News Archive

The University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (M-CERSI) has been renewed for funding under a cooperative agreement grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

A collaborative partnership led by James Polli, PhD, the Shangraw/Noxell Endowed Chair in Industrial Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP), and William E. Bentley, PhD, the Robert E. Fischell Distinguished Chair of Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), M-CERSI is one of only four FDA-funded CERSIs in the United States and the only CERSI to receive continuous funding from the FDA since it launched in 2011.

A 450-person gathering in Detroit’s Eastern Market this week made it clear Michigan sits at the intersection of development in the mobility space, Midwestern affordability and investor interest.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities chairman and co-founder Joel Marcus sit down with Bloomberg’s Rebecca Spalding in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) President & CEO James C. Greenwood today issued the following statement on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA):

BIO supports the USMCA and appreciates the Administrations efforts to prioritize biotechnology innovation, including provisions that update intellectual property protections and agricultural market access to 21st century standards.

Anqoinette Crosby hosts County Report This Week. On this episode: Members of Governor Larry Hogan’s cabinet visited the county to discuss transportation and other topics with the Montgomery County Planning department, Artspace broke ground in Silver Spring, Biohealth Innovation will take part in an upcoming conference, Aspen Hill residents voice their opinions about cell towers, and the World of Montgomery Festival takes place on October 21 from 12-4p at Montgomery College in Rockville.

When: Thursday, October 18, 2018 from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT

Where: CRB Office 1801 Research Blvd #620 Rockville, MD 20850

It’s harvest time again and we’re continuing our Fall Oktoberfest tradition with a special Open House event at CRB’s Rockville office; featuring local microbrewery, Brookville Beer Farm.  Join us on Oktober 18th to help celebrate a year of tremendous growth within our region with a firm who is responsible for designing and building the facilities that many local companies are expanding into. 

The Georgetown Venture Lab, a university effort to support alumni startup founders, is now live at the WeWork location at 15th and G streets NW.

DATE AND TIME: Mon, October 22, 2018 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT

LOCATION: Montgomery College Germantown Bioscience Education Center, 20200 Observation Drive, Bioscience Education Center, Room 151/152, Germantown, MD 20876

Montgomery County Government requests that you join County Executive Isiah Leggett and Council President Hans Riemer at the Commercial Buildings Broadband Summit, Monday October 22, 2018, 8 am to 1 pm.

The purpose of the Summit is to bring together select business leaders in commercial real estate development and leasing, gigabit fiber networks and wireless 5G and IoT, and leading business sectors to discuss how broadband-ready commercial buildings can support today’s business needs and what strategic direction the County should take to prepare for tomorrow’s business growth. There is no charge to attend, but space is limited and reservations are required.