BioHealth News Archive

Precigen Appoints Phil Tennant as Chief Commercial Officer to Spearhead First Potential Gene Therapy Launch

Precigen Appoints Phil Tennant as Chief Commercial Officer to Spearhead First Potential Gene Therapy Launch

GERMANTOWN, Md., July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Precigen, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGEN), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of innovative gene and cell therapies to improve the lives of…

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Emmes Group partners with Miimansa AI to accelerate adoption of Generative AI in clinical research

Emmes Group partners with Miimansa AI to accelerate adoption of Generative AI in clinical research

ROCKVILLE, Md., July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmes Group, a leading specialty tech-enabled global contract research organization (CRO), today announced a multi-year strategic partnership…

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WBJ: JLL experts explore the future and changes of life sciences real estate in D.C.

WBJ: JLL experts explore the future and changes of life sciences real estate in D.C.

In the rapidly evolving world of life sciences, the real estate sector is experiencing significant shifts and opportunities. JLL’s latest report, U.S. Life Sciences Property…

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Children’s National Innovational District: Closing the ‘Valley of Death’: Pioneering – and paying for – new therapies

Children’s National Innovational District: Closing the ‘Valley of Death’: Pioneering – and paying for – new therapies

With the advent of life-changing cell and gene therapies (CGTs) to treat pediatric diseases, price is becoming a significant obstacle to care and cures.…

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FDA Rare Disease Innovation Hub to Enhance and Advance Outcomes for Patients

FDA Rare Disease Innovation Hub to Enhance and Advance Outcomes for Patients

By: Patrizia Cavazzoni, MD, Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Peter Marks, MD, PhD, Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research An…

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Discover Innovation at the 2024 NCI Technology Showcase

Discover Innovation at the 2024 NCI Technology Showcase

The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Technology Transfer Center invites you to the 2024 Technology Showcase on September 4th, at the Frederick National Laboratory Advanced…

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Capra Biosciences Lands $7.5 Million Project Agreement To Demonstrate Platform To Rapidly Scale Pharmaceutical Ingredient Manufacturing

Capra Biosciences Lands $7.5 Million Project Agreement To Demonstrate Platform To Rapidly Scale Pharmaceutical Ingredient Manufacturing

BioMaP-Consortium Project Agreement Will Combine Sustainable Biochemical Production with AI To Demonstrate a Scalable Platform for the Quick Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Ingredients. STERLING, Va.,…

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Gaithersburg’s Shuttle Pharma’s new drug shows promise against estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer

Gaithersburg’s Shuttle Pharma’s new drug shows promise against estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer

Shuttle Pharma’s Selective HDAC Inhibitor Exhibits ATM Activation and Modulation of ER Expression Resulting in Substantial Growth Inhibition of Estrogen Receptor Positive Breast Cancer…

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Forbes: Meet The New Biotech Billionaire Putting Pig Hearts In Humans

Forbes: Meet The New Biotech Billionaire Putting Pig Hearts In Humans

In 1996, Martine Rothblatt’s six-year-old daughter was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare lung and heart disease without a cure. Undeterred, Rothblatt, a cofounder of…

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GUV: Only a third of US research universities have a venture fund

GUV: Only a third of US research universities have a venture fund

Most research-intensive universities in the US — including globally renowned institutions such as Stanford, Cornell and Yale — do not have their own venture…

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Danaher Announces Two New Centers of Innovation in Diagnostics to Transform Precision Medicine Development

Danaher Announces Two New Centers of Innovation in Diagnostics to Transform Precision Medicine Development

WASHINGTON, July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) ("Danaher"), a global science and technology innovator, announced the launch of two new Clinical Laboratory Improvement…

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WBJ: D.C. maternal mental health startup Seven Starling raises $11M Series A round

WBJ: D.C. maternal mental health startup Seven Starling raises $11M Series A round

D.C.-based maternal mental health startup Seven Starling has raised $10.9 million in an oversubscribed round to expand its virtual care services — which include…

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The BIO: Global VC advice: Korean biotech companies encouraged to seek overseas funding

The BIO: Global VC advice: Korean biotech companies encouraged to seek overseas funding

Foreign investors highlighted innovative and high-quality human resources as a strength of Korean biotech companies. They also recognized advantages in Korea’s active government investment…

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TEDCO Invests in OmniSpeech

TEDCO Invests in OmniSpeech

COLUMBIA, Md., (July 16, 2024) — TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $500,000 investment in OmniSpeech. This investment was made…

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AMPEL BioSolutions: Lupus Treatment with Omega3-Rich Krill Oil Improves Disease Activity

AMPEL BioSolutions: Lupus Treatment with Omega3-Rich Krill Oil Improves Disease Activity

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – July 15, 2024 – Today AMPEL BioSolutions, with collaborators Lupus Therapeutics and Aker Biomarine, revealed peer-reviewed results that supplementation with Omega3-rich Krill Oil improves disease…

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