BioHealth News
NSF advances 29 semifinalists in the second NSF Regional Innovation Engines competition
July 8, 2025 - The U.S. National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) program announced the 29 semifinalists advancing to the next stage of the second…
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Top Innovators Wanted! APPLY NOW! Accelerate Investor Conference
The Accelerate Investor Conference is a venture investor and startup conference and early stage business competition that showcases our region as a powerhouse for innovation…
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CEL-SCI Announces $5.7M At-the-Market Offering
VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CEL-SCI Corporation (“CEL-SCI” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: CVM), a clinical stage cancer immunotherapy company, today announced the pricing of a best-efforts…
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CEL-SCI to Partner With Top Saudi Pharma on Cancer Treatment
VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE American: CVM) today announced it has reached an agreement with one of Saudi Arabia’s premier pharmaceutical and healthcare companies for a…
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ARPA-H Launches Brain Recovery Program; Proposers’ Day Registration Now Open
Today, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) announced its groundbreaking Functional Repair of Neocortical Tissue (FRONT) program, a transformative initiative to restore…
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Previous BHCR Crab Trap Winner Nanochon Announces Health Canada Approval for First Human Investigation
Washington, DC, July 10 2025 – Nanochon, a Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD-based orthopedic device biotech company developing an implant for treating articular cartilage…
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Johns Hopkins’ Robot Performs First Autonomous Surgery
by Jill Rosen - A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. The robot operated…
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BioBytes Episode 34: How to Launch a Biotech Startup in 2025 | Real Talk with Richard Bendis
Getting a biotech company off the ground takes more than science; it takes strategy, funding, and the right network. In this episode, I’m joined…
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Emergent Secures $51.9M Contract for Smallpox Vaccine Treatment in U.S. Biodefense Effort
GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced a contract modification has been secured to deliver CNJ-016® [Vaccinia Immune Globulin Intravenous…
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Connect Capital and Innovation at the BioHealth Capital Region Investment Conference on September 25, 2025 at US Pharmacopeia, Rockville, MD
The Annual BioHealth Capital Region Investment Conference is the premier destination for discovering emerging companies that are redefining what’s possible in life sciences. Taking…
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Maryland Tech Council Launches Rural Technology Network to Accelerate Rural Innovation
ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Maryland Tech Council (MTC), the largest technology and life sciences trade association in the state, today announced the launch of the…
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Reimagining Gene and Cell Therapy: Helen Sabzevari on Precigen’s Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine on BioTalk
In this episode of BioTalk, Rich Bendis welcomes Dr. Helen Sabzevari, President and CEO of Precigen, to discuss the company’s cutting-edge science in gene…
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Gain Therapeutics Completes Enrollment for Parkinson’s Drug Study
BETHESDA, Md., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gain Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GANX) (“Gain”, or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company leading the discovery…
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George Mason is part of Northern Virginia’s first innovation district, launched with transformational grant from GO Virginia
Thanks to a major investment from GO Virginia, Northern Virginia’s first Innovation District is taking shape, laying the groundwork for growth in high-tech industry…
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Pediatrix Appoints Former Children’s National CEO and Former BHI Board Member Dr. Kurt Newman to Board of Directors
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (NYSE: MD), a leading provider of physician services, today announced that its board of directors has appointed…
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