Life science industry impacts N.J. economy in big way, C&W report says By Emily Bader New Jersey | Mar 7, 2018 at 11:44 am
The life science industry is fueling New Jersey’s economy through revenue and job growth, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield.
Will Your Company be the Buzz of BIO?
Are you an innovative biotech company that is R&D-intensive and looking to develop strategic partnerships within the industry? Nominate your company to be the Buzz of BIO!
Winners receive complimentary registration that includes BIO One-on-One Partnering™, a Company Presentation slot in the BIO Business Forum, and marketing promotion to thousands of industry leaders.
Nominations End March 16
Summer R.I.S.E. (Real Interesting Summer Experience) is a unique opportunity for Montgomery County youth to explore potential careers and for our local businesses to participate in developing a talent pipeline. The initiative is led by WorkSource Montgomery, Inc. (WSM), Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and supported by county and state government partners, local businesses and non-profit organizations. Local businesses and governmental organizations volunteer to bring rising high school juniors and seniors into their workplaces to provide hands‐on, real world career experiences.
Officials from Amazon.com toured sites in Washington, Montgomery County, Md., and Northern Virginia last week — the latest sign that the tech giant is seriously considering adding a second headquarters with as many as 50,000 jobs to the D.C. area, according to officials in all three jurisdictions.
PointClickCare Technologies, the leading cloud-based software vendor for the long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) market, announced today its strategic partnership with Redox Inc., the leading integration platform for healthcare data exchange. Together, PointClickCare and Redox will work to bridge the gap between the acute and post-acute markets, empowering health systems with the visibility required for a truly coordinated and collaborative approach to care delivery across the healthcare continuum.
After a year of surging growth, Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc. is building out a new home double its current size.
A team of students from Virginia Tech claimed victory at the fourth annual Deloitte Foundation Cyber Threat Competition for their analysis and incident response approach to a simulated cyber event. Anirudh Bagde, Danny Colmenares, Nicholas Herman and Andy Wong, the school’s team members, each received $2,000 in scholarship money.
Did you know you are required to file for and receive a Hazardous Use Permit every year if you are storing, handling or using any hazardous substance in excess of 5 gallons or 50 pounds? (Failure to do so could result in civil and criminal penalties.) Learn how to do this at the free training session, March 8th, at the Germantown Innovation Center, hosted by BioHealth Innovation and Montgomery County’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Bring your laptop and materials inventory to a 15 minute 1:1 meetings with County staff and they will help you register your materials as required on the County’s website. (Pre-registration for these appointments is REQUIRED).
To schedule an appointment, send your top 3 time preferences to BHI@BioHealthInnovation.org
Meeting slots are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis:
8:45, 9:00, 9:15 a.m. – Open
9:30-11:30 a.m. – Booked
11:30, 11:45 a.m. – Open
12:00, 12:15 p.m. – Open
More information: https://Hazmat.MontgomeryCountyMD.gov
Entrepreneurship is on the rise in Hampton Roads and there’s an event to celebrate it.
757 LAUNCH, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on March 30 at the Selden Market in Norfolk, will showcase three new resources to support area entrepreneurs and startups.
A new incubator is helping its first companies at Johns Hopkins this school year. Run by a group of undergraduate students, The Hatchery Incubator is helping undergraduate students who are starting companies.
It’s an initiative of TCO Labs, a nonprofit organization founded by students that’s looking to provide more startup resources on campus.
