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Month: December 2021

Best Community Colleges in Maryland

Best Community Colleges in Maryland

To create a comprehensive list of the learning opportunities and job training available in Maryland, Intelligent reviewed private and public community colleges as well as trade, technical, and vocational programs. They examined programs that are offered online and in-person. Other factors we considered are tuition costs and the number of credits required to graduate. ...  Read more

Vaccitech acquires Avidea Technologies to expand product pipeline and strengthen scientific leadership in immunotherapies and vaccines

Vaccitech acquires Avidea Technologies to expand product pipeline and strengthen scientific leadership in immunotherapies and vaccines

OXFORD, United Kingdom, and BALTIMORE, Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vaccitech plc (NASDAQ: VACC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel immunotherapies and vaccines, today announced that it has acquired US-based Avidea Technologies, Inc. (“Avidea”). ...  Read more

Altimmune Appoints Richard Eisenstadt as Chief Financial Officer

Altimmune Appoints Richard Eisenstadt as Chief Financial Officer

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Altimmune, Inc. (ALT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for obesity and liver diseases, today announced the appointment of Richard Eisenstadt as Chief Financial Officer, effective December 31, 2021. Mr. Eisenstadt succeeds Will Brown, who is leaving Altimmune to pursue other opportunities. ...  Read more

Announcing the $1 million NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge

Announcing the $1 million NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge

Overview

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), with the support of its partners, is offering up to $1,000,000 in cash prizes for innovative diagnostic technologies to help improve maternal health around the world. Pregnancy and childbirth complications are a major global health problem, resulting in the deaths of more than 800 women and 7,000 newborns each day. Contributing to the high rates of maternal morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings is a lack of low-cost diagnostics that operate at the point-of-care and are capable of detecting and differentiating common conditions associated with pregnancy. ...  Read more