
The University of Maryland BioPark was honored as the Outstanding Research Park of 2017 at the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) International Conference in Huntsville, Ala., on Oct. 11.

The University of Maryland BioPark was honored as the Outstanding Research Park of 2017 at the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) International Conference in Huntsville, Ala., on Oct. 11.
American Gene Technologies (AGT), a private Maryland biotechnology company developing cures and treatments for Infectious diseases, cancers and monogenic disorders hosted a ribbon cutting October 23, 2017 celebrating the grand opening of its new 24,000 sq. ft. laboratory and offices. From its new location, AGT will begin clinical trials for its HIV Functional Cure therapeutic in the next six months.
The new AGT expansion will allow for acceleration of gene and cell therapeutic development laboratories supporting the HIV Functional Cure project that is expected to enter the clinic early next year, as well as to sustain the momentum of phenylketonuria and immuno-oncology therapeutics anticipated for clinical activities in late 2019. These early-stage programs represent substantial assets backed by an impressive IP portfolio. The new offices will support the company’s expected growth through early 2020.

TEDCO today announced six finalists for its first-ever Incubator Challenge, a competition created to identify and reward the best ideas for supporting and growing technology companies in Maryland. The finalists will share their ideas with attendees of the 7th Annual Entrepreneur Expo and Stem Cell Symposium on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at the Hilton Baltimore.

United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR) today announced approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a new inhalation device, called the TD-300/A, for use with Tyvaso® (treprostinil) Inhalation Solution (Tyvaso).

South Korea must swiftly work to build up a strong medical big data system as it will form the backbone of future medicine led by personalized and predictive health care, biohealth experts in Seoul said Monday.

When the District’s financially troubled 1776 incubator merged with an out-of-town counterpart recently, it became the latest star of Washington’s tech scene to fade away after a few years in the limelight. The sort of permanence that helped make Silicon Valley a top technology hub has largely eluded the region’s start-up incubators.

Agenus Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN), an immuno-oncology company with a pipeline of immune checkpoint antibodies and cancer vaccines, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted marketing authorization to GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) herpes zoster vaccine, SHINGRIX, containing Agenus’ proprietary immune adjuvant QS-21 Stimulon®. SHINGRIX is indicated for prevention of herpes zoster (also known as shingles) in adults aged 50 years and older. The addition of QS-21 Stimulon helps improve the vaccine’s effectiveness by boosting immune response in older adults who often experience age-related decline in immunity.

Gov. Larry Hogan is supporting Elon Musk and his desire to bring an undergrond hyperloop to the East Coast, and it seems like a bit of the Tesla founder’s social media strategy has rubbed off on the Maryland Republican.

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Join Maryland Tech Council CEO, Tami Howie, at the 7th Annual TEDCO’s Entrepreneur Expo on October 25, 2017 for a fireside chat with Mike Heslin, the Baltimore Market Manager for Lyft from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM in Room Key 12.