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And the Galien Foundation Winners are …

And the Galien Foundation Winners are …

To kick off the new year, The Galien Foundation is delighted to share with you highlights from the 2022 Prix Galien Awards Ceremony and…

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Global biopharmaceutical company expands in Maryland

Global biopharmaceutical company expands in Maryland

Kite , a global biopharmaceutical company, is adding 100 new jobs and expanding its cell therapy manufacturing operations in Frederick County. A Gilead company, Kite…

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Linshom Medical raising $3M series A to launch respiratory monitor

Linshom Medical raising $3M series A to launch respiratory monitor

Linshom Medical raising $3M series A to launch respiratory monitor Ellicott City startup Linshom Medical is looking to raise a $3 million round as…

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HighTide-HighTide Therapeutics Raises $107 Million in Series C/C+ Financing to Advance Innovative Pipeline and Business Collaborations

HighTide-HighTide Therapeutics Raises $107 Million in Series C/C+ Financing to Advance Innovative Pipeline and Business Collaborations

· Global biopharmaceutical company focusing on metabolic and digestive diseases · Proceeds to fund clinical and business development ROCKVILLE, MD and SHENZHEN, CHINA,January 5, 2023— HighTide…

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Significant Changes to the SBIR and STTR Programs

Significant Changes to the SBIR and STTR Programs

On September 30, 2022, the SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 (the Act) was enacted, reauthorizing the SBIR and STTR programs until September…

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CinCor Pharma to be Acquired by AstraZeneca

CinCor Pharma to be Acquired by AstraZeneca

WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CinCor Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: CINC) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with…

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Gaithersburg’s Novavax names John Jacobs as new CEO – Washington Business Journal

The transition will take place in late January. Image: Stanley Erck is retiring as CEO of Gaithersburg vaccine maker Novavax. EMAN MOHAMMED {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2023/01/09/novavax-stanley-erck-john-jacobs-ceo-covid-vaccine.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=BN&utm_content=wa&ana=e_wa_BN&j=30194551&senddate=2023-01-09{/iframe}

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AstraZeneca to Aquire CinCor Pharma, Inc

AstraZeneca to Aquire CinCor Pharma, Inc

Today we announced an agreement to acquire CinCor Pharma, Inc., a US-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focused on developing novel treatments for resistant and uncontrolled…

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Qiagen acquires DNA-biometrics firm Verogen in $150 mln deal

Qiagen acquires DNA-biometrics firm Verogen in $150 mln deal

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Life sciences firm Qiagen said on Monday it has acquired DNA-biometrics firm Verogen in a $150-million cash deal, strengthening its…

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Technology as a New Evolution in Fighting Disease

Technology as a New Evolution in Fighting Disease

Scientists and researchers have made remarkable breakthroughs in basic science to better understand the complex pathology of many diseases today. Some of that progress…

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NIH-Oxford Scholar Sooraj Achar Honored with BioHealth Innovation Award – International Biomedical Alliance

NIH-Oxford Scholar Sooraj Achar Honored with BioHealth Innovation Award – International Biomedical Alliance

First awarded in 2016, the International Biomedical Research Alliance’s Innovation Award recognizes novel solutions in biology or medicine and acknowledges discoveries of unusual importance,…

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Emergent BioSolutions Awarded $379.6 Million Procurement Contract to Supply RSDL© (Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion Kit) to U.S. Department of Defense

Emergent BioSolutions Awarded $379.6 Million Procurement Contract to Supply RSDL© (Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion Kit) to U.S. Department of Defense

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) today announced that it has signed an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity procurement contract with a…

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Who were the biggest employers in Maryland last year?

Who were the biggest employers in Maryland last year?

Maryland, with its six million plus residents, may not be the biggest state, but even before the creation of the United States, the colony’s…

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What’s next for mRNA vaccines | MIT Technology Review

What’s next for mRNA vaccines | MIT Technology Review

Cast your mind back to 2020, if you can bear it. As the year progressed, so did the impact of covid-19. We were warned…

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WuXi Biologics and GSK Enter into License Agreement on Multiple Novel Bi- & Multi-specific T Cell Engagers

WuXi Biologics and GSK Enter into License Agreement on Multiple Novel Bi- & Multi-specific T Cell Engagers

SHANGHAI, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi Biologics ("WuXi Bio") (2269. HK), a leading global Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), today announced…

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