Mark your calendars! The 11th Annual BioHealth Capital Region Forum will return September 23rd–24th, 2025, once again hosted at US Pharmacopeia (USP) in Rockville, Maryland. This year’s theme, “The BioHealth Capital Region: Where Human and Artificial Intelligence Converge in the BioHealth Industry,” sets the tone for a timely and necessary conversation. As our sector faces new challenges and opportunities, 2025 is a critical year to align on strategy, innovation, and regional collaboration.
In addition to the Forum, we are excited to bring back the 8th Annual BioHealth Capital Region Investment Conference on September 25th, also at USP. Designed to foster meaningful connections between startups and investors, this conference continues to be a key driver of funding and momentum across our ecosystem.
A Call for Sponsors
We invite returning and new sponsors to help make this year’s event possible. Your support not only fuels the success of the Forum and Investment Conference but also ensures these events remain free to attend for all participants across the region. With your help, we’ll once again bring together over 1,000 leaders from government, industry, and academia to chart the course for the future of biohealth.
ASHBURN, Va., April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: QNRX) (the “Company” or “Quoin”), a late clinical stage, specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutic products that treat rare and orphan diseases, today announces additional highly positive clinical data from its ongoing Investigator Pediatric Netherton Syndrome (NS) study. After 6 weeks of continued whole body application of QRX003, the subject’s skin remains almost completely healed demonstrating the durability of ongoing daily treatment with the product. In addition, the patient has continued to have no requirement for previously necessary medications such as antibiotics, antivirals, antihistamines and glucocorticoids. Importantly, with the patient’s pruritus or itch almost completely eliminated, she continues to experience zero nightly sleep disturbances without the need for any sedating medication, marking the first continuous period of uninterrupted sleep in the patient’s life. No adverse events have been reported to date after 6 weeks of whole body treatment with QRX003.
POTOMAC, MD / ACCESS Newswire / April 1, 2025 / IGC Pharma, Inc. (NYSE American:IGC) today announced the expansion of its Phase 2 clinical trial, CALMA, evaluating IGC-AD1 for the treatment of agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia, to MIND Institute at Miami Jewish Health in Miami, Florida. This addition further advances the company’s efforts to accelerate the trial’s completion and builds on promising interim data suggesting the potential of IGC-AD1 to improve patient outcomes.
Miami Jewish Health specializes in healthcare and living options for seniors, providing services for more than 85 years and hosting cutting-edge Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials. The organization is dedicated to advancing research and innovative treatments for neurocognitive disorders, improving care for individuals living with Alzheimer’s and related conditions.
Vanda Submits New Drug Application to FDA for Bysanti™ to Treat Bipolar I Disorder and Schizophrenia
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (NASDAQ: VNDA) today announced that a New Drug Application (NDA) was submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting marketing approval of Bysanti™ (milsaperidone) for the treatments of acute bipolar I disorder and schizophrenia. The NDA is supported by several clinical studies assessing the efficacy and safety of Bysanti™.
Gabrielle Lewis, The Frederick News-Post, Md. – Thu, January 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST – Leidos Biomedical Research, a federal contractor that has managed the National Cancer Institute’s Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research for about 30 years, has lost the chance to continue in that role.
The National Institutes of Health, the U.S.’s medical research agency, awarded an operation contract of $89 billion for the lab to the Alliance for Advancing Biomedical Research on Jan. 17.
The contract may potentially last for 25 years, as reported by the business publication GovCon Wire.
U.S. tariffs on imports could increase the cost of biotechnology operations, threatening innovation that helps patients, according to a survey of biotech firms by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO).
Nearly 90% of U.S. biotech companies rely on imported components for at least half of their Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved products, and they say tariffs would hurt their business, the survey of BIO member companies found.
“This survey demonstrates the far-reaching and potentially damaging impacts of the proposed tariffs on our biotechnology industry, on biomedical research and on patients,” said BIO President & CEO John F. Crowley.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Registration is open for “Business of Life Sciences and Healthcare for Leaders” (B-LSHC) — an immersive five-day program focused on leadership development and honing critical-thinking and problem-solving skills in medical product development presented by Smith Executive Education at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
The in-person program takes place June 23-27, 2025, at Van Munching Hall on UMD’s College Park campus and is designed for mid-to-advanced career professionals in the LSHC ecosystem including pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries; health policy; patient advocacy; regulators; investors; and leaders across medical and regulatory fields.
Program sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day “and end with a luminary keynote speaker who will inspire and challenge participants to think outside the box toward the goals of creating innovative solutions for some of our most challenging problems in the LSHC ecosystem,” says Wendy Sanhai, PhD, professor of the practice in management and organization for the Smith School and one of the workshop’s organizers.
Emily Seymour | InsideNoVa Mar 28, 2025 – George Mason University held the grand opening of its new life sciences and engineering building in Manassas on Thursday, celebrating the addition to its Science and Technology Campus.
The $107 million project supports the university’s growing need for specialized instructional labs, classrooms and support spaces for students, officials said. The building has classrooms and more than 30 different lab spaces for teaching, design and fabrication, offering hands-on learning for students across a number of disciplines.
University leaders celebrated the opening Thursday, joined by local leaders, including Virginia Del. Luke Torian, Del. Ian Lovejoy, Del. Briana Sewell, state Sen. Danica Roem and several members of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
March 25, 2025 – John Knowles, Studio B Writer – The BioCapital Region, which includes Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, is one of the top life sciences clusters in the United States.
Prince William County has rapidly emerged as a key player in Northern Virginia’s life sciences sector. The Prince William County Department of Economic Development and Tourism, or PWCDEDT, has been focused on diversifying the economy and leveraging assets like George Mason University’s Science and Technology Campus to attract innovative companies to the region.
PWCDEDT Deputy Director Trevor Johnson said that the county’s life sciences growth can be traced back to its abundant rural land, offering a rare opportunity for expansion in the Greater Washington area.