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Vanda Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Results from a Second Phase III Study of Tradipitant in Motion Sickness

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Results from a Second Phase III Study of Tradipitant in Motion Sickness

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA) today announced the results from its second Phase III study of tradipitant in motion sickness,…

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Sands Capital’s Pulse Fund III Secures $555M Close

Sands Capital’s Pulse Fund III Secures $555M Close

The Life Sciences Pulse strategy partners with private companies helping transform how diseases are defined, diagnosed, and treated. Sands Capital is pleased to announce…

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Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission Announces $15.4 Million in Awards to Accelerate Cures

Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission Announces $15.4 Million in Awards to Accelerate Cures

48 scientists receive funding from the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund to further research COLUMBIA, Md. (May 14, 2024)—The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission…

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NextStep Robotics Wins Pitch Dingman Competition Grand Prize, Announces New Board Members

NextStep Robotics Wins Pitch Dingman Competition Grand Prize, Announces New Board Members

BALTIMORE, MD – May 13, 2024 – NextStep Robotics, a University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) spinout company dedicated to commercializing cutting-edge stroke rehabilitation technologies,…

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Linshom Medical Chosen by the NIH to Attend the Angel Capital Association Annual Meeting

Linshom Medical Chosen by the NIH to Attend the Angel Capital Association Annual Meeting

BALTIMORE, MD, US, May 10, 2024 - Linshom Medical, a Maryland based start-up medical device company was selected as one of eight companies to represent…

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Novavax and Sanofi Announce Co-exclusive Licensing Agreement to Co-commercialize COVID-19 Vaccine and Develop Novel COVID-19-Influenza Combination Vaccines

Novavax and Sanofi Announce Co-exclusive Licensing Agreement to Co-commercialize COVID-19 Vaccine and Develop Novel COVID-19-Influenza Combination Vaccines

GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a global company advancing protein-based vaccines with its Matrix-M™ adjuvant, has entered into a co-exclusive licensing agreement with Sanofi…

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Kite and Arcellx Continue Momentum with Advances in Anito-Cel Multiple Myeloma Program

Kite and Arcellx Continue Momentum with Advances in Anito-Cel Multiple Myeloma Program

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kite, a Gilead Company (NASDAQ: GILD), and Arcellx, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLX) today announced several key operational updates…

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Danaher Launches Collaboration with Johns Hopkins University Aiming to Improve Neurological Diagnosis

Danaher Launches Collaboration with Johns Hopkins University Aiming to Improve Neurological Diagnosis

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR), a global science and technology innovator ("Danaher"), today launched a collaboration with Johns Hopkins University aiming to develop…

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Welldoc Named “Best Overall Digital Health Company” for Second Consecutive Year in the 8th Annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards Program

Welldoc Named “Best Overall Digital Health Company” for Second Consecutive Year in the 8th Annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards Program

COLUMBIA, Md., May 9, 2024 — Welldoc®, a leading digital health company specializing in cardiometabolic health, today announced that it has been selected as winner of the “Best Overall…

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Stem Cell Research Shines at Maryland Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Tech Showcase

Stem Cell Research Shines at Maryland Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Tech Showcase

COLUMBIA, MD (May 8, 2024) – Maryland’s leading edge in stem cell research was on full display at the Maryland Stem Cell and Regenerative…

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Caring Cross and ImmunoAdoptive Cell Therapy (ImmunoACT) Announce Agreement to Commercialize TriCAR-T Cell Immunotherapy for Leukemia and Lymphoma

Caring Cross and ImmunoAdoptive Cell Therapy (ImmunoACT) Announce Agreement to Commercialize TriCAR-T Cell Immunotherapy for Leukemia and Lymphoma

Agreement allows ImmunoACT to develop and commercialize a novel TriCAR-T cell therapy for leukemia and lymphoma designed to decrease lapses seen in current single…

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NIH Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

NIH Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

The NIH Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is designed to equip life science investigators and nascent companies with specialized innovation and entrepreneurship training. The course requires no…

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Meet with… Johnson & Johnson’s Immunology Team on May 21st

Meet with… Johnson & Johnson’s Immunology Team on May 21st

Join us for Meet With…Johnson & Johnson’s Immunology Team at JLABS @ Washington, DC on May 21.During Digestive Disease Week 2024, our Johnson &…

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Washington DC’s Nanochon closes $4M Series Seed Prime

Washington DC’s Nanochon closes $4M Series Seed Prime

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nanochon, a Washington, DC-based orthopedic device biotech company has raised $4 million in its series seed prime fundraising round. The round was led…

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Publication Announcement: Welldoc Shares Clinical Research on AI and Weight Management

Publication Announcement: Welldoc Shares Clinical Research on AI and Weight Management

welldoc® recently presented a new clinical research paper at the 14th annual Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA) in Washington, D.C. This research…

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