Ending a once-in-a-century pandemic demands new healthcare and medical tools.
It was among the most urgent national priorities when it became evident that COVID-19 was spreading in March, and remains the call nearly a year later. But this also had local resonance in Maryland, a state that already had a cluster of top research universities, federal institutions and companies from publicly traded pharmaceutical giants to medical technology startups.
“When the pandemic hit, we had all these pieces in place,” said Marty Rosendale, CEO of the Maryland Tech Council. It was true in April and it still seems to be the case a full year later.
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