Weekly Quick Hits (BioHealth Capital Region) – Week of April 17, 2023

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Weekly Quick Hits (BioHealth Capital Region) – Week of April 17, 2023 By Sarah Ellinwood, Alex Keown, and Mark TerryApril 21, 2023 Funding, Awards and Collaborations OpGen Enters Into Distribution [….]

In Conversation: Justin Amoyal, CEO and Co-founder, Impruvon Health

Justin Amoyal Impruvon Health
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Impruvon Health’s (Impruvon) mission to build and deploy a smarter, scalable enterprise medication workflow management platform is personal for Founder and CEO Justin Amoyal—he tragically lost his brother in 2019 to an accidental drug overdose caused by a process that is too manual and highly susceptible to human error.  

ICAP Mentor Outlines Importance of Customer Discovery to Drug Developers

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William McPheat, one of the Life Science Mentors associated with the Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (ICAP) at George Mason University explained that drug developers need to have an understanding of the future market long before a drug is ever approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. McPheat, who spent more than 25 year with AstraZeneca, said that was something the pharma giant had to explore when planning development programs. And, he said it’s also critical for startups that may be looking to be acquired by a larger company before getting too deep into the clinical process.

GMU/ICAP Mentorship Program Connects Mentors with Growing Life Science Startups

GMU and ICAP logos transposed over a map of Virginia
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Developing an ecosystem for life sciences startups takes a lot of energy and support. The Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (ICAP), a program of George Mason University and the Virginia SBDC, has been laying the groundwork to support these emerging companies and has tapped two new life sciences mentors to provide guidance for entrepreneurs.

NOVA BioScience Center Addresses Critical Wet Lab Space Needs for Region

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Prince William County and VirginiaBio recently welcomed visitors to the new 33,000 square feet of wet lab space at the Northern Virginia BioScience Center, showcasing the county’s work toward becoming a life sciences hotspot. 

Mason Start-up Ceres Nanosciences Experiences Big Wins and Increases Footprint in Prince William County

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Ceres Nanosciences, a Northern Virginia bioscience company spun out of George Mason University that specializes in diagnostic products and workflows, has opened a 12,000-square-foot advanced particle manufacturing plant in Prince William County’s Innovation Park.

5 Questions With… 2020 Recap

5 Questions With 2020
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In 2020 we introduced a new series titled “5 Questions With…” in an effort to spotlight individuals from across the BioHealth Capital Region and beyond. Providing this platform has allowed us to help share the stories of industry peers and show that there isn’t a single “right” way to becoming an industry success.