BioHealth News Archive
Hospital Impact: Congress must learn from the past and avoid undermining medical research – FierceHealthcare
What's the definition of "doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result?" If you said "a good idea," you might want to…
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Greater Washington Partnership Expands Board of Directors
The Greater Washington Partnership (Partnership), a group of leading CEOs and entrepreneurs aimed at addressing the critical economic issues facing the Greater Washington region,…
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Emergent BioSolutions Unveils Its Expanded Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing in Baltimore NYSE:EBS
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Dr. Rick Bright, director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA),…
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Federal Labs: New Class of FLC Officers Elected at 2017 National Meeting
During the 2017 FLC national meeting in San Antonio, Texas, the FLC held its annual elections for open positions to serve on the Executive…
Read MoreThe long shot: How the region wants to become a top three biotech market by 2023
Business leaders hope to elevate Greater Washington to top three biotech clusters in U.S. Yeah, good luck. {iframe}http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2017/05/12/the-long-shot-how-the-region-wants-to-become-a-top.html{/iframe}
Read MoreAltimmune Completes Merger with PharmAthene Creating Immunotherapeutics Company Targeting Infectious Diseases
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq:ALT) announced today the completion of its merger with PharmAthene, Inc., effective May 4,…
Read MoreAltimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT) to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell
What: Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a clinical stage immunotherapeutic biotechnology company, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. In honor of the occasion,…
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2017 Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Trends
Pharmaceuticals and life sciences companies are experiencing a wave of competing challenges as part of what could be called the New Health Economy. They…
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$17 Million Available to Spur Regional Innovation – GRANTS.GOV
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) today published the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for its 2017 Regional Innovations Strategies (RIS)…
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Advancing Science and Accelerating Innovation in the BioHealth Capital Region
Collaboration across academia, government, non-profits, and the biopharmaceutical industry fosters innovation and groundbreaking discoveries in science and research. During the 2017 BioHealth Capital Region…
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Emergent BioSolutions doubles capacity at Baltimore plant – FiercePharma
Emergent BioSolutions is one of the vaccine producers that the federal government can tap in case of a virus pandemic, and now it has…
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VLP Therapeutics Announces Convertible Note Investment from TomyK Ltd. for Accelerating Cancer Vaccine Development – VLP Therapeutics
VLP Therapeutics, LLC (“VLP”), a biotechnology company focusing on the research and development of therapeutic and preventative vaccines and antibody agents, today announced that…
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Emergent BioSolutions opens expanded East Baltimore vaccine plant – Baltimore Sun
When the next flu pandemic strikes or, perish the thought, the Ebola virus starts spreading in the United States, a newly expanded pharmaceutical plant…
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Governor signs Delegate Darryl Barnes’ House Bill 373 and Senator Roger Manno’s Senate Bill 226 to help Maryland Small Biotech Companies and Early Stage Biotech Innovators – BioFactura
Today, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed into law a measure aimed at providing additional support to Maryland small biotechnology companies. Senate Bill 226 sponsored…
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UMD will receive $7.5 million to create green technology institute – The Diamondback
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed more than 200 bills Thursday afternoon, including one that will present the University of Maryland with $1.5 million a…
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