Betamore and Sagamore Ventures hosted the third Beta City Sept. 28 at City Garage as part of Build Baltimore, a two-day initiative that brought together Baltimore-area change makers to shine a light on those who are shaping the future of the city.
Gov. Larry Hogan plans to ask state lawmakers to set standards for computer science training in public schools, one of several steps he says will help create a more tech-savvy workforce in Maryland.
Will you be among the first to pick your kids’ IQ? As machine learning unlocks predictions from DNA databases, scientists say parents could have choices never before possible.
College of Southern Maryland in La Plata is set to open a new 20,000-square-foot research and education facility, backed by over $1 million in funding.
Join us on November 17th at 11 a.m. for the Mid-Atlantic Biology Research and Career (MABRC) Network’s Career Counselor Conference & Networking Event in Baltimore County.
Our Keynote speaker will be Kelly M. Schulz, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR).
Incyte Corp. is expanding its clinical collaboration with MedImmune, AstraZeneca’s global biologics research and development arm.
As part of the expanded agreement, the two companies will evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a combination therapy — featuring one product from each company — in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
Researchers at Stanford University are developing a linear accelerator that is the size of a chip — instead of two miles long — and it could herald a medical breakthrough. Linear accelerators are commonly used for external beam radiation treatments for patients with cancer. However, only a handful have been constructed as they are very expensive to build, maintain and operate. Stanford’s accelerator on a chip could provide every hospital with access to this life-saving technology.
Million Women Mentors-Maryland (MWM·MD) is addressing the underrepresentation of women in the STEM fields by building an expansive network of mentors throughout the state. Since its founding in 2017, the organization has worked to identify individual and corporate partners whose experience and knowledge positively influence young female students to pursue and persist in STEM careers. This year, MWM·MD has already surpassed its goal of 5,000 mentors, and is now pledging to secure 10,000 mentors by the end of 2017. To kick off this effort, MWM·MD is inviting individual mentors and corporate sponsors who want to learn more about mentoring to its Nov. 6 summit in Baltimore.
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) plays a role in three of the six teams that successfully competed for three-quarters of a million dollars from the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) to support incubator ideas.
The Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab announced its 2017-18 cohort Thursday, introducing the 10 promising nonprofit ventures that will receive business and financial support over the next six months. From November through April, these 10 fledgling startups will receive funding, mentorship, training, and office space to help them develop into sustainable ventures.