News and Events - 7/30/15
TOP STORY:  MacroGenics Expanding to Support Clinical Advances
Rockville's MacroGenics will raise $130.4 million to expand its manufacturing and product pipeline.  MacroGenics has advanced four of its innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer into the clinic during the last year, with the most recent one, DART molecule MDG011, triggering a $10 million milestone payment from Janssen.
BioMaryland News
Gaithersburg's Emergent BioSolutions has been awarded a $19.7 Million BARDA contract to develop and manufacture Ebola monoclonal antibodies in its HHS-designated Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing.

Silver Spring's United Therapeutics' revenues continue to grow.  The company granted $9 million to nonprofit organizations providing financial assistance to patients last year. 

Gaithersburg's OpGen, Inc. closes $6 Million financing with Merck GHI to expand infectious disease diagnostic testing abilities. They also recently acquired AdvanDx, Inc.

Rockville's Accelovance, Inc. completes trial enrollment and delivery of clinical data for Heron Therapeutics' Phase 3 trial.

Gaithersburg's Vaxin initiates first-in-man Phase 1 clinical trial for chronically infected Hepatitis B patients and strengthen's its IP portfolio. 

Baltimore's Gemstone Biotherapeutics study shows superior regenerative wound healing response. The Hopkins spin-out recently raised $2.45 million in seed investment.

Gaithersburg's Novavax announces positive top-line data from Phase 1 Ebola vaccine trial.

Bethesda's BrainScope has been awarded an additional $500,000 from the NFL and GE.

Rockville's KeyGene and Floragenex enter into a license agreement SBG technology.

Baltimore's Intralytix, Inc. collaborates with Switzerland's Ferring Pharmaceuticals in novel bacteriophage-based IBD drug development project.

Rockville's Synthetic Biologics announces closing of recent equity offering and exercise in full of underwriters' over-allotment option.

Johns Hopkins team (Kala Pharmaceuticals) develops novel drug delivery system.

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) receive PCORI Award to create patient-centered training programs.

Headband-shaped device designed by Johns Hopkins grad students could be a promising in-home treatment option to ease Parkinson's symptoms.

NIST has launched a mobile app competition that seeks access, use of scientific data.

BioMaryland is supporting two scholarships for Maryland companies to attend AdvaMed in San Diego in October.  The deadline to apply to AdvaMed for these scholarships is 7/31/15.

TEDCO is requesting applications for Medical Device Executives for its mdPACE Program.

BioMaryland's market research resources: Frost and Sullivan, Recap (Deal builder, Deal Builder Select, Valuation Analyzer and Development Optimizer), Medtrack and BioMedTracker, are available to bona fide Maryland biotechnology entrepreneurs at the BioMaryland's Rockville and Baltimore offices.  Please schedule appointments in advance.
Upcoming Deadlines and Events
     7/30  Deadline to Apply: ADVANCE Maryland (MD DBED)
     7/30  Science in the City (UM BioPark) - Baltimore 
     7/31  Deadlines - AdvaMed 2015:  Company scholarship applications; Early Bird Reg.
     7/31  Speaker Series: "Let it Grow, Let it Grow, Let it Grow" (HTC) - Columbia
       8/4  Mix & Mingle (Rockville Chamber) - Rockville
       8/5  Relevant Health IT Accelerator Info Session -  (BHI) - Rockville
       8/5  Export Finance Workshop for Small Businesses (SBA) - Baltimore
     8/10  CER-PCOR Summer Institute (UMD) - Baltimore (5 days)
     8/11  Entrepreneur Office Hours (Mtech) - Baltimore
     8/11  ABC's of Starting a Business (MD WBC) - Frederick
     8/13  11th Annual Crab Feast & BBQ Bash (TCM) - Gaithersburg
     8/18  Entrepreneur Office Hours (IMET/Mtech) - Baltimore
     8/19  Understanding Financial Statements (FITCI) - Frederick
     8/20  BIO Networking - Fermenting Innovation (MedImmune) - Gaithersburg
Look Who's Hiring

       ATCC (Gaithersburg)
                                                                                                 More positions listed on 
       Senseonics (Germantown)                                                               the
                                                                                             BioMaryland Career Center  
       MD DBED (Baltimore)                  
                                                                     
Innovator Spotlight



Biological Resources leadership team Aseem Giri, Dr. Lallan Giri, and Dr. Hyeon Park busy advancing their vaccine technology at their Germantown HQ.
The BioMaryland Center is the office within Maryland's Department of Business and Economic Development which connects life sciences companies, academic and federal researchers with each other and with potential sources of capital, partners, and clients. 

The Center promotes the State's industry domestically and abroad and also provides business plan assistance, market research databases, site selection information, and other resources.    

 

We invite you to send us your BioMaryland industry news, and to visit our offices in Baltimore or Rockville if you are a Maryland life sciences organization seeking assistance or if you are interested in learning more about Maryland's vibrant life sciences industry.
BioMaryland Center
401 East Pratt Street
7th Floor  |  Baltimore, MD 21202
410.767.0505

9600 Gudelsky Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
240.314.6171
Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter View our photos on flickr View our videos on YouTube View our profile on LinkedIn