Maryland - Biotech, Pharma and Life Science Channel
Maryland, the US state on the mid-Atlantic coast, is hub of biotechnology institutions and companies. In 2005/2006 is was the 2nd best area globally for initiatives aimed at drawing and retaining biotech companies and for highest number of Biotech start-ups in the US.
With over 400 biotechnology companies located in this state, it is the third largest biotechnology hub in America. this in in part due to large investment by the state; $700 million in infrastructure and programs. In 2009 BioMaryland 2020 was established to provide strategy for $1.3 billion investment in the coming decade. Additional support comes from the The Maryland Biotechnology Investor Tax Credit, which has provided $36 million investment in 3 years for 40 entrepreneurial bioscience enterprises.
Some of the most globally renowned educational and policy institutions for the industry are based here; Johns Hopkins University, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, ranking it teh second best state for R&D.
Half of this biotechnology cluster is focused on therapeutic development, a quarter provide support to research and a quarter are concerned with gene-based diagnostics, using biologics and nanotechnology in medical devices, and developing innovative R&D technology platforms.
The 150 clinical trials for pipeline developments are mainly centered around oncology, CNS, cardiovascular, and infectious disease with a strong vaccine development expertise. Stem cells are also an area of specialty, with one of the largest US funding programs; $71.4$ from 2007-2010.
Source; Adapted from Maryland Biotechnology Center
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Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) announced today that Allen Shofe, executive vice president of corporate affairs, has been appointed to serve on the board of directors of the...
MdBio Foundation Names New Board Members
Executives from BroadOak Capital Partners, Cardiocore and Emergent BioSolutions Join 15 Member Board The MdBio Foundation today announced the addition of three new memb...
BALTIMORE, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cosmetic Surgery Center of Maryland is the first practice in the area to offer NeoGraft, a hair restoration technology for men and women. This new procedur...
MAXIMUS to Operate Maryland’s Health Benefit Exchange Services and Command Center Operations
MAXIMUS (NYSE: MMS), a leading provider of government services worldwide, announced that it has signed a new contract with the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange (MHBE) to operate t...
Chesapeake Urology Physicians Inducted into Healing Hands Guild
OWINGS MILLS, Md., June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chesapeake Urology Associates, PA, the premier urology practice in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region, is pleased to announce that two of its physici...
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tetracore Inc., a biotechnology company, announces the successful completion of an extensive study of its Ricin BioThreat Alert Late...
BALTIMORE, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Kennedy Krieger Institute and Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announced today that a first-of-its-kind, free online...
STEVENSON, Md., June 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The securities litigation firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the New York...
Health Solutions Announces Caroline Worrall Hired as CFO
OWINGS MILLS, Md., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Solutions, a leading worksite health and wellness firm based in Owings Mills, Maryland, announced that Caroline Worrall has been hired as i...
UM Ventures and SilcsBio, LLC Announce Licensing Agreement
BALTIMORE, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- University of Maryland (UM) Ventures and SilcsBio, LLC announced today that SilcsBio has obtained exclusive rights to a technology licensed from the Un...
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Companies
Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
Formed in 1996 as a partnership between the State of Maryland, the City of Baltimore, the University System of Maryland and the University of Maryland Medical System, IHV is an in...
Cigna-HealthSpring is one of the country's leading health plans focused on delivering care to the senior population, predominately through Medicare Advantage and other Medicare an...
LABS, Inc., founded in 1979 as Immunological Associates of Denver, was one of the first transplant laboratories established in the United States. Today, as a taxable, non-profit c...
Maryland.gov is the official website of the state of Maryland (http://www.maryland.gov) and is managed through a public/private partnership between the Department of Inform...
Cancer Genetics, Inc. (CGI) is an emerging leader in the field of personalized medicine, offering products and services that enable cancer diagnostics as well as treatments that are tailored to the...
CNSI delivers a broad portfolio of information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions to a diverse base of federal, state and local government agencies,...
MedImmune, the worldwide biologics business for AstraZeneca PLC (LSE: AZN.L, NYSE: AZN), has approximately 3,300 employees worldwide and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland...
20/20 http://www.2020gene.com develops and commercializes innovative diagnostic and detection technologies for personalized medicine, early disease detection, and biodefens...
NovaSom, Inc. is a privately held diagnostic-service provider for home testing and evaluation of sleep-disordered breathing, which includes the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apne...
