwomen

Maryland Department of Commerce names Allyson Redpath entrepreneurship director – Bizwomen

The Maryland Department of Commerce has created a new role focused on the state's startup ecosystem and tapped a former investment banker and angel…

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Biobuzz Directory – Local Biotech, Hememics Biotechnologies Inc., has secured a $2.5 million investment

Biobuzz Directory – Local Biotech, Hememics Biotechnologies Inc., has secured a $2.5 million investment

Rockville, Maryland-based Hememics Biotechnologies Inc. has secured a $2.5 million investment from AMVI Partners, an international investment firm with offices in McLean, Virginia. The startup is working…

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IBT Vaccines Receives $3.9 mil. to Advance Development of IBT-V02, the First Multivalent Toxoid Vaccine for MRSA | Integrated BioTherapeutics

IBT Vaccines Receives $3.9 mil. to Advance Development of IBT-V02, the First Multivalent Toxoid Vaccine for MRSA | Integrated BioTherapeutics

IBT Vaccines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integrated Biotherapeutics Inc., announces it has received $3.9 million to advance the development of the IBT-V02 vaccine for…

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Think universities are making lots of money from inventions? Think again. – The Washington Post

Think universities are making lots of money from inventions? Think again. – The Washington Post

When Daria Mochly-Rosen discovered a compound in her lab that promised to lessen the effects of heart attacks, she set out to convince pharmaceutical…

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Notes and Takeaways from JPM 2020

Notes and Takeaways from JPM 2020

The big deal about the just-completed J.P. Morgan (JPM) 38th Healthcare Conference had little to do with big M&A deals, because there weren’t any.…

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How Much Should I Pay The Directors On My Board In 2020?

When was the last time you analyzed how much you should pay your board members? How do you know if you are paying too…

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AMPEL BioSolutions Announces Gene-Based Lupus Diagnostic At Biotech Showcase In San Francisco

AMPEL BioSolutions Announces Gene-Based Lupus Diagnostic At Biotech Showcase In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AMPEL BioSolutions' Co-Founder and COO/CSO Dr. Amrie Grammer today at the Biotech Showcase at JP Morgan Healthcare announces…

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The CEO Chronicles – Lessons Learned From A Serial CEO | LinkedIn

The CEO Chronicles – Lessons Learned From A Serial CEO | LinkedIn

Why me? I have spent the last 20 years as a serial CEO of multiple healthcare startups, as well as spending the last 3…

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Seeking Partner to Help Save Womens’ Lives Through Easy-to-Use and Analyze Cervical Cancer Screening Test/MarkPap® System

Seeking Partner to Help Save Womens’ Lives Through Easy-to-Use and Analyze Cervical Cancer Screening Test/MarkPap® System

BioSciCon, Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Rockville, Maryland focused on providing a low-cost and accessible diagnostic system for the detection of cervical…

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