Intima Bioscience to use MaxCyte’s Flow Electroporation® technology and ExPERT™ platform to accelerate the development of its solid tumor cell-therapy candidates

NEW YORK and GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MaxCyte, Inc., (Nasdaq: MXCT; LSE: MXCT, MXCN), a leading provider of enabling platform technologies for ex-vivo cell engineering, today announces the signing of a strategic platform license (SPL) with Intima Bioscience, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing genetically engineered cell therapies for solid tumor cancer. Intima joins a group of 15 other leading cell therapy companies who have partnered with MaxCyte. ...  Read more

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On Saturday, January 29, the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board approved the renewal of official relations with the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) through 2023. As an independent, scientific nonprofit organization focused on building trust in the supply of safe, quality medicines, USP is honored to continue our longstanding partnership with the WHO and contribute our expertise to shape and advance policies and strategies to improve the health and wellbeing of people around the world. ...  Read more

The Lieber Institute’s summer internship program is an intensive, full-time experience designed to provide research experience and mentorship to undergraduate students who are interested in the neurosciences, especially as related to understanding the molecular and cellular basis of neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders. The program provides an excellent opportunity for those interested in gaining experience prior to beginning graduate school and studying in the biosciences. Students are encouraged to explore ongoing areas of research interest on Lieber Institute’s main web page. ...  Read more

COLUMBIA, Md. (February 7, 2022) — TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced today the selection of Katherine Hill Ritchie as the senior director of Venture Funds. ...  Read more

BETHESDA, MD. – February 8, 2022 – Offit Kurman is pleased to announce recent changes to the firm’s leadership team. Aaron Bukowitz has been promoted from Chief Operating Officer to Chief Executive Officer, marking the first time that a non-lawyer business professional has held the role of CEO at Offit Kurman. Robert (“Rob”) Skinner, who has held the position of Chief Administrative Officer, has become the firm’s new Chief Operating Officer. The firm also named Principal and Legal Operations Chair Linda Ostovitz as the newest member of the Management Committee. Ostovitz, a practicing attorney, previously served as Practice Group Leader and Practice Group Director before assuming responsibility for legal operations at Offit Kurman. In their new roles, Bukowitz and Skinner will continue as fully participating members on the firm’s Management Committee and, joined by Ostovitz, will work in conjunction with firm President Timothy Lynch and Managing Principal John Raftery, both of whom are practicing lawyers. Ted Offit will remain actively engaged as Chairman of the firm and as a member of the Management Committee. ...  Read more

BELTSVILLE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ion Storage Systems (ION) announced the initial closing of its $30 million Series A fundraising round led by Clear Creek Investments, VoLo Earth Ventures, and Alsop Louie Partners. This Series A round builds on the $8 million seed funding round that Alsop Louie Partners led with participation from VoLo Earth Ventures. The Series A round is expected to close by the end of Q1 2022. ...  Read more

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Feb. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced a collaboration with ReturnSafe, the all-in-one software solution for COVID-19 employee health, safety and compliance, to integrate the BD Veritor™ At-Home COVID-19 Test directly within the ReturnSafe testing management platform. ...  Read more

ANNAPOLIS, MD | Veteran channel technology leaders, Kevin Lancaster and Matt Solomon, continue to prove that their collective knowledge creates the best kind of partnership to revolutionize and democratize the IT Channel. ...  Read more

The latest augmented X-ray technology will revolutionise detection by substantially increasing efficiency, thereby helping operators in their mission to keep people and property safe.
The vastly superior image quality offered by augmented X-ray technology means that more data is captured in each scan, which enables operators to get a much clearer picture of where objects are located within cargo and what material they are made of. ...  Read more