Mid-Atlantic Bio â taking place September 27-28 in Bethesda, Md. â is one of the countryâs premier biotech conferences for senior-level executives, policymakers, ac...
Clinical Trials
Sirolimus Therapy for Idiopathic and Lupus Membranous Nephropathy
This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new immunosuppressive drug, sirolimus, in reducing the amount of protein in the urine in patients with membranous nephropathy. T...
Estimation of the Carrier Frequency and Incidence of Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome in African Americans
RSH/Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is one that causes mental retardation. It is common in the Caucasian population but rare in African American and African black populations. It has bee...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Investigate Silent Strokes During Neck and Skull Angioplasty
This study will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine if silent strokes occur during angioplasty of the blood vessels in the neck or skull. Neck and skull angioplasties are re...
Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension in Adults With Sickle Cell Anemia
The purpose of this study is to determine how often people with sickle cell anemia develop pulmonary hypertension-a serious disease in which blood pressure in the artery to the lungs is el...
Natural History of Stroke: Cause and Development
The purpose of this study is to learn more about stroke and obtain information that may serve as the basis for future investigations. It will 1) establish a registry of patients with cere...
Metformin to Treat Obesity in Children With Insulin Resistance
This study will examine the safety and effectiveness of the medicine metformin to help overweight children control their food intake, weight, insulin, cholesterol, and triglyceride (blood...
Epidemiology, Infectivity and Natural History of Hepatitis C Virus Infection
This study will evaluate hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in blood donors who test positive for antibodies to this virus. Most HCV-infected people do not become ill and are not aware that...
This study will establish a database of fetal movements associated with feeding. It will use information obtained from standard fetal ultrasound procedures to identify and measure the gro...
This study will examine the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in detecting blood vessel inflammation. The results of this study may later be applied to diagnosing inflammation of ar...
Study of the Composition of Dental Plaque
This study will examine the composition of dental plaque-a naturally occurring substance that sticks to the teeth and can cause tooth decay and gum disease. A better understanding of how...
PubMed Articles
CD40 Mediates Downregulation of CD32B on Specific Memory B Cell Populations in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Altered B cell function is important in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this report, we show that patients with active RA have an increased frequency of CD32B low/neg cells in the CD...
In vivo imaging of brain metabolism activity using a phosphorescent oxygen-sensitive probe.
Several approaches have been adopted for real-time imaging of neural activity in vivo. We tested a new cell-penetrating phosphorescent oxygen-sensitive probe, NanO2-IR, to monitor temporal and spatial...
Exploring the resilience of industrial ecosystems.
Industrial ecosystems improve eco-efficiency at the system level through optimizing material and energy flows, which however raises a concern for system resilience because efficiency, as traditionally...
Rapid effects of deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant major depression.
Treatment-resistant major depressive disorder is a prevalent and debilitating condition. Deep brain stimulation to different targets has been proposed as a putative treatment.
Cumulative incidence of cancer after solid organ transplantation.
Solid organ transplantation recipients have elevated cancer incidence. Estimates of absolute cancer risk after transplantation can inform prevention and screening.
Association of hearing loss with hospitalization and burden of disease in older adults.
Modification of silicon carbide surfaces by atmospheric pressure plasma for composite applications.
In this study, we explore the use of atmospheric pressure plasmas for enhancing the adhesion of SiC surfaces using a urethane adhesive, as an alternative to grit-blasting. Surface analysis showed that...
C-di-GMP is a second messenger in bacteria and partly regulates bacterial physiology by binding to class I and II riboswitches. Four class I c-di-GMP riboswitch aptamer candidates, Ct-E88, Cb-17B, Cb-...
Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Reconstructive Surgery in the Lower Urinary Tract.
Open surgery has long been the most common surgical approach for the correction of congenital anomalies of the lower urinary tract in children. With the continued development of minimally invasive sur...
Heat-related deaths after an extreme heat event - four States, 2012, and United States, 1999-2009.
On June 29, 2012, a rapidly moving line of intense thunderstorms with high winds swept across the midwestern and eastern United States, causing widespread damage and power outages. Afterward, the area...
Videos
Maryland Students Flash Mob and Harlem Shake
Feb. 16, 2013 - While the Maryland men's basketball team was defeating Duke on Saturday, the entire student section performed flash mob and Harlem Shake rout...
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