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Shaping the Future of Health Computing in the BioHealth Capital Region: Insights from Dr. Bradley Maron on BioTalk

Shaping the Future of Health Computing in the BioHealth Capital Region: Insights from Dr. Bradley Maron on BioTalk

Join us for an episode of BioTalk with Rich Bendis featuring Dr. Bradley Maron, Senior Associate Dean for Precision Medicine and Executive Co-Director of…

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BioHealth Capital Region Week 2024 Registration Now Open

BioHealth Capital Region Week 2024 Registration Now Open

Join us this September for the BioHealth Capital Region Week 2024, a gathering that epitomizes the spirit of innovation in the biopharma industry. Hosted…

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Gain Therapeutics Appoints Gene Mack as Interim CEO

Gain Therapeutics Appoints Gene Mack as Interim CEO

BETHESDA, Md., June 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gain Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GANX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company leading the discovery and development of the next generation…

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ARPA-H announces small business funding opportunity

ARPA-H announces small business funding opportunity

Agency seeks proposals for innovative research and development from small businesses  The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the U.S.…

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CraniUS™ Awarded Competitive $1 Million Grant from the State of Maryland’s Build Our Future Innovation Infrastructure Program

CraniUS™ Awarded Competitive $1 Million Grant from the State of Maryland’s Build Our Future Innovation Infrastructure Program

BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CraniUS™, an R&D company focused on groundbreaking diagnostics and treatments for patients with chronic brain disease, has been awarded a competitive $1 million…

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TEDCO Announces Second Year of Maryland Makerspace Initiative Program Awardees

TEDCO Announces Second Year of Maryland Makerspace Initiative Program Awardees

18 projects will receive funding to support their growth and development COLUMBIA, Md., (June 27, 2024) — TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies,…

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Fierce Healthcare: AWS doles out part of $10M grant to major children’s hospitals to advance pediatric cancer treatment

Fierce Healthcare: AWS doles out part of $10M grant to major children’s hospitals to advance pediatric cancer treatment

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amazon Web Services committed $10 million to fund pediatric rare disease research, including cancer, on Wednesday at its annual summit in…

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Maryland Daily Record: Germantown’s new incubator expected to spur regional biosciences growth

Maryland Daily Record: Germantown’s new incubator expected to spur regional biosciences growth

In Montgomery County, where incubator spaces are in high demand and existing facilities often have to turn away new entrepreneurs and startups, a new…

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Welldoc Announces Collaboration to Support Cardiometabolic Health by Integrating AI-Driven Digital Coaching with Instacart’s Innovative Technology Platform to Increase Access to Nutritious Groceries

Welldoc Announces Collaboration to Support Cardiometabolic Health by Integrating AI-Driven Digital Coaching with Instacart’s Innovative Technology Platform to Increase Access to Nutritious Groceries

COLUMBIA, Md., June 25, 2024 — Welldoc®, a leading digital health company specializing in AI-driven cardiometabolic health, today announced a collaboration with Instacart, the leading…

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Transforming Healthcare: The FDA’s Dr. Michelle Tarver on New Initiatives and the Future of Medical Devices on the BioTalk Podcast

Transforming Healthcare: The FDA’s Dr. Michelle Tarver on New Initiatives and the Future of Medical Devices on the BioTalk Podcast

Join us for a compelling episode of BioTalk with Rich Bendis as we welcome Dr. Michelle E. Tarver, Deputy Center Director and Chief Transformation…

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REGENXBIO Announces Expansion of AFFINITY DUCHENNE® Trial to Include a New Cohort of Younger Patients

REGENXBIO Announces Expansion of AFFINITY DUCHENNE® Trial to Include a New Cohort of Younger Patients

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- REGENXBIO Inc. (Nasdaq: RGNX) today announced it initiated enrollment in a new cohort of patients ages 1-3 in its Phase I/II…

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Ascentage Pharma Announces Closing of US$75 Million Equity Investment by Takeda

Ascentage Pharma Announces Closing of US$75 Million Equity Investment by Takeda

ROCKVILLE, Md. and SUZHOU, China, June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancer, chronic hepatitis B (CHB),…

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Emergent BioSolutions Announces Sale of Baltimore-Camden Manufacturing Site to Bora Pharmaceuticals for $30 Million

Emergent BioSolutions Announces Sale of Baltimore-Camden Manufacturing Site to Bora Pharmaceuticals for $30 Million

GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its drug product…

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NSF boosts funding amounts for SBIR/STTR Phase I and Phase II programs to better support the nation’s innovation and entrepreneurship community

NSF boosts funding amounts for SBIR/STTR Phase I and Phase II programs to better support the nation’s innovation and entrepreneurship community

Small businesses can receive about $2 million to create a prototype and commercialize technology.  The U.S. National Science Foundation has released new funding opportunities for its Small…

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RichmondBizSense: Life sciences startup support program looks to boost biohealth industry in Richmond

RichmondBizSense: Life sciences startup support program looks to boost biohealth industry in Richmond

Ianne Salvosa June 18, 2024 - Efforts are afoot to make Richmond more of a player in the biohealth industry. Downtown-based Activation Capital is…

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