The University of Maryland offers a free UMD Innovation Corps (I-Corps) short course online this August to innovators and entrepreneurs. Based on the National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps curriculum, this course offers real-world, hands-on, immersive learning about what it takes to successfully transfer knowledge into products and processes that benefit society. ...
Following key acquisitions in Fells Point and Harbor East, plans for vibrant retail take shape ...
The National Security Agency (NSA) in partnership with the Maryland Innovation & Security Institute (MISI) and the GBC MISI Academy seek applicants for an 8-week paid internship program designed for college seniors about to enter the technical workforce currently enrolled in an institution designated as a CAE-CD or CAE-CO by the National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity. ...
Celebrating its five-year anniversary the LifeBridge Health Bioincubator has landed nearly $60 million in funding from 36 grants and received 36 patents. Serving as the state’s only hospital-based bioincubator, the facility has launched several companies with potentially groundbreaking technologies, including gene therapy for cystic fibrosis, an ingestible capsule for the early detection of esophageal cancer, and an ultrasound-enabled bedside feeding tube. ...
The world looked very different 25 years ago – Blockbuster Video was still king of movie rentals, the Palm Pilot had just been introduced to the world, and the launch of the first generation iPhone was still a decade away. The connectivity landscape was sparse, and the world wide web was still just a novelty, not the necessity it is today. It was also the time when Hughes invented satellite internet to help improve the dial-up experience. Since then, satellite internet has become a staple for millions of homes and businesses in rural locations and has grown to support email, social media, web browsing, videos and more. ...
Montgomery College Workforce Development and Continuing Education welcomes Disney Institute on Friday, June 24, 2022 for “Disney’s Approach to Leadership Excellence” program. ...
SILVER SPRING, Md. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 24, 2022–United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR), a public benefit corporation, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tyvaso DPI™ (treprostinil) inhalation powder for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH; WHO Group 1) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD; WHO Group 3) to improve exercise ability. Tyvaso DPI represents a new formulation and inhalation device for inhaled treprostinil and is the only dry powder inhaler approved by the FDA for use in PAH and PH-ILD. ...
COLUMBIA, Md. (May 25, 2022)—TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced today it will receive up to $50 million from Governor Hogan’s small business relief plan that was approved for funding from the United States Treasury Department’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). TEDCO will allocate the funds into four existing programs targeting technology-based Maryland businesses and entrepreneurs. ...
LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS, 19 May 2022 – Synexa Life Sciences BV, a global leader in specialist biomarker and bioanalysis research services, has today announced that it has acquired Syrinx Bioanalytics, a bioanalytical CRO based in Turku, Finland. ...
While many industries struggle with economic and market challenges, our latest Horizons report finds that pet food manufacturers are racing to add capacity to meet consumer demand for high-quality products, driven by “the humanization of pet food.” ...