BioHealth News Archive
Mason scientists invent new technology to streamline drug discovery | EurekAlert! Science News
Manassas, Va. - George Mason University researchers have discovered the exact location where two proteins responsible for hiding cancer cells from the immune system…
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Sally Allain Goes to Washington: Meet the New Head of JLABS @ Washington, DC – Blog Post | JLABS
What excites you most about taking on the new role of Head of JLABS @ Washington, DC? The DC-Maryland-Virginia region is a hotbed of…
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TEDCO and GovCon Incubator Win a Second Consecutive U.S. SBA Grant to Train Small Businesses in a New FY2020 SBIR/STTR Proposal Lab | Benzinga
ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maryland small businesses with innovative research and development (R&D) ideas will have an opportunity to gain comprehensive…
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A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS…
A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Sally Allain on her new position as Head of hashtag#JLABS @ Washington, DC. We, at @Children's National Health System, are…
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Updata Partners raises more than $237M for new fund – Washington Business Journal
The firm is just the latest locally to raise big new funds. Image: Carter Griffin, general partner at D.C.-based UpData Partners. AARON CLAMAGE {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/10/09/d-c-firm-raises-hundreds-of-millions-for-its.html?ana=e_du_prem&j=84304751&t=Afternoon&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkRJeE1UZGhZakUyT0RKaCIsInQiOiIrT0xcL0Q1QlNvRm9PeW9VOEdoMEM5a2I2bDZ4XC8zWHRKTXpqSjhXeEozQm1aY2h2b3hHTkJOTVJGVGQrR2E3bVJ3TmVYTzNWb3I1MUlxTGg2SEErbmZLY0l6Ym9LMmRIWDlsZm43VEI5ZTZkUlp0dXZuVkdpOHlXcmlDYXNpVytUIn0%3D{/iframe}
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The Story of Maryland’s Cell and Gene Therapy Cluster is Shared Loud and Clear at Inaugural Bio Innovation Conference · BioBuzz
On Monday morning in Bethesda, Maryland hundreds of industry leaders emerged from a large ballroom at the inaugural Bio Innovation Conference, hosted by Maryland…
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Emergent BioSolutions Receives EMA Prime Designation for Its Chikungunya Virus VLP Vaccine Candidate | BioSpace
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) today announced that the company’s chikungunya virus (CHIKV) virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine…
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Emmes Awarded New NIH Contracts that Address the Nation’s Opioid Addiction Crisis | P&T Community
ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmes today announced the award of eight new task order contract awards associated with the Helping to…
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Adaptive Phage Therapeutics raises $7M from Alexandria Venture Investments, others – Washington Business Journal
The biotech is a step closer to getting its therapy for drug-resistant infections to patients. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/10/08/gaithersburg-firm-taking-down-superbugs-just.html{/iframe}
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Biotechnology Innovation Organization Announces 2021 Leadership Transition – BIO
WASHINGTON – The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today announced that industry veteran Jim Greenwood will step down as President and CEO of the world’s…
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The next 10 years: Where is biotech headed? – Endpoints News
The last 10 years have seen a rev o lu tion in drug de vel op ment. Time lines have short ened, par tic…
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Mitochondria Shown to Regulate Brain’s CA2 Subregion, Highlighting a Potential Target for Neuro Disorders
A team of researchers has published evidence showing in mice that mitochondria-associated pathways in cell bodies and dendrites within the CA2 subregion of the…
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Watch: How startups become unicorns, explained – STAT
Thanks to a yearslong boom in the world of venture capital, keeping tabs on biotech means constantly reading that some so-called startup is suddenly…
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VC Money Is Flowing Into Biotechs
Venture capitalists are pouring cash into U.S. biotechs at a rate set to replicate 2018’s record deal count, according to PitchBook and the National…
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Xconomy: Pharma, Biotech VC Investments Continue Shift to Early Stage Deals
The number of investments that venture capitalists will make this year in pharmaceutical and biotech companies is on pace to match last year’s record—and…
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