The Center News

Mikulski, biotechs ponder industry's future in Maryland

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:45:00 EDT

Nearly 90,000 Maryland jobs come from the state's 400 biotechnology companies, so when a senior Democrat on the Senate committee looking into industry regulations asks for a meeting, local businesses are the first to the table.

State's Biotechnology Center awards $1 Million to Accelerate Commercialization at Five Promising Life Science Companies

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:40:00 EDT

In effort to spur commercialization and advance treatments for cancer and other diseases, the Maryland Biotechnology Center (MBC) today announced it has awarded a total of $1 million to five promising life sciences companies through its Biotechnology Commercialization Awards and Translational Research awards.

Maryland Biotech Center joins Hopkins, University of MD in awarding 2011 BioMaryland Life Prizes

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:18:00 EDT

Maryland Biotechnology Center Executive Director Dr. Judy Britz joined Johns Hopkins University and University of Maryland officials last night to award two 2011 BioMaryland LIFE (Leading Innovative Faculty Entrepreneurs) Prizes to University of Maryland Medical Center's Dr. James Gammie and to Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s Dr. Sara Sukumar. The LIFE Prize is a $50,000 grant funded by the Maryland Biotech Center along with the two universities to help advance research in biotech and biopharma, medical devices, or diagnostics that has the greatest potential for commercial application.