BioHealth News
Immediate Opening Life Sciences Business Strategist
BioHealth Innovation (BHI) is an innovation intermediary that facilitates the commercialization of emerging technologies in the BioHealth Capital Region (Maryland, DC and Virginia). We…
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John C. Jacobs | President and Chief Executive Officer
John C. Jacobs joined Novavax as president and chief executive officer, and a member of the board of directors, in January 2023. He is…
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REGENXBIO Announces Phase I/II Trial of RGX-202, a Novel Gene Therapy Candidate for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, is Active and Recruiting Patients
Company has initiated Phase I/II AFFINITY DUCHENNE™ trial of RGX-202 Company also enrolling newly active observational screening study, AFFINITY BEYOND, evaluating AAV8 antibody prevalence in…
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$100M donor gift to launch U.Va. biotech institute – Virginia Business
The University of Virginia will build a biotechnology institute funded with a $100 million donation from Charlottesville investor Paul Manning and his wife, Diane,…
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Moore adds nine to Cabinet, including heads of Housing, Environment, Planning and Commerce – Maryland Matters
Ahead of his swearing-in on Wednesday, Gov.-elect Wes Moore’s Cabinet is nearly complete. Moore announced his picks for nine additional cabinet positions on Tuesday,…
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Department of Defense’s Proposed Rule Would Change SBIR/STTR Data Rights and Markings Rules – Lexology
On December 19, 2022, the Department of Defense ("DOD") issued a proposed rule seeking to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) to…
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Congress proposes omnibus with $1.8 billion for CHIPS & Science Act and additional innovation funding | SSTI
Federal innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives would receive substantial new funding under the text of the omnibus spending bill shared on the morning of Dec.…
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Top 10 technologies anchoring the future of work
Organizations across the globe are pivoting their workplace technology strategy and many employers are grappling with big questions about which tools are needed to…
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Twelve Women Who Have Shaped The History of the BioHealth Capital Region 2 · BioBuzz
The BioHealth Capital Region (BHCR) and its life science ecosystem have a rich and deep history of pioneering scientific innovation, research, development, and commercialization.…
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Maryland SBDC Network News January 2023
A new year means new opportunities to grow your business. If you're one of the millions of resolution makers who are using the new…
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Norfolk biotech firm attracts potential $275 million acquisition deal from Fortune 500 sports medicine company
Norfolk biotech company Embody has racked up a bevy of accomplishments since it was founded in 2014 with just two employees. It has attracted…
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Sanofi pumps $750M into VC unit to push deeper into biotech investing | Fierce Biotech
Sanofi has thrown its financial weight behind its venture capital unit, making a $750 million, multi-year commitment to enable the financier to build on…
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Maryland Site Selection News – Jan. 2023
Happy New Year! Maryland is coming off of a busy and successful year of business attraction and expansion. Continue reading to see the companies that…
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Bayh-Dole COALITION – Issue Brief: IP, Innovation, and American Universities (January 2023)
Total research spending at American universities reached nearly $90 billion in 2021,1 2 and university licensing revenue has climbed to almost $3 billion a…
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Adaptive Phage Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in the PHAGE Clinical Trial Evaluating Phage Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis-related Respiratory Infection
GAITHERSBURG, Md., January 12, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc., (APT) a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing the APT phage bank, the world’s largest therapeutic phage…
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