The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has released a report suggesting that pharma companies investing in emerging start-ups is now a key source of capital for biotech innovation in the UK.
Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert) and Democrats from Montgomery County are rallying around Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s $5 billion incentive package to lure Amazon.com and a 50,000-person headquarters to the Washington suburb, but it remains to be seen whether the rest of the Democratic-majority legislature will support the package.
2018 SBIR and STTR Omnibus/Parent Grant Solicitations for the NIH, CDC, and FDA, Clinical Trial Not Allowed and Clinical Trial Required
- SBIR Omnibus/Parent Clinical Trial Not Allowed Funding Opportunity Announcement (PA-18-574)
- STTR Omnibus/Parent Clinical Trial Not Allowed Funding Opportunity Announcement (PA-18-575)
- SBIR Omnibus/Parent Clinical Trial Required Funding Opportunity Announcement (PA-18-573)
- STTR Omnibus/Parent Clinical Trial Required Funding Opportunity Announcement (PA-18-576)
New developments in traumatic brain injury prevention, diagnosis and treatment are certain to improve patient health among Soldiers, as well as improve Army readiness, said Tracie Lattimore, director of the Army’s Traumatic Brain Injury program within the Office of the Army Surgeon General.
Thinking you want to make a move to an innovative new tech hub that’s on the front line when it comes to education, research and business development? Forget the expected enclaves of cool like San Francisco or Brooklyn. In-the-know millennials have already moved on to the next innovation hubs.
Six months after closing its most recent funding, Protenus reported raising $11 million in Series B funding, and is planning more hiring.
NIH has launched a new series of initiatives to enhance the accountability and transparency of clinical research. ALL applications, including SBIR/STTR, proposing any specific aims that meet NIH’s definition of a clinical trial must now be submitted to a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) that specifically states it accepts clinical trials. These initiatives target key points along the whole clinical trial lifecycle.
Virginia’s able new leaders have pledged bipartisan collaboration. Crafting a new investment strategy for the commonwealth would be an excellent place to start.
The technology industry will be a big part of Frederick County’s economic future, and the county has the young workers available to support the growth, the head of Frederick County’s Office of Economic Development believes.
Over the past few years, biotech startups have been successful at raising large amounts of capital just as they’re starting out. It has led to a lot of unicorns, with multibillion-dollar-valued companies having raised hundreds of millions in their series A or B rounds.