BioHealth News Archive

Emergent BioSolutions adds over 100 employees at Baltimore facility, amid $50M expansion – Baltimore Business Journal

Emergent BioSolutions adds over 100 employees at Baltimore facility, amid $50M expansion – Baltimore Business Journal

By the end of this year, the biotech expects to have 270 employees in Baltimore's Camden-Carroll neighborhood. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2019/05/20/emergent-biosolutions-adds-over-100-employees-at.html{/iframe}

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Emergent BioSolutions Announces Granting of Marketing Authorization in Five EU Countries for Its Oral Typhoid Vaccine; Expands Availability Across Europe NYSE:EBS

Emergent BioSolutions Announces Granting of Marketing Authorization in Five EU Countries for Its Oral Typhoid Vaccine; Expands Availability Across Europe NYSE:EBS

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that it has successfully obtained marketing authorization for its oral typhoid vaccine Vivotif® (Typhoid Vaccine Live Oral…

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5/22 – Entrepreneur- in-Residence Feedback Session (Rockville)

5/22 – Entrepreneur- in-Residence Feedback Session (Rockville)

BioHealth Innovation has announced the schedule for the next year’s Entrepreneur-in Residence (EIR) feedback sessions.  These 1:1 Sessions with EIRs take place at BioHealth…

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Mindoula Health raising $4.25M – Washington Business Journal

Mindoula Health raising $4.25M – Washington Business Journal

The company will use the funding to grow two business lines. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/05/14/silver-spring-behavioral-health-startup-raising-4.html{/iframe}

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Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission Announces $6.6 Million in Stem Cell Program Awards | TEDCO

Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission Announces $6.6 Million in Stem Cell Program Awards | TEDCO

The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission (Commission) has approved funding to its second round of 2019 recipients for a total of $6,622,673.63. The Commission…

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Baltimore Start Up NextStep Robotics Receives $600,000 in Second Funding Round – NextStep Robotics

Baltimore Start Up NextStep Robotics Receives $600,000 in Second Funding Round – NextStep Robotics

NextStep Robotics Inc., an early-stage company that has developed a personalized robotic therapy to help treat foot drop in recovering stroke patients, announces the…

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Interview: Susan Hockfield on the Dawn of the Biotech Revolution

Interview: Susan Hockfield on the Dawn of the Biotech Revolution

AS A CHILD, Susan Hockfield took apart anything she got her hands on to figure out how it worked. One time it was a…

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NIST Director: Improving Tech Transfer of Federally Funded R&D Key to U.S. Competitiveness

NIST Director: Improving Tech Transfer of Federally Funded R&D Key to U.S. Competitiveness

The U.S. government invests a significant amount of money to further research and technology innovation. In 2017, the federal government invested approximately $150 billion…

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Amazon, JBG submit HQ2 development plans – Washington Business Journal

Amazon, JBG submit HQ2 development plans – Washington Business Journal

The submission to Arlington County ends months of speculation. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/05/16/amazon-reveals-development-plans-for-hq2.html{/iframe}

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BARDA will procure Emergent BioSolutions’ AV7909 anthrax vaccine in Strategic National Stockpile – Homeland Preparedness News

BARDA will procure Emergent BioSolutions’ AV7909 anthrax vaccine in Strategic National Stockpile – Homeland Preparedness News

The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) will begin procuring Emergent BioSolutions’ anthrax vaccine into the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) to strengthen U.S.…

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THE ANGEL MARKET IN 2018 MORE ANGELS INVESTING IN MORE DEALS AT LOWER VALUATIONS

THE ANGEL MARKET IN 2018 MORE ANGELS INVESTING IN MORE DEALS AT LOWER VALUATIONS

The angel investor market in 2018 experienced an increase in market participation in more companies, albeit at smaller amounts, according to the Center for…

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Venture capital funds jump into the Opportunity Zone game – Business Insider

Venture capital funds jump into the Opportunity Zone game – Business Insider

Venture capital firms are starting to launch and raise funds to invest in companies located in designated Opportunity Zones, where investors can get ..…

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FDA Approves New Combination Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes – Endocrinology Advisor

FDA Approves New Combination Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes – Endocrinology Advisor

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qternmet XR (AstraZeneca) as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults…

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Biotech’s top 10 money raisers of 2018 – FierceBiotech

Biotech’s top 10 money raisers of 2018 – FierceBiotech

If 2017 was a banner year for biotech venture capital, 2018 blew it out of the water. Last year, private biotech companies reeled in…

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Beltsville’s NextCure closes IPO – Washington Business Journal

Beltsville’s NextCure closes IPO – Washington Business Journal

The net proceeds from the IPO, along with NextCure's cash on hand, will largely be used to drive its lead product, NC318, through clinical…

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