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AbbVie and REGENXBIO Announce Updates on the ABBV-RGX-314 Clinical Program

AbbVie and REGENXBIO Announce Updates on the ABBV-RGX-314 Clinical Program

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) and REGENXBIO Inc. (Nasdaq: RGNX) today announced updates to the ABBV-RGX-314 clinical program. ABBV-RGX-314 in Wet…

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Novavax is Powering the Future of Vaccines Through R&D and Value-creating Business Strategy

Novavax is Powering the Future of Vaccines Through R&D and Value-creating Business Strategy

January 13, 2025 - By Ruxandra Draghia-Akli, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President, Head of R&D and Elaine O’Hara, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer As…

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VEDP: Booming Virginia clusters provide a supply chain blueprint for increasing drug accessibility, affordability

VEDP: Booming Virginia clusters provide a supply chain blueprint for increasing drug accessibility, affordability

Like his fellow Type 1 diabetics, Alec Smith took insulin every day to regulate his blood sugar. Costs to treat his condition topped $1,000…

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Emergent BioSolutions Receives Contract Option Valued at Approximately $16.7 Million to Continue Development Collaboration with BARDA on Ebanga™ (ansuvimab-zykl) Treatment for Ebola

Emergent BioSolutions Receives Contract Option Valued at Approximately $16.7 Million to Continue Development Collaboration with BARDA on Ebanga™ (ansuvimab-zykl) Treatment for Ebola

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for…

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The Baltimore Banner: University of Maryland merges engineering and medicine to turn ideas into companies

The Baltimore Banner: University of Maryland merges engineering and medicine to turn ideas into companies

It’s Baltimore’s latest move toward becoming a tech hub Meredith Cohn - 1/11/2025 - It looks like a rolling suitcase, a mask and some tubes, but for…

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ARPA-H RAPID Program: Rare Disease AI/ML for Precision Integrated Diagnostics

ARPA-H RAPID Program: Rare Disease AI/ML for Precision Integrated Diagnostics

*NOTE: Solution Summary due: February 14, 2025The Big Question   What if we could end the rare disease diagnostic odyssey? The Problem   Collectively, rare diseases…

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Veralox Therapeutics Expands Its Pipeline with the Exclusive Option to Acquire Nudge Therapeutics

Veralox Therapeutics Expands Its Pipeline with the Exclusive Option to Acquire Nudge Therapeutics

FREDERICK, Md., Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Veralox Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a new class of therapies targeting the 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) pathway, announced today…

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QIAGEN secures U.S. clearance for first QIAstat-Dx mini gastrointestinal panel to support year-round outpatient care

QIAGEN secures U.S. clearance for first QIAstat-Dx mini gastrointestinal panel to support year-round outpatient care

GERMANTOWN, Md., & VENLO, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the U.S. regulatory clearance of the first in a…

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NextCure Announces First Patient Dosed in the Phase 1 Study of LNCB74 (B7-H4 ADC) as Therapeutic for Treating Multiple Cancers

NextCure Announces First Patient Dosed in the Phase 1 Study of LNCB74 (B7-H4 ADC) as Therapeutic for Treating Multiple Cancers

BELTSVILLE, Md., Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering and developing novel, first-in-class, and best-in-class therapies…

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Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Bill Tompkins Plans to Step Down at the End of His Current Term

Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Bill Tompkins Plans to Step Down at the End of His Current Term

Montgomery County, MD — The Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) announced that Bill Tompkins will step down as President & CEO when his…

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Emmes Group Company, Essex Management Appoints David Loose as Chief Executive Officer

Emmes Group Company, Essex Management Appoints David Loose as Chief Executive Officer

ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Essex Management, an Emmes Group company and a leader in biomedical informatics and health information technology, is pleased to announce…

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Why the DMV Region Is Thriving as a Hub for Startups and Innovation

Why the DMV Region Is Thriving as a Hub for Startups and Innovation

The Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region has quickly become one of the nation’s top destinations for startups and tech innovation. With over…

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Emergent BioSolutions Announces Exercise of $20 Million Option to Supply U.S. Department of Defense with BioThrax®

Emergent BioSolutions Announces Exercise of $20 Million Option to Supply U.S. Department of Defense with BioThrax®

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced the exercise of contract option and modification valued at…

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IonQ Completes Acquisition of Qubitekk, Solidifying Leadership in Quantum Networking

IonQ Completes Acquisition of Qubitekk, Solidifying Leadership in Quantum Networking

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing and networking industry, today announced the completion of its acquisition of substantially…

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I-Mab Focuses on Advancing Givastomig as Lead Cancer Therapy in Clinical Development

I-Mab Focuses on Advancing Givastomig as Lead Cancer Therapy in Clinical Development

ROCKVILLE, MD, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- I-Mab (NASDAQ: IMAB) (the "Company"), a U.S.-based, global biotech company, focused on the development of precision immuno-oncology agents for the…

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