The BioHealth Capital Region (BHCR) had a remarkable 2020, and there is palpable momentum and excitement in the air as we approach the end of Q1 2021. How will the pandemic impact the region’s push to be “Top 3 by 2023?” Where will this significant momentum lead? These questions are yet to be answered.
Leaving the comforts of a big company with a calcified infrastructure, laser-focused job roles, well-established SOPs, deeper pockets, and excellent job security for the scramble and chaos of a younger company isn’t for everyone.
2020 was an interesting year for the biotech industry and the BioHealth Capital Region as we adjusted to continue moving forward during the COVID-19 Pandemic. While the biggest stories in terms of dollars were related to the Coronavirus and funding to create a vaccine in record time, that didn’t stop other biotech companies from working hard to develop their research, science, and/or devices.
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.
Maryland is the epicenter of biotech and life science innovation in the BioHealth Capital Region (BHCR). The state is home to a burgeoning life science ecosystem, including a rapidly growing cell and gene therapy industry, a robust and growing advanced biomanufacturing environment, and a deep network of leading research universities and critical government life science research entities.
5 Questions with Jennifer Butler, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Innate Pharma U.S. “5 Questions With……” is a new BioBuzz series where we reach out to interesting people [….]
5 Questions With John Trainer, CFO, NexImmune, Inc. “5 Questions With……” is a new BioBuzz series where we reach out to interesting people in the BioHealth Capital Region to share [….]
NexImmune Bolsters Leadership Team Adding Former MedImmune Executive as Chief Financial Officer GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 09, 2020 (Excerpts below were originally published on GLOBE NEWSWIRE) NexImmune, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company [….]
NexImmune Appoints Industry Veteran Chief Medical Officer to Executive Team GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 09, 2020 (originally published on GLOBE NEWSWIRE) NexImmune, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel immune-therapeutics based on [….]
BioHealth Capital Region Startups Raised More Than $739M in 2019 These 15 Biohealth Startups had a Banner Year, Setting Themselves Up for Success in 2020 The startup ecosystem in the [….]
