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Kite Energizes Maryland’s Cell Therapy and Biomanufacturing Community Around Mission to Cure Cancer · BioBuzz

Kite Energizes Maryland’s Cell Therapy and Biomanufacturing Community Around Mission to Cure Cancer · BioBuzz

In May of 2018 Kite Pharma, a Gilead Company, announced the opening of a new Neo Antigen Facility in Gaithersburg, MD. Less than one…

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EMMes Developed A Universal Influenza Vaccine For The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases – Ask Health News

EMMes Developed A Universal Influenza Vaccine For The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases – Ask Health News

EMMes has announced the development of a vaccine for the flu that is “universal influenza vaccine”.  EMMes is the part of a team including…

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Launching Life Sciences Innovation in Baltimore

Launching Life Sciences Innovation in Baltimore

Full-house, standing room only at our 'Launching Life Sciences Innovation in Baltimore' event co-hosted by LifeBridge Health and The LaunchPort at Rye Street Tavern.…

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RFA-RM-19-012: Pilot Projects Enhancing Utility and Usage of Common Fund Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

RFA-RM-19-012: Pilot Projects Enhancing Utility and Usage of Common Fund Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is developed as a Common Fund initiative (http://commonfund.nih.gov/) through the Office of the NIH Director, Office of Strategic Coordination…

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UMB licenses technology to Y Combinator-backed biotech startup – Technical.ly Baltimore

UMB licenses technology to Y Combinator-backed biotech startup – Technical.ly Baltimore

A biotech startup that’s backed by Silicon Valley’s well-known Y Combinator accelerator has ties to Baltimore: GEn1E Lifesciences is working to commercialize a treatment…

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Maryland Innovation and Technology Series: Neurotechnology Tickets, Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 8:00 AM | Eventbrite

Maryland Innovation and Technology Series: Neurotechnology Tickets, Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 8:00 AM | Eventbrite

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Hogan administration official Benjamin Wu tapped to lead Montgomery County’s economic development efforts – Washington Business Journal

Hogan administration official Benjamin Wu tapped to lead Montgomery County’s economic development efforts – Washington Business Journal

Montgomery County has a new top economic development official: Benjamin Wu, formerly a top adviser to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. Wu will take over…

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Primetime Life Sciences Approved For $2.63 Million Phase II Fast Track SBIR Grant | BioSpace

Primetime Life Sciences Approved For $2.63 Million Phase II Fast Track SBIR Grant | BioSpace

GERMANTOWN, Md. - Sept. 10, 2019 - PRLog -- Primetime Life Sciences, LLC,  a Maryland based pharmaceutical company focused on discovery and development of new and smart treatments, announced…

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Top 10 Immuno-Oncology Startups of 2019

Top 10 Immuno-Oncology Startups of 2019

Alex Trebek appeared well en route to surviving pancreatic cancer this past summer when his doctors followed up his initial successful chemotherapy with an…

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emocha and University of Maryland School of Pharmacy join forces on medication reviews – Technical.ly Baltimore

emocha and University of Maryland School of Pharmacy join forces on medication reviews – Technical.ly Baltimore

A pair of Baltimore teams focused on medication use are joining forces in the quest to ensure patients follow their prescribed plans. Tech company…

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NextGen Venture Partners has raised a second fund. – Washington Business Journal

NextGen Venture Partners has raised a second fund. – Washington Business Journal

NextGen Venture Partners reported Tuesday that it raised more than $42 million for its second fund, nearly double its initial haul three years ago.…

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Biotech’s stunning resurgence, the ease of health tech fraud, & your guide to the rest of the year

Biotech’s stunning resurgence, the ease of health tech fraud, & your guide to the rest of the year

As of yesterday, the XBI biotech index has not only reversed last month’s slump but reached the full-year high it set in April. And…

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Five Women Blazing Trails in Life Sciences Venture Capital | BioSpace

Five Women Blazing Trails in Life Sciences Venture Capital | BioSpace

Venture capital has something of a reputation as a boys’ club, but there are women making their mark in this field. In particular, five…

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Harvard, MIT, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, GE Plan Collaborative Biotech Center

Harvard, MIT, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, GE Plan Collaborative Biotech Center

A consortium of leaders from Boston’s biggest research institutions are joining forces on advancing biological manufacturing and innovation.  Executives from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute…

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The National Foundation for Cancer Research Announces Expansion of Scientific Advisory Board

The National Foundation for Cancer Research Announces Expansion of Scientific Advisory Board

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) today announced the expansion of its Scientific Advisory Board. The…

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