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Cellth Systems and University of Maryland Enter License Agreement to Advance New Circulating-Tumor-Cell-Analysis Technology
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Cellth Systems has been granted exclusive rights for the commercial development of cell-tethering that allows analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs).
IBBR Awarded $6 Million NIH Grant for Structure-Based Design of a Hepatitis C Vaccine
Monday, June 12, 2017
The Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) has been awarded a $6.0 million grant to develop a vaccine to prevent hepatitis C virus.
This startup is developing a vaccine for staph infections
Friday, June 9, 2017
Serenta Biotechnology, which is based in Gaithersburg, is working to build on technology that was effective in animal trials.
BBJ: Startup's Tech Matches Cancer Patients with Chemo, Drugs
Friday, June 2, 2017
A local startup wants to help doctors determine which drugs and chemotherapies will best treat different types of cancer.
University of Maryland, Baltimore and Serenta Team Up to Fight Staph Infections
Thursday, June 1, 2017
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) has granted worldwide, exclusive licensing rights for a new vaccine technology to Serenta Biotechnology, LLC.
Governor Larry Hogan Announces Excel Maryland Initiative to Grow Life Sciences and Cyber Startups
Friday, May 19, 2017
Today opened Maryland’s inaugural Governor’s Business Summit before a crowd of more than 700 business, education, and community leaders.
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Biogen Acquires Remedy Pharmaceuticals’ CIRARA™ for Large Hemispheric Stroke
Monday, May 15, 2017
Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced today that it has completed an asset purchase of Remedy Pharmaceuticals’ Phase 3 candidate, CIRARA™ (intravenous glyburide).
UMB Kindles Students' Entrepreneurship
Monday, May 1, 2017
8 ways the National Science Foundation supports our troops
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Read a story on the numerous way the National Science Foundation (NSF) supports our troops.
UMB’s New Ventures Initiative Fosters Commercialization
Friday, April 7, 2017