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Maryland Daily Record: Germantown’s new incubator expected to spur regional biosciences growth

Maryland Daily Record: Germantown’s new incubator expected to spur regional biosciences growth

In Montgomery County, where incubator spaces are in high demand and existing facilities often have to turn away new entrepreneurs and startups, a new…

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Welldoc Announces Collaboration to Support Cardiometabolic Health by Integrating AI-Driven Digital Coaching with Instacart’s Innovative Technology Platform to Increase Access to Nutritious Groceries

Welldoc Announces Collaboration to Support Cardiometabolic Health by Integrating AI-Driven Digital Coaching with Instacart’s Innovative Technology Platform to Increase Access to Nutritious Groceries

COLUMBIA, Md., June 25, 2024 — Welldoc®, a leading digital health company specializing in AI-driven cardiometabolic health, today announced a collaboration with Instacart, the leading…

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Transforming Healthcare: The FDA’s Dr. Michelle Tarver on New Initiatives and the Future of Medical Devices on the BioTalk Podcast

Transforming Healthcare: The FDA’s Dr. Michelle Tarver on New Initiatives and the Future of Medical Devices on the BioTalk Podcast

  Join us for a compelling episode of BioTalk with Rich Bendis as we welcome Dr. Michelle E. Tarver, Deputy Center Director and Chief…

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REGENXBIO Announces Expansion of AFFINITY DUCHENNE® Trial to Include a New Cohort of Younger Patients

REGENXBIO Announces Expansion of AFFINITY DUCHENNE® Trial to Include a New Cohort of Younger Patients

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- REGENXBIO Inc. (Nasdaq: RGNX) today announced it initiated enrollment in a new cohort of patients ages 1-3 in its Phase I/II…

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Ascentage Pharma Announces Closing of US$75 Million Equity Investment by Takeda

Ascentage Pharma Announces Closing of US$75 Million Equity Investment by Takeda

ROCKVILLE, Md. and SUZHOU, China, June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancer, chronic hepatitis B (CHB),…

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Emergent BioSolutions Announces Sale of Baltimore-Camden Manufacturing Site to Bora Pharmaceuticals for $30 Million

Emergent BioSolutions Announces Sale of Baltimore-Camden Manufacturing Site to Bora Pharmaceuticals for $30 Million

GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its drug product…

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NSF boosts funding amounts for SBIR/STTR Phase I and Phase II programs to better support the nation’s innovation and entrepreneurship community

NSF boosts funding amounts for SBIR/STTR Phase I and Phase II programs to better support the nation’s innovation and entrepreneurship community

Small businesses can receive about $2 million to create a prototype and commercialize technology.  The U.S. National Science Foundation has released new funding opportunities for its Small…

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RichmondBizSense: Life sciences startup support program looks to boost biohealth industry in Richmond

RichmondBizSense: Life sciences startup support program looks to boost biohealth industry in Richmond

Ianne Salvosa June 18, 2024 - Efforts are afoot to make Richmond more of a player in the biohealth industry. Downtown-based Activation Capital is…

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UMD Receives Entrepreneurial University Award at Annual Innovation Symposium

UMD Receives Entrepreneurial University Award at Annual Innovation Symposium

College Park, Md.—The University of Maryland was spotlighted for its innovative curriculum and robust student engagement in entrepreneurship at the annual Deshpande Symposium on Innovation…

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BizJournals: A thriving quality of life in Montgomery County with TEDCO

BizJournals: A thriving quality of life in Montgomery County with TEDCO

By Tammi Thomas – Chief Development and Marketing Officer, TEDCO - Jun 17, 2024 Montgomery County, Maryland, is home to a thriving ecosystem of innovators and researchers…

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Unlock Your Innovation Potential with BioHealth Innovation’s Grant Mapping Services

Unlock Your Innovation Potential with BioHealth Innovation’s Grant Mapping Services

Navigating the complex landscape of non-dilutive funding can be daunting for many innovators and researchers. Identifying suitable grants that align with specific project goals…

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Northwest Biotherapeutics Announces Exclusive In-License of Portfolio of Dendritic Cell Technology and Intellectual Property

Northwest Biotherapeutics Announces Exclusive In-License of Portfolio of Dendritic Cell Technology and Intellectual Property

BETHESDA, Md., June 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: NWBO) ("NW Bio"), a biotechnology company developing DCVax® personalized immune therapies for solid tumor cancers, announced today that…

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Ascentage Pharma Signs Option Agreement with Takeda to Enter into Exclusive Global License for Olverembatinib, a Third-Generation BCR-ABL Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI)

Ascentage Pharma Signs Option Agreement with Takeda to Enter into Exclusive Global License for Olverembatinib, a Third-Generation BCR-ABL Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI)

ROCKVILLE, Md. and SUZHOU, China, June 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentage Pharma (6855 HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancer, chronic hepatitis B…

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Leading the Charge in Tech-Based Economic Development: A Conversation with Dan Berglund of SSTI on BioTalk

Leading the Charge in Tech-Based Economic Development: A Conversation with Dan Berglund of SSTI on BioTalk

Join us for an enlightening episode of BioTalk with Rich Bendis as we welcome Dan Berglund, President and CEO of SSTI. With nearly four…

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Seraxis Wins Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund Grant to Accelerate Development of Allogenetically Compatible Pancreatic Islet Replacement Therapy for Functional Cure of T1D

Seraxis Wins Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund Grant to Accelerate Development of Allogenetically Compatible Pancreatic Islet Replacement Therapy for Functional Cure of T1D

GERMANTOWN, MD / ACCESSWIRE / June 14, 2024 / Seraxis, Inc., a regenerative medicine company developing pancreatic islet replacement therapies to transform the lives of…

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