Crab Trap 2022

Crab Trap 2022

  • Crab Trap 2022 applications are being accepted through August 31st! Entrepreneurs with innovative diagnostics, medical devices, therapeutics, or other transformative health solutions are invited to apply to the 7th annual BioHealth Capital Region Crab Trap pitch competition. Finalists for the 2022 Crab Trap competition will pitch IN PERSON on September 21st as part of the BioHealth Capital Region Investor Conference. The winning teams will receive cash prizes from our sponsors. Applications are due by 5pm on Wednesday, August 31st.

    Crab Trap finalists will be notified the week of 9/5/22. Mandatory virtual pitch coaching for all finalists will take place the week of 9/12/22. Apply Here.
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New Mountain Capital Announces Growth Partnership with Emmes

New Mountain Capital Announces Growth Partnership with Emmes

Partnership to Support Emmes’ Next Phase of Tech-Enabled Growth NEW YORK and ROCKVILLE, Md., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — New Mountain Capital, a leading growth-oriented investment firm with more than $37 billion in assets under management and Emmes, a global, tech-enabled full-service clinical research organization (CRO) dedicated to supporting the advancement of public health and biopharmaceutical innovation, today announced that they have formed a partnership to support and accelerate Emmes’ next phase of growth. Affiliates of New Mountain will acquire the ownership interest of Behrman Capital, the majority investor in Emmes since March 2019, and the ownership interests of Emmes’ other investors. The transaction is expected to close in early July and terms were not disclosed. ...  Read more

FCOED has officially named a new Acting Director

FCOED has officially named a new Acting Director

FREDERICK, Md. – Longtime economic development professional Jodie Bollinger has been named Acting Director of Economic and Workforce Development. Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner named Ms. Bollinger to the position last week following the retirement of Helen Propheter. As part of the transition, the Office of Economic Development has been restructured to focus on key areas. Ms. Bollinger will continue to lead the Business Retention, Expansion and Marketing efforts. Her leadership team includes Beth Woodring, Director of Business Attraction and Finance; Katie Stevens, Director of Workforce Development and Agriculture Business; and Michelle Day, Director of Workforce Services. ...  Read more

QuSecure and DataBridge Sites Partner to Deliver Industry’s First Post-Quantum Cybersecurity Available Live in a Data Center

QuSecure and DataBridge Sites Partner to Deliver Industry’s First Post-Quantum Cybersecurity Available Live in a Data Center

Partnership Enables Quantum-as-a-Service Delivery of Industry’s Only Fully Orchestrated Solution Delivering Validated Post-Quantum Cryptography to Best Defend against Classical and Future Quantum Threats ...  Read more

Children’s National Hospital is #5 in the Nation

Children’s National Hospital is #5 in the Nation

Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., was ranked #5 nationally in the U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) Best Children’s Hospitals annual rankings. It’s the sixth straight year Children’s National has been in the top 10. Also for the 6th straight year, Children’s National’s neonatology program was ranked No. 1 among all children’s hospitals in the nation. Children’s National’s neurology and neurosurgery program is ranked the best in the Mid-Atlantic for a second year in a row. ...  Read more