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Maryland Site Selection News – Jan. 2023

Maryland Site Selection News – Jan. 2023

Happy New Year! Maryland is coming off of a busy and successful year of business attraction and expansion. Continue reading to see the companies that…

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Bayh-Dole COALITION – Issue Brief: IP, Innovation, and American Universities (January 2023)

Bayh-Dole COALITION – Issue Brief: IP, Innovation, and American Universities (January 2023)

Total research spending at American universities reached nearly $90 billion in 2021,1 2 and university licensing revenue has climbed to almost $3 billion a…

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Adaptive Phage Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in the PHAGE Clinical Trial Evaluating Phage Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis-related Respiratory Infection

Adaptive Phage Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in the PHAGE Clinical Trial Evaluating Phage Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis-related Respiratory Infection

GAITHERSBURG, Md., January 12, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, Inc., (APT) a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing the APT phage bank, the world’s largest therapeutic phage…

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Maryland Innovation Initiative to Partner with Leading Military Medicine Nonprofit | TEDCO

Maryland Innovation Initiative to Partner with Leading Military Medicine Nonprofit | TEDCO

COLUMBIA, Md. (January 10, 2023) – TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a new collaboration between TEDCO’s Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII) and The…

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Free 1/19 webinar: learn how MIPS grants can help you accelerate your product development!

Free 1/19 webinar: learn how MIPS grants can help you accelerate your product development!

The Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program offers grants for projects that team Maryland-based companies with University System of Maryland faculty to develop technology products…

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Pilot Awards – Selected Awardee Institutions and Organizations – Cohort 1 – Mentia is honored to be selected as a pilot awards cohort company

Pilot Awards – Selected Awardee Institutions and Organizations – Cohort 1 – Mentia is honored to be selected as a pilot awards cohort company

Mentia is honored to be selected for the inaugural Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory #A2Collective #johnshopkinsuniversity The National Institutes of Health Full story at…

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Backed by the National Institute on Aging, the a2 Pilot Awards fosters age tech entrepreneurship | TechCrunch

Backed by the National Institute on Aging, the a2 Pilot Awards fosters age tech entrepreneurship | TechCrunch

There are now more Americans aged 65 and older than at any other point in history, and that number is expected to rise, according…

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George Mason University Receives $3.2 Million To Help Military Personnel Combat Hemorrhagic Diseases

George Mason University Receives $3.2 Million To Help Military Personnel Combat Hemorrhagic Diseases

Deployed military personnel frequently face numerous health and safety hazards as part of their daily activities in service to their nation. Among many dangers…

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BBJ: Kite Pharma to expand Frederick County footprint with new warehouse, 100 jobs in BioHealth Capital Region

BBJ: Kite Pharma to expand Frederick County footprint with new warehouse, 100 jobs in BioHealth Capital Region

Biopharmaceutical company Kite Pharma will expand its footprint in Frederick County with a new warehouse that will bring 100 new jobs to the area,…

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Maryland’s IonQ acquired Toronto-based Entangled Networks – Technical.ly

Maryland’s IonQ acquired Toronto-based Entangled Networks – Technical.ly

Today, College Park, Maryland quantum leader IonQ announced its first-ever acquisition. The DMV company acquired the operating assets of Entangled Networks, a Toronto, Canada-based…

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And the Galien Foundation Winners are …

And the Galien Foundation Winners are …

To kick off the new year, The Galien Foundation is delighted to share with you highlights from the 2022 Prix Galien Awards Ceremony and…

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Global biopharmaceutical company expands in Maryland

Global biopharmaceutical company expands in Maryland

Kite , a global biopharmaceutical company, is adding 100 new jobs and expanding its cell therapy manufacturing operations in Frederick County. A Gilead company, Kite…

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Linshom Medical raising $3M series A to launch respiratory monitor

Linshom Medical raising $3M series A to launch respiratory monitor

Linshom Medical raising $3M series A to launch respiratory monitor Ellicott City startup Linshom Medical is looking to raise a $3 million round as…

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HighTide-HighTide Therapeutics Raises $107 Million in Series C/C+ Financing to Advance Innovative Pipeline and Business Collaborations

HighTide-HighTide Therapeutics Raises $107 Million in Series C/C+ Financing to Advance Innovative Pipeline and Business Collaborations

· Global biopharmaceutical company focusing on metabolic and digestive diseases · Proceeds to fund clinical and business development ROCKVILLE, MD and SHENZHEN, CHINA,January 5, 2023— HighTide…

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Significant Changes to the SBIR and STTR Programs

Significant Changes to the SBIR and STTR Programs

On September 30, 2022, the SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 (the Act) was enacted, reauthorizing the SBIR and STTR programs until September…

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