AGT, NextCure & Vita Therapeutics’s Douglas Falk Among MTC 2022 Industry Awards Finalists
Every year the Maryland Tech Council recognizes its member companies who have made significant impact in their respective fields at an annual awards ceremony. The Industry Awards include such recognitions as CEO of the Year, Emerging Company of the Year, Life Science Company of the Year, and others.
Among the finalists for the Life Science CEO of the year is Douglas Falk, CEO of Vita Therapeutics who led the company through an oversubscribed $32M Series A to Advance the Development of Therapies to Treat Muscular Dystrophies. Learn more about him in this BioBuzz exclusive; In Conversation: Douglas Falk, Chief Executive Officer, Vita Therapeutics.
NextCure is a finalist for the Emerging Life Sciences Company of the Year. NextCure is developing novel, first-in-class immunomedicines to treat cancer and other immune-related diseases and is led by an executive team of industry veterans, including CEO Michael Richman. After taking the company public in 2019 they finished 2021 with a team of over 90 people in their Beltsville, MD facility that includes an in-house manufacturing operation. Last year showed great progress for their programs, including the initiation of their third clinical product, a Phase 1/2 clinical trial for NC762, a monoclonal antibody for Solid Tumors. Learn more about NextCure and the many job opportunities they have to be part of this emerging biotech that is poised to have more growth in the year to come.
Life Sciences Company of the Year finalist, American Gene Technologies (AGT), made global news in 2021 with the advancement of their HIV Cure program, AGT103-T. The HIV gene therapy received the FDA green light in 2020 and in May 2021 AGT announced it has infused the first patient in the groundbreaking study. In December, data from the first three patients showed efficacy through critical blood markers of the HIV Cure Cell Therapy; Engraftment, Persistence, and Function of Infused Cells. AGT103-T is designed as a cure for the disease that has wreaked havoc across the globe since the 1980s, and 2021 was a monumental year that brought that goal much closer to reality and increased the hope of millions of patients around the world.
Be sure to show your support for these, and all of the finalists for this year’s MTC Industry Awards, and get your tickets to the ceremony which will be back in person this year.
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FREDERICK, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Maryland Tech Council is proud to announce the finalists for its annual Industry Awards Celebration. The event honors individuals and companies in the life sciences, technology, and government contracting industries that have made a significant impact in their respective fields. For the first time in two years, the awards ceremony will be held in person, with the winners announced live on May 12th at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. Last year over 9,000 people tuned in to the virtual Industry Awards Celebration. Click here to learn more about the event.
“We are thrilled to be returning in person for this year’s Industry Awards. It’s a terrific opportunity to recognize our colleagues for their contributions over the past year, and there is no substitute for live events,” said IAC committee Co-Chair and Business Development Leader, Atlantic Region at BDO, Tony DeFlumeri.
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