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University of Maryland, Baltimore and Wexford Meeting Critical Demand for 
Wet Lab Space in Baltimore Region

University of Maryland, Baltimore and Wexford Meeting Critical Demand for Wet Lab Space in Baltimore Region

Doubling the University of Maryland BioPark’s lab space, the two-phase 4MLK development project will represent more than $320 million in total capital investment BALTIMORE,…

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Adaptive Phage Therapeutics Awarded Additional $5 Million from U.S. Defense Health Agency to Support Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis Clinical Trial | Business Wire

Adaptive Phage Therapeutics Awarded Additional $5 Million from U.S. Defense Health Agency to Support Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis Clinical Trial | Business Wire

GAITHERSBURG, Md--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc. (“APT”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing the world’s largest therapeutic phage initiative for treatment of bacterial infectious diseases,…

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NexImmune Announces Research Collaboration with National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NexImmune Announces Research Collaboration with National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The collaboration will explore EBV and HTLV-1 antigen-specific immune responses in immunological diseases GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NexImmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEXI),…

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Congress reauthorizes the SBIR/STTR Programs | SBIR.gov

Congress reauthorizes the SBIR/STTR Programs | SBIR.gov

WASHINGTON – Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration and voice for America’s 33 million small businesses in President Biden’s…

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Industry Leaders Share Optimism on the Region’s Life Sciences Economic Outlook Amid Recession Concerns · BioBuzz

Industry Leaders Share Optimism on the Region’s Life Sciences Economic Outlook Amid Recession Concerns · BioBuzz

It’s no secret that a recession could hit the United States before the year ends. No one knows for sure yet, and many economists…

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51 “Build to Scale” Grants Totaling $47 Million Awarded to Fuel Innovation and Tech-Based Economic Development

51 “Build to Scale” Grants Totaling $47 Million Awarded to Fuel Innovation and Tech-Based Economic Development

Today, the U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded 51 “Build to Scale” grants – totaling $47 million – to organizations that support technology entrepreneurs, catalyze…

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Richmond Times-Dispatch: Inside greater Richmond’s big plan for pharmaceutical manufacturing

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Inside greater Richmond’s big plan for pharmaceutical manufacturing

The Richmond area is planning a major pharmaceutical manufacturing initiative to build drugs here, restore the nation’s stockpile of essential medicines and to make them more…

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NextCure Announces Initiation of Phase 1b/2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate NC410 in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (Pembrolizumab) in Patients with Immune Checkpoint Refractory or Naïve Solid Tumors

NextCure Announces Initiation of Phase 1b/2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate NC410 in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (Pembrolizumab) in Patients with Immune Checkpoint Refractory or Naïve Solid Tumors

BELTSVILLE, Md., Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering and developing novel, first-in-class immunomedicines to treat…

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Commerce secretary, local experts (Including BHI’s Sarah Miller) project how recession would affect life sciences | Biotech | fredericknewspost.com

Commerce secretary, local experts (Including BHI’s Sarah Miller) project how recession would affect life sciences | Biotech | fredericknewspost.com

Is there a recession on the horizon? Some economists say yes — and predict it’s going to be bad — while others say the…

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miRecule Enters into Strategic Collaboration with Sanofi to Accelerate Discovery and Development of a Best-in-Class Antibody-RNA Conjugate to Treat Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) | Business Wire

miRecule Enters into Strategic Collaboration with Sanofi to Accelerate Discovery and Development of a Best-in-Class Antibody-RNA Conjugate to Treat Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) | Business Wire

Partnership combines miRecule’s unique RNA therapeutic discovery and conjugation platforms with Sanofi’s NANOBODY® technology to create a groundbreaking treatment for FSHD miRecule will receive…

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Gaithersburg’s Adaptive Phage Therapeutics Awarded Additional $5 Million from U.S. Defense Health Agency to Support Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis Clinical Trial

Gaithersburg’s Adaptive Phage Therapeutics Awarded Additional $5 Million from U.S. Defense Health Agency to Support Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis Clinical Trial

October 04, 2022 08:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time GAITHERSBURG, Md--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc. (“APT”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing the world’s largest therapeutic…

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Johns Hopkins University partners with NIH, Howard University for accelerator – Washington Business Journal

Johns Hopkins University partners with NIH, Howard University for accelerator – Washington Business Journal

Johns Hopkins University is teaming with two D.C.-area institutions, Howard University and the National Institutes of Health, to create a new accelerator to help…

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How Do We Bolster the BioHealth Capital Region Workforce? · BioBuzz

How Do We Bolster the BioHealth Capital Region Workforce? · BioBuzz

The BioHealth Capital Region has made a name for itself in the last few years, currently holding tight to its #4 ranking on the…

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8th Annual BioHealth Capital Region Forum Recap

8th Annual BioHealth Capital Region Forum Recap

Did you miss the 8th Annual BioHealth Capital Region Forum? Below we are sharing many of the panels, fireside chats, and keynotes from this…

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Registration is Now Open for Quantum World Congress

Registration is Now Open for Quantum World Congress

Quantum World Congress is where global trailblazers, game-changers, innovators, and visionaries come together to accelerate a quantum-ready future Quantum World Congress is the first-of-its-kind…

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