What’s the Buzz?! The PHuture of Workforce

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Roshni Rao, Executive Director of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Career Design and the Director of Phurutures for The Johns Hopkins University and Chris Frew, CEO, BioBuzz Networks, sat down to buzz about the outlook for PhD’s in 2024

5 Questions With Juan Castro, Ambassador of Buzz, Pursuing an MBA/MS in Biotechnology at Johns Hopkins University

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5 Questions With Juan Castro, Ambassador of Buzz, Pursuing an MBA/MS in Biotechnology at Johns Hopkins University December 7, 2023 1. What did you want to be when you grow [….]

Weekly Quick Hits (BioHealth Capital Region) – Week of April 3, 2023

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Weekly Quick Hits (BioHealth Capital Region) – Week of April 3, 2023 By Sarah Ellinwood, Alex Keown, and Mark TerryApril 7, 2023 Funding, Awards and Collaborations Horizon Therapeutics Named to [….]

Weekly Quick Hits (BioHealth Capital Region) – Week of January 23, 2023

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Here’s what’s been happening the BioHealth Capital Region’s Life Science scene the week of January 23, 2023

Johns Hopkins University Partners with NIH, Howard University to Launch Medtech Accelerator

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NeuroTech Harbor Executive Director Sri Sarma views the project as a catalyst to turn Baltimore into a the Silicon Valley of neurological technology.
Courtesy of Sri Sarma
By Matt Hooke – Reporter
September 30, 2022, 02:24pm EDT
Johns Hopkins University is teaming with two Washington, D.C.-area institutions, Howard University and the National Institutes of Health, to create a new accelerator to help companies and research scientists focused on treating neurological conditions.
The nonprofit biotechnology accelerator, NeuroTech Harbor, is funded by an NIH investment of $5 million over five years, which could go up to $20 million annually. The NeuroTech Harbor plans to launch 45 new neurological companies over the next five years.
Executive director Sri Sarma, a professor at Hopkins, is seeking early stage companies to apply to the program. The goal is for companies to produce the first in-human prototype of a medical device by the end of the program. Selected companies can remain in the program for up to four years, earning $500,000 in support each year. Companies could be eligible for more support from the NIH if they succeed…

Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission Announces Over $4 Million in Awards to Accelerate Cures

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The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission announced it will grant $4,165,325 in award funding to innovative research that will strengthen and advance stem cell treatments and technologies in Maryland.

Governor Hogan Announces Maryland Cancer Moonshot Initiative; $216 Million in Initial Investments in Comprehensive Cancer Centers, Cutting-Edge Research of Treatments and Cures

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Governor Larry Hogan today announced a new Maryland Cancer Moonshot Initiative to expand and accelerate cancer detection, screening, prevention, treatment, and research in the state. The state is committing $216 million in investments as a down payment to jumpstart this far-reaching initiative to save lives, including the first ever comprehensive cancer center in Prince George’s County.

Baltimore MedTech Sector a Key Asset for Ascending Biotech Cluster, Part One

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BioBuzz has been reporting on myriad medtech university system spinouts and maturing companies from the Baltimore area for a number of years; we’ve featured a number of exciting and promising individual companies. However, as we’ve stepped back a bit to examine more recent Baltimore biohub developments, it’s become clear that there is an unmistakable groundswell of medtech activity that’s transforming the Baltimore life sciences sector.

Life Science Development Projects Position Baltimore BioMed Ecosystem for Boom

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The Baltimore biotech ecosystem is thriving. And new, big and bold life sciences development projects are in the works, leading many to project Charm City as the next sector of the BioHealth Capital Region (BHCR) to boom.