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You’re about to go under the knife and the anesthesia is taking hold. Is it better to look up and see a robot surgeon with autonomous capabilities looming over you, or an old-fashioned human doctor?
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You’re about to go under the knife and the anesthesia is taking hold. Is it better to look up and see a robot surgeon with autonomous capabilities looming over you, or an old-fashioned human doctor?

When: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. EST
Where: Hosick Lecture Hall655 West Baltimore StreetBressler Research Bldg.Baltimore, MD 21201United States
This Baltimore Meetup is free for members and students, and members may bring up to two guests at the member price (free). If you’re new to WIB and interested in checking it out before becoming a member, please reach out via CapitalRegion@womeninbio.org
Program:
Six panelists share their expertise on social media and personal interactions, with a facilitator
Applied Biosciences Corp. (OTCQB: APPB), a diversified cannabinoid therapeutics company focused on the medical, bioceutical, testing and pet health industries, announced that is has retained the Emmes Group to assist with the development and execution of the Company’s partnership and technology licensing initiatives and strategies.

The Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine announced on Thursday that it has been awarded $17.5 million from the National Institutes of Health to fund omics-based infectious disease research.

MIMETAS announces the opening of a brand-new office and laboratory in Gaithersburg, MD, USA. The new location provides MIMETAS with capacity for further growth in the USA and to strengthen local customer support, product development and sales of the OrganoPlate®, a versatile, high-throughput 3D microfluidic cell culture device.

Date And Time: Tue, April 16, 2019, 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
Location: Science and Engineering Hall, Lehman Auditorium, 800 22nd Street NW, Lower Level, Washington, DC 20052
The George Washington University and the Technology Commercialization Office are pleased to invite you to the 2019 Innovation Competition!
The Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) is showcasing promising and impactful GW research with commercial potential. This event provides a forum for idea sharing between GW researchers, entrepreneurs, and members of the venture community, as well as the opportunity to present technologies available for licensing to a panel of experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and industry professionals. Finalists will pitch their technologies for a chance to win $30,000 in prizes!

As head of the FDA, Scott Gottlieb has been outspoken about drug pricing, chiming in on an area that is typically tangential to the agency commissioner’s purview. In the first announcement of his next steps — made one day before he’s scheduled to officially end his shorter-than-expected tenure — Gottlieb says he’s returning to the American Enterprise Institute as a resident fellow focused on these exact issues.

Scientists, engineers, life science executives, academics, government officials and other constituents recently gathered to discuss the state of the BioHealth Capital Region (BHCR) at the annual Mid Atlantic Science & Technology (MAST) Showcase, hosted by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering – Chesapeake Bay Area Chapter’s (ISPE-CBA).

The announcement comes from LinkedIn, who compiled a list of the organisations Brits would most like to work for.
GSK came in at number four beating the likes of Marks & Spencer, BP and Johnson & Johnson.

The 2019 MAST Showcase, hosted by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering – Chesapeake Bay Area Chapter (ISPE-CBA), kicked off this year’s event with an inspiring keynote address by Aaron Vernon, VP Engineering & Supply Chain at Autolus Therapeutics, a leading CAR T-cell therapeutics company.