Posted on 6/21/20
Five Largest Maryland Jurisdictions have Tested Less than 10 Percent of Residents for Coronavirus
The five largest jurisdictions in Maryland have tested less than 10 percent of their populations, state data show.Baltimore City leads the way with a total of . . .
Posted on 6/19/20
Where Will Novavax Be in 5 Years?
At the beginning of 2020, Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) had a valuation of $4 a share. Six months later, the company's stock sells for $47 a share. That's . . .
Posted on 6/18/20
Maryland Sees Lowest Number of New COVID-19 Cases Since March
Maryland’s total number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 260, the fewest since March 31 when there were 247 new cases reported that day.The state’s . . .
Posted on 6/24/20
2020 FNIH Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences Winner Pioneered Innovative Techniques to Shed New Light on Human Health
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) has named Aviv Regev, Ph.D., winner of the 2020 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences for laying the . . .
Posted on 6/18/20
Planet Fitness Reopening Montgomery County Locations, June 19
TIMONIUM, Md.–Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing global franchisors and operators offitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, will reopen its Montgomery . . .
Posted on 6/18/20
Rexahn Pharma To Merge With Ocuphire Pharma
Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REXN) has agreed to merge with privately held Ocuphire Pharma, a developer therapies for eye disorders, in an all-stock deal.
Posted on 6/18/20
Emergent BioSolutions to Invest $75 Million in Canton Site
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) today announced that it will further strengthen its contract development and manufacturing (CDMO) capabilities by . . .
Posted on 6/18/20
Better Buy: Novavax vs. Moderna
With more than a dozen companies now involved, the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 is crowded. Several of those companies stand out from the . . .
Posted on 6/17/20
Rate of Positive Coronavirus Tests in Maryland Continues to Decline
Maryland’s average rate of positive coronavirus tests continues to decline, with a seven-day average of 5.81 percent coming back positive on Wednesday, state data show.At least . . .
Posted on 6/17/20
MedStar Health and One Medical Announce New Partnership in the Greater Washington, D.C., Region
WASHINGTON and SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With a shared commitment to transforming the healthcare experience, MedStar Health, the largest healthcare system in . . .
Posted on 6/16/20
COVID-19 Testing to Begin at Baltimore Convention Center this Week
The Maryland Department of Health will open a free walk-up COVID-19 testing site at the Baltimore Convention Center on June 17, Gov. Larry Hogan announced today.Tests . . .
Posted on 6/16/20
Maryland COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decrease for 20 Straight Days
Maryland’s coronavirus-related hospitalizations have decreased for 20 consecutive days, and the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units has declined for two straight weeks, state . . .
Posted on 6/16/20
Immunomic Therapeutics Enters into License Agreement with Ichor Medical Systems
ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Immunomic Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the study of nucleic acid immunotherapy platforms and Ichor Medical Systems, a privately held biotech company . . .
Posted on 6/16/20
Why Novavax Shares Are Jumping Today
What happenedShares of Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) were jumping 8.6% higher as of 11:22 a.m. EDT on Monday after rising as much as 12.6% earlier in the day. . . .
Posted on 6/16/20
Novavax Raising $200 Million to Fund Coronavirus and Flu Vaccine Efforts
Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) announced on Monday that it plans to raise around $200 million through a private placement with
Posted on 6/15/20
Average Rate of Positive Tests Below 10 Percent in all Maryland Jurisdictions
Every jurisdiction in Maryland has seen the rate of positive COVID-19 tests drop below 10 percent for the first time, state data show.Maryland has conducted at . . .
Posted on 6/15/20
Ambu Appoints Dave Rawlings as Director of Marketing for Core Products
Ambu Inc., a rapidly growing pioneer of sterile, single-use medical devices, has named Dave Rawlings as Director of
Posted on 6/15/20
Better Coronavirus Stock: Moderna or Novavax?
Half a dozen COVID-19 vaccine candidates are currently in clinical testing. Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) and Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX) claim two of them.Unsurprisingly, both biotech stocks have skyrocketed in . . .
Posted on 6/14/20
Cerecor Prices $33M Public Offering of Common Stock
ROCKVILLE, Md., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerecor Inc. (Nasdaq: CERC), a biopharmaceutical company focused on becoming a leader in development and commercialization of treatments for rare pediatric . . .
Posted on 6/14/20
Cerecor Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
ROCKVILLE, Md., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerecor Inc. (Nasdaq: CERC), a biopharmaceutical company focused on becoming a leader in development and commercialization of treatments for rare pediatric . . .
Posted on 6/14/20
Priest Says Gov. Hogan Still Has Not Provided Enough Virus Tests
The priest who demanded last week that state health officials supply more Covid-19 tests to Baltimore’s hard-hit Latino community, says they have not done so – . . .
Posted on 6/14/20
Maryland COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue 16-day Decline
The number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations and the number of patients in intensive care units on Friday continued to decline, state data show. Those figures have dropped . . .
Posted on 6/12/20
Planet Fitness Reopening Baltimore Area Locations, June 19
TIMONIUM, Md. – Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing global franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, will reopen . . .
Posted on 6/12/20
Emergent BioSolutions Will Manufacture AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
Small-cap Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE:EBS) has landed another contract to manufacture a possible COVID-19 vaccine, this time with European pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Of course, the contract, said . . .
Posted on 6/11/20
Sirnaomics Announces Decision to Spin off RNAimmune
Sirnaomics, Inc., a leading biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of RNAi therapeutics, today announced a corporate technology spinoff establishing an independent biopharmaceutical company, . . .
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