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ROCKVILLE, Md. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUPN) and Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAGE), today announced a definitive agreement for Supernus to acquire Sage through a tender offer for $8.50 per share in cash (or an aggregate of approximately $561 million), payable at closing, plus one non-tradable contingent value right (CVR) collectively worth up to $3.50 per share in cash (or an aggregate of approximately $234 million), for total consideration of $12.00 per share in cash (or an aggregate of up to approximately $795 million). The CVR is payable upon achieving certain net sales and commercial milestones. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025.

NORTH BETHESDA, Md., June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — AllSci, a pioneer in AI-driven tools for scientific research, has been awarded a grant from Montgomery County, Maryland’s Technology Innovation Fund – accelerating its mission of making science more accessible, connected, and collaborative. The grant supports AllSci’s continued development of its AI-powered research platform, empowering scientists at every level, from students to senior researchers, to formulate hypotheses, validate findings, and contribute to the scientific record, furthering its commitment to transforming the research process into one that is more open, intuitive, and inclusive.

BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BrainScope®, a leader in AI-enabled EEG technology for brain health assessment, today announced the launch of its next-generation deep learning platform. BrainScope developed and has commercialized the first FDA-cleared AI/machine learning medical device in the field of neurology. Building on that foundation in machine learning, BrainScope’s new capabilities enhance its ability to deliver fast, objective, and clinically actionable insights across brain health conditions including concussion, stroke, and early Alzheimer’s detection.

WASHINGTON, June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA) today announced the first dose in the first-in-human clinical trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of VCA-894A, an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapeutic, for a patient with a rare variant in the IGHMBP2 gene causing Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Type 2S (CMT2S).

ROCKVILLE, Md. and LONDON, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MaxCyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXCT; LSE: MXCT), a leading, cell-engineering focused company providing enabling platform technologies to advance the discovery, development and commercialization of next-generation cell therapeutics, and Oribiotech Ltd. (Ori), a leader in advanced cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturing technology, today announced a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing efficiency, scalability, and productivity in cell therapy manufacturing.

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Maryland Department of Commerce has awarded 10 grants totaling $6.95 million through the Build Our Future Grant Pilot Program. The recipients represent projects that will support innovation infrastructure development in eligible technology sectors.

GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) today announced results of the initial cohort of its COVID-19-Influenza Combination (CIC) and stand-alone trivalent hemagglutinin nanoparticle seasonal influenza (tNIV) Phase 3 trial that showed both the CIC and flu vaccine candidates induced immune responses similar to licensed comparators Nuvaxovid^® and Fluzone HD, respectively. This cohort was designed to provide descriptive data on three flu strains (H1N1, H3N2, B) and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) to inform a future registrational Phase 3 program.

“Both our combination and stand-alone flu vaccine candidates induced robust immune responses and were well tolerated,” said Ruxandra Draghia-Akli, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President and Head of Research and Development, Novavax. “This data set adds to findings from our Phase 2 trial and will help inform discussions with potential partners.”

Medical device manufacturer looks to revolutionize wound care with AI-driven nanosensors

COLUMBIA, Md., (June 11, 2025) — TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $250,000 Pre-Seed Builder Fund investment in NanoBioFab. The Pre-Seed Builder Fund invests in and provides executive support to Maryland-based technology companies run by entrepreneurs who demonstrate economic disadvantages.

“We are excited to continue our business journey,” said Xiaonao Liu, Ph.D., CEO of NanoBioFAB. “TEDCO has been instrumental in our progress and success. Entrepreneurs looking to expand their business should look at the different opportunities that TEDCO offers.”

ROCKVILLE, MD, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MacroGenics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGNX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, manufacturing and commercializing innovative antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, today announced that it has entered into a royalty purchase agreement with Sagard in exchange for a capped royalty interest on future global net sales of ZYNYZ (retifanlimab-dlwr). ZYNYZ is a PD-1 inhibitor originally developed by MacroGenics and licensed to Incyte pursuant to an exclusive global collaboration and license agreement in October 2017. MacroGenics retains its other economic interests related to ZYNYZ, including future potential development, regulatory and commercial milestones. MacroGenics will also continue to support a portion of global commercial manufacturing needs for ZYNYZ.

COLLEGE PARK, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leading commercial quantum computing and networking company, announced results of a collaborative research program between IonQ, AstraZeneca, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and NVIDIA to develop and demonstrate a quantum-accelerated computational chemistry workflow which has the potential to power world-changing innovation in healthcare, life sciences, chemistry, and more.