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The Business of Biotech Localized

Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia
Happy March, BioBuzz community! This week we're bringing you our perspective on how blockchain and digital assets can be utilized by life science companies. We also discuss how Orgenesis's partnership with Johns Hopkins is poised to bolster cell and gene therapy growth in Baltimore, as well as other hot regional stories.

We're also excited to announce our partnership with NextCure, a global leader in developing immunomedicines based out of Beltsville, MD! Get ready for inside access on the tremendous work NextCure is doing for patients and why this company is an employer of choice. Check out this link and click "Follow This Employer" so you don't miss a beat!

 

Featured News

Are Life Sciences Companies Going to Be Late to the Blockchain/Digital Assets Party?

Tracking the rise in government/institutional uptake, companies leveraging the ‘first mover’ advantage, and why the potential efficiencies can no longer be ignored.

NF2 BioSolutions Is Accelerating Research to Cure a Rare Tumor Disease

NF2 is a rare disease caused by a mutation in the NF2 gene, which results in tumors that can cause a range of symptoms including facial paralysis...

Orgenesis and Johns Hopkins Partner to Boost Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing for Point of Care Treatment in Baltimore

A new cell and gene therapy point of care treatment facility at Johns Hopkins University, expected to open in 2023, has boosted both the state’s importance, as...

ATCC Wins DoD Contract to Identify Novel Antivirals for Infectious Diseases

Months after securing a contract valued at up to $545 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Virginia’s ATCC has been...

Featured BioBuzz Virtual Event

Navigating Your Biomanufacturing Career
March 10, 12:00 - 1:30pm EST

CLICK FOR MORE INFO & REGISTRATION

Sponsored News

R-E-S-P-E-C-T; Find Out What it Means to Me

What makes the song so popular and, well, respected? In addition to being catchy and memorable, its lyrics speak to a universally recognized value: We all want respect—and we all know that to get respect, we must also give it. 

Featured Employers

Jobs


Formulation Scientist, Analytical Development

NextCure | Beltsville, MD

The team is involved in a wide range of development activities including, formulation & analytical method development/characterization, pre-clinical and clinical study support, and regulatory filings. The candidate will be expected to make significant contributions to ongoing formulation, analytical development and characterization activities to meet critical...


Senior MRI Physicist

Imaginostics | Baltimore, MD

Reporting directly to the organization’s leadership (executive and scientific) this role will be primarily responsible for the implementation of MRI Physics software: pulse sequences, image reconstruction, biomarker algorithms and data processing for various applications. The key senior role will have project-based assignments, including NIH- funded product...


Senior (PhD-level) Immunologist, Research and Development

Vaccitech | Baltimore, MD

This position will be responsible for advancing the preclinical development of immunotherapies based on our proprietary nanotechnologies as part of a multi-disciplinary team of chemists, immunologists, and engineers. The primary focus will be on harnessing T cells for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. The role will be primarily laboratory-based, but...


Economic Development Specialist (Life Sciences)

MCEDC | Rockville, MD

This position will perform increasingly responsible work to attract and retain life sciences companies in Montgomery County. This person will have experience in life sciences and a passion for learning about life-saving therapies, drugs and other medical advancements, and using that knowledge to make critical connections within the county’s ecosystem.

JOB BOARD

Editors' Picks

Biotech Leaders Call on Industry to Cut Ties With Russia Amid Ukraine Invasion

CEOs at dozens of biotechs and investors from the industry's leading venture firms urged their global business counterparts to "disengage from Russian industry" over the weekend. The executives called on biopharma and other...

COVID Vaccines Demonstrated the Potential of mRNA Technology but Common Approaches for Managing Quality are Needed

U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) is seeking scientific input on new draft guidelines, “Analytical Procedures for mRNA Vaccine Quality.” USP and a group of leading mRNA experts have identified the need for analytical procedures and best...

U.S. FDA Approves CARVYKTI™ (ciltacabtagene autoleucel), Janssen’s First Cell Therapy, a BCMA-Directed CAR-T Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

The approval is based on data from the pivotal CARTITUDE-1 study, which included patients who had received a median of six prior treatment regimens (range, 3-18), and had previously received a proteasome inhibitor, an...

Precigen Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results

“In 2021, Precigen was able to demonstrate significant progress in our core therapeutic platforms with indicators of strong early efficacy and favorable safety profiles across each of our most clinically advanced assets,” said Helen...

Novavax Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results and Operational Highlights

“NVX-CoV2373 has now received regulatory authorizations globally, representing the potential to reach more than six billion lives. We are now delivering our vaccine around the world, with immunizations already...

#WayBackWednesday

Breaking into the Biotech and Pharma Industry: Advice from a Recruiter - Nov 2020


Jeff Caskey, a senior life science talent consultant at Workforce Genetics, offers practical advice for breaking into the industry. Caskey outlines the importance of...

Events

Women In Bio Capital Region: Get Visible & Get Ahead – Speed Networking

March 8, 2022

Melissa Lawrence, Co-Chair of the WIB-Capital Region Mentorship, Advisors, Peers, and Sponsorship (MAPS) Committee, will share a brief introductory exercise that will help you nurture and leverage your network to get to the...

Bio-Trac - Single Cell RNA-Seq
March 28-31, 2022

This in-depth lecture and hands-on laboratory workshop (wet lab & in silica) is ideal for those research and bench scientists who are interested in a comprehensive introduction to single cell RNA-Seq. The core of this workshop...

EVENT CALENDAR

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