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WBJ: Novavax taps AstraZeneca, Pfizer alum to lead key manufacturing site

WBJ: Novavax taps AstraZeneca, Pfizer alum to lead key manufacturing site

Novavax Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) has tapped AstraZeneca and Pfizer alum Åsa Manelius to oversee operations at the Swedish lab where it manufactures a key vaccine ingredient that's expected to help drive…

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Bethesda’s Vitrian Closes on $50M Initial Investment into Biomanufacturing Capacity & Launches Partnership with AmplifyBio

Bethesda’s Vitrian Closes on $50M Initial Investment into Biomanufacturing Capacity & Launches Partnership with AmplifyBio

BETHESDA, Md. & WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vitrian, the leading end-to-end provider of investment capital and capacity building services for biomanufacturing, announced today that it…

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Catalyzing Crucial Cross-Border Collaborations and Innovation to Address Unmet Needs in Rare Diseases

Catalyzing Crucial Cross-Border Collaborations and Innovation to Address Unmet Needs in Rare Diseases

The Indo US Bridging RARE Summit 2024 will spotlight the urgent need for cross-border collaborations to address disparities in rare disease treatment by bringing…

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Activation Capital Announces Frontier BioHealth Showcase Event

Activation Capital Announces Frontier BioHealth Showcase Event

10 groundbreaking startups to pitch at Richmond's Main Street Station on November 20, 2024 RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Activation Capital, an innovation ecosystem development organization, is thrilled…

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QIAGEN receives FDA clearance of QIAstat-Dx meningitis/encephalitis panel to support emergency diagnostics

QIAGEN receives FDA clearance of QIAstat-Dx meningitis/encephalitis panel to support emergency diagnostics

Germantown, Maryland, and Venlo, the Netherlands, Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that the U.S.…

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Baltimore’s LaunchPort Welcomes Previous Crab Trap Winner, Nanochon, from JLABS as New Resident

Baltimore’s LaunchPort Welcomes Previous Crab Trap Winner, Nanochon, from JLABS as New Resident

Nov 3, 2024 LaunchPort is pleased to announce that Nanochon (https://www.nanochon.com/) has joined their City Garage/Baltimore Peninsula location as a LaunchPort Resident.   Nanochon’s mission…

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Connecting Innovation to Opportunity: A Conversation with Rachel Rath, Head of JLABS @ Washington, DC

Connecting Innovation to Opportunity: A Conversation with Rachel Rath, Head of JLABS @ Washington, DC

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BioTalk Podcast – Connecting Innovation to Opportunity: A Conversation with Rachel Rath, Head of JLABS @ Washington, DC

BioTalk Podcast – Connecting Innovation to Opportunity: A Conversation with Rachel Rath, Head of JLABS @ Washington, DC

In this episode of BioTalk, Rich Bendis sits down with Rachel Rath, the Head of JLABS @ Washington, DC, to discuss her journey and…

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Join the Indo US Bridging RARE Summit 2024: Advancing Global Collaborations in Rare Disease Research

Join the Indo US Bridging RARE Summit 2024: Advancing Global Collaborations in Rare Disease Research

The Indo US Bridging RARE Summit 2024 is set to be an unmissable event for those dedicated to advancing rare disease research and fostering…

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BioFactura Receives $7.8 Million in Funding for Contract Options for its Smallpox Biodefense Therapeutic

BioFactura Receives $7.8 Million in Funding for Contract Options for its Smallpox Biodefense Therapeutic

FREDERICK, MARYLAND, November 4, 2024: BioFactura, Inc. recently announced contract option activations totaling $7.8 million by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA),…

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TEDCO Invests in NeuroIntact

TEDCO Invests in NeuroIntact

COLUMBIA, Md., (October 31, 2024) — TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $250,000 Seed Funds investment in NeuroIntact. TEDCO’s Seed Funds aim to…

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QIAGEN receives FDA clearance for QIAstat-Dx mini panel to improve precision in outpatient respiratory treatment

QIAGEN receives FDA clearance for QIAstat-Dx mini panel to improve precision in outpatient respiratory treatment

Germantown, Maryland, and Venlo, the Netherlands, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that the U.S.…

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GlycoMimetics Enters Into Acquisition Agreement With Crescent Biopharma

GlycoMimetics Enters Into Acquisition Agreement With Crescent Biopharma

ROCKVILLE, Md., October 29, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GlycoMimetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLYC) announced today it has entered into an acquisition agreement with Crescent Biopharma, Inc. ("Crescent"), a…

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Gaithersburg’s Shuttle Pharma Doses First Patients in Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Ropidoxuridine for Treatment of Patients with Glioblastoma

Gaithersburg’s Shuttle Pharma Doses First Patients in Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Ropidoxuridine for Treatment of Patients with Glioblastoma

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SHPH) (“Shuttle Pharma”), a discovery and development stage specialty pharmaceutical company…

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BioHub Maryland Opens New Biopharma Workforce Training Center in Montgomery County’s Life Sciences Corridor

BioHub Maryland Opens New Biopharma Workforce Training Center in Montgomery County’s Life Sciences Corridor

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioHub Maryland, an initiative to accelerate life sciences in the state, today officially opened a new state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical workforce training center at…

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