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Emergent BioSolutions Announces Exercise of $20 Million Option to Supply U.S. Department of Defense with BioThrax®

Emergent BioSolutions Announces Exercise of $20 Million Option to Supply U.S. Department of Defense with BioThrax®

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced the exercise of contract option and modification valued at…

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IonQ Completes Acquisition of Qubitekk, Solidifying Leadership in Quantum Networking

IonQ Completes Acquisition of Qubitekk, Solidifying Leadership in Quantum Networking

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing and networking industry, today announced the completion of its acquisition of substantially…

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I-Mab Focuses on Advancing Givastomig as Lead Cancer Therapy in Clinical Development

I-Mab Focuses on Advancing Givastomig as Lead Cancer Therapy in Clinical Development

ROCKVILLE, MD, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- I-Mab (NASDAQ: IMAB) (the "Company"), a U.S.-based, global biotech company, focused on the development of precision immuno-oncology agents for the…

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Building Montgomery County’s Future: Economic Growth and Innovation with MCEDC’s Bill Tompkins on BioTalk

Building Montgomery County’s Future: Economic Growth and Innovation with MCEDC’s Bill Tompkins on BioTalk

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MEDTECHDRIVE Q&A: Few medical devices are designed for children. An FDA-Children’s National collaboration aims to change that.

MEDTECHDRIVE Q&A: Few medical devices are designed for children. An FDA-Children’s National collaboration aims to change that.

Kolaleh Eskandanian, chief innovation officer at Children’s National Hospital, said the partnership is meant to address the many challenges with developing devices for children…

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Germantown’s Precigen Seeks FDA Approval with Priority Review for New Treatment for Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis in Adults

Germantown’s Precigen Seeks FDA Approval with Priority Review for New Treatment for Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis in Adults

Precigen has submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the FDA, seeking priority review for PRGN-2012, which could become the first FDA-approved treatment for…

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Advancing Biomedical Innovation: ARPA-H’s Transformative 2024 Highlights

Advancing Biomedical Innovation: ARPA-H’s Transformative 2024 Highlights

BHI is proud to support ARPA-H through its Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA), providing EIR commercialization services to advance groundbreaking technologies. Notably, BaySpec, one of…

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Governor Moore Signs Executive Order to Bolster Maryland’s Economic Competitiveness

Governor Moore Signs Executive Order to Bolster Maryland’s Economic Competitiveness

DEC 20, ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore today signed an executive order to strengthen Maryland’s business climate and catalyze more economic growth in the state. The…

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Arnold Consultancy & Technology, LLC Awarded $357,000 Phase I Grant to develop a Health Economic Model Marketplace

Arnold Consultancy & Technology, LLC Awarded $357,000 Phase I Grant to develop a Health Economic Model Marketplace

National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a $357,000 SBIR grant to Arnold Consultancy & Technology, LLC to develop an open source model marketplace. MIAMI…

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Spotlighting Growth and Collaboration in Life Sciences—Insights from Rachel Rath, Head of JLABS @ Washington, DC

Spotlighting Growth and Collaboration in Life Sciences—Insights from Rachel Rath, Head of JLABS @ Washington, DC

BHI is excited to highlight Rachel Rath’s recent LinkedIn Post, where she reflects on her first 90 days as Head of JLABS @ Washington,…

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Uncommon Cures and TASK Partner to Advance Clinical Trials for Orphan Drugs Across Europe and South Africa

Uncommon Cures and TASK Partner to Advance Clinical Trials for Orphan Drugs Across Europe and South Africa

Chevy Chase, MD, 2 December 2024 – Uncommon Cures®, a pioneering organization dedicated to accelerating the development of orphan drugs, has announced a strategic…

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Children’s National SPARK Symposium and Ribbon-Cutting Launch

Children’s National SPARK Symposium and Ribbon-Cutting Launch

Children’s National Innovation Ventures is hosting the Symposium on Pediatric Medical Countermeasures (MCMs) and the SPARK for Innovations in Pediatrics Launch and Prize Competition—a…

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PQE Group Receives Certifications from ISO/IEC 27001 and A Women’s Business Enterprise

PQE Group Receives Certifications from ISO/IEC 27001 and A Women’s Business Enterprise

Italy, December 23, 2024. PQE Group is proud to announce its most recently-received official recognitions: ISO/IEC 27001 and A Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) Certifications,…

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Washington Mayor Bowser Launches $26 Million Fund to Drive New Venture Capital Investments to DC-Based Start-Ups

Washington Mayor Bowser Launches $26 Million Fund to Drive New Venture Capital Investments to DC-Based Start-Ups

Monday, December 16, 2024 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the DC Venture Capital Program, a new $26 million fund designed to…

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United Therapeutics Announces Successful World’s First UKidney Transplant

United Therapeutics Announces Successful World’s First UKidney Transplant

SILVER SPRING, Md. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR), a public benefit corporation, today announced the world’s first transplant of a…

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