County Offers Free, Virtual Job Training Classes
Montgomery County residents now have free access to job training classes for six months under the new SkillUp Montgomery, thanks to WorkSource Montgomery. ...
Healthcare Ready Names BD a ‘Hero of the Supply Chain’ for partnering with U.S. Government on $70 million infrastructure project to expand Nebraska manufacturing facility
A hero is someone who demonstrates courage and isn’t afraid to go above and beyond when challenging circumstances arise. A hero is also someone who selflessly puts the needs of others before their own and takes risks when necessary. ...
Black-Owned Tech Start-Up Launches First-Ever Social Capital App for Low and Middle-Income Students
MYOH Connects Youth to Working and Supportive Adults to Learn about Employment Opportunities and Break into the Hidden Labor Market ...
CarrTech Approved as a QMBC
As a QMBC, (QUALIFIED MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY)) CarrTech received the Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit (BIITC), receiving income tax credit equal to 50% of an eligible investment in a Qualified Maryland Biotechnology Company (QMBC). Read More. ...
Children’s National uses HIFU to perform first ever non-invasive brain tumor surgery
Children’s National Hospital successfully performed the first-ever high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) surgery on a pediatric patient with neurofibromatosis (NF). This is the youngest patient to undergo HIFU treatment in the world. The advancement of children’s medical devices in the U.S. continues to significantly lag behind adult devices. This is why this milestone marks a significant advance in making pediatric surgery more precise and less invasive. ...
USG 2.0: Strategic Plan
The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) – with nine partner universities offering a wide range of life-changing academic programs on one convenient campus in Montgomery County – has been an innovative model for higher education delivery since its inception in 2000. ...
Watch TechSlice CEO Juliana Buonanno compete on this web reality show
Software product development agency TechSlice CEO Juliana Buonanno has made her reality TV debut on “The Blox,” a startup accelerator recorded for the web.
Buonanno was one of 20 contestants chosen of the 5,000 applicants for season one of the show that’s the brainchild of reality TV veteran Weston “Wes” Bergmann. ...
Facility Logix of Maryland Makes Generous Donation for Diversity in Cancer Research Internships to Fuel Pipeline of Underrepresented, Minority Scientists
During February, which is Black History Month, the American Cancer Society expresses its gratitude for a generous $25,000 gift from Facility Logix to support the Society’s national Diversity in Cancer Research (DICR) internship program, which provides underrepresented minority (URM) undergrad students with opportunities to inspire them to enter the cancer research field. The American Cancer Society’s overall goal is to increase diversity within the biomedical science workforce since, presently, only 2-4% of grant applications are submitted from Black/AA or Hispanic scientists. ...
Maryland Biotech Tax Credit Sweetens the Deal for Investors While Supporting its Life Sciences Ecosystem
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Gain Therapeutics Outlines SEE-Tx Platform and Computational Biology Approach to Drug Design at R&D Day
Harnessing the power of its SEE-Tx target identification platform, Gain Therapeutics is blazing a trail in developing therapeutics for Gaucher disease, a lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the glucocerebrosidase gene GBA1. ...