Novavax Initiates Phase 3 Trial of its COVID-19 Omicron Strain Vaccine as a Booster
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FITCI member KnowledgeNet.ai Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance
KnowledgeNet.ai, a leader in collaboration intelligence and knowledge sharing platform, announces the successful completion of the System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II Audit. SOC 2® is a reporting framework that sets the benchmarks for managing systems, process controls and data, including – privacy, confidentiality, security, availability, and processing integrity. Adhering to SOC 2 Type II ensures current and future customers that KnowledgeNet.ai has the proper security, privacy, and compliance controls to manage its collaboration intelligence and knowledge-sharing platform. ...
Applied Biomimetic is now Vandstrom
Applied Biomimetic, Inc., a leader in the convergence of polymer and protein membrane technologies, has renamed itself Vandstrom, Inc. Commenting on the change, CEO Imran Jaferey remarked: “Vandstrom is built on a passion for doing more with less and supporting a leaner and cleaner world through engineering. The company was founded on the basis of a research program to develop a biomimetic membrane. In that journey, we have developed a focus on enhancing industrial operations through increased efficiency in separation sciences. We have developed novel and proprietary porous polymeric membranes, and we have in recent years integrated manufacturing operations around these products adjacent to our laboratories in Gaithersburg. have built this business with multiple technology platforms, and it was time to broaden the brand with a name that reflects these platforms.” ...
Biogen and Samsung Bioepis’ BYOOVIZ™ (ranibizumab-nuna) Launches in the United States
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and INCHEON, Korea – June 02, 2022 – Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) and Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. today announced that BYOOVIZ™ (ranibizumab-nuna), a biosimilar referencing LUCENTIS® (ranibizumab)i has been launched in the United States. Healthcare provider engagement, promotional activity, collaborations with professional societies and patient advocacy groups have commenced and BYOOVIZ will be commercially available on July 1, 2022, through major distributors across the U.S. The list price will be $1,130 per single use vial to administer 0.5mg via intravitreal injection, which is 40% lower than the current list price of LUCENTIS. ...
TEDCO invests $150K in Md. startup AudioOne
TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced today its Builder Fund invested $150,000 in AudioOne Inc., a technology startup based in Maryland. TEDCO’s Builder Fund invests in and provides executive support to Maryland-based technology companies run by entrepreneurs who demonstrate economic disadvantage. ...
Discover the best way to commercialize your innovation through the FREE NSF I-Corps Short Course at UMD this August
The University of Maryland offers a free UMD Innovation Corps (I-Corps) short course online this August to innovators and entrepreneurs. Based on the National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps curriculum, this course offers real-world, hands-on, immersive learning about what it takes to successfully transfer knowledge into products and processes that benefit society. ...
JLL Tapped By Chasen Companies to Oversee Retail Leasing
Following key acquisitions in Fells Point and Harbor East, plans for vibrant retail take shape ...
Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Internship Fall 2022
The National Security Agency (NSA) in partnership with the Maryland Innovation & Security Institute (MISI) and the GBC MISI Academy seek applicants for an 8-week paid internship program designed for college seniors about to enter the technical workforce currently enrolled in an institution designated as a CAE-CD or CAE-CO by the National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity. ...
Maryland’s only hospital-based bioincubator making inroads
Celebrating its five-year anniversary the LifeBridge Health Bioincubator has landed nearly $60 million in funding from 36 grants and received 36 patents. Serving as the state’s only hospital-based bioincubator, the facility has launched several companies with potentially groundbreaking technologies, including gene therapy for cystic fibrosis, an ingestible capsule for the early detection of esophageal cancer, and an ultrasound-enabled bedside feeding tube. ...
Celebrating 25 Years of Satellite Internet
The world looked very different 25 years ago – Blockbuster Video was still king of movie rentals, the Palm Pilot had just been introduced to the world, and the launch of the first generation iPhone was still a decade away. The connectivity landscape was sparse, and the world wide web was still just a novelty, not the necessity it is today. It was also the time when Hughes invented satellite internet to help improve the dial-up experience. Since then, satellite internet has become a staple for millions of homes and businesses in rural locations and has grown to support email, social media, web browsing, videos and more. ...