Machfu Inc., a technology solutions company based in Germantown, filed to raise an added $1 million in private equity and extend the life of its 2016 offering.
The company has raised $425,000 since February of last year, when it initially reported raising $125,000, one quarter of its total offering amount at the time, according to a Thursday filing. The amended offering amount is $1.5 million.
AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine today announced that they signed a five-year collaboration agreement with the goal of advancing medical oncology research and discovery at both organizations.
Designed to build strong collaboration between AbbVie and Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers, the agreement will focus on several areas of oncology research, which could include lung, colorectal, breast, prostate and hematological cancer.
It’s been more than a decade since California launched an unprecedented experiment in medical research by direct democracy, when voters created a $3 billion fund to kick-start the hunt for stem cell therapies.
Johns Hopkins Tech Ventures released photos of a new incubator space that’s set to open later this year.
FastForward 1812 is located within 1812 Ashland Ave., which is near Johns Hopkins Hospital in the Eager Park development (and the FastForward East incubator space).
QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the acquisition of OmicSoft Corporation, providing access to OmicSoft’s powerful multi-omics data management infrastructure solution as well as expertly curated ‘omics’ data sets that complement QIAGEN’s bioinformatics portfolio that are relied upon by customers worldwide to gain valuable insights into complex biological data.
Paragon Bioservices received a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide product development services for a variety of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) medical product development activities. The IDIQ mechani
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is advancing its anthrax preparedness strategy with multiple contract actions for the company’s anthrax vaccines.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s state budget proposal puts most of its economic development bets on life sciences and biotech rather than semiconductors and nanotechnology. Cuomo’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal, which he revealed to the public late Tuesday, includes the first $300 million of a previously announced $650 million five-year plan to build up the state’s life sciences research cluster to support biotech and pharmaceutical companies.
Digital health leader WellDoc announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the Company 510(k) class II clearance for a non-prescription version of the BlueStar® digital therapeutic. This BlueStar® option will allow WellDoc more flexibility in offering the product through additional channels to adults living with type 2 diabetes.
“This FDA clearance is a significant milestone for WellDoc,” said Kevin McRaith, WellDoc President & CEO. “We can now integrate BlueStar® more seamlessly into the healthcare ecosystem as we commercialize the product and significantly scale it by working with our existing partners as well as others with which we are actively engaged.”
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM (Eastern)
Institute for Bioscience & Biotechnology Research
9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850
BDO and Crowell & Moring are proud to present a two-part panel discussion on IP Strategy for the BioPharma Industry. This is a “must attend” event for companies engaged in drug, vaccine, biologic, or medical device research and strategic product development. IP and the strategy to procure and sustain it is one of the most critical aspects to revenue generation and commercial success. Our panel members are admired veterans in this field and will present intriguing case studies that will emphasize lessons learned and practical solutions to creating a successful IP strategy.
