The Maryland Technology Development Corporation has announced 23 finalists on Wednesday for the 13th Annual Maryland Incubator Company of the Year awards.

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Global Virus Network, a nonprofit organization of top medical virologists in more than 30 institutions spanning 21 nations, has moved its headquarters to the University of Maryland BioPark.

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Last year’s top beneficiary of biotechnology investment tax credits — a Rockville company in danger of aging out of the subsidy program — would be among those spared by legislation close to being approved by the General Assembly.

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Precision for Medicine Inc., a Chevy Chase-based company formed in 2012 to support new approaches to drug development and commercialization, said it secured $150 million in private equity financing to support acquisitions and development.

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Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc., of Bethesda, a biotechnology company developing personalized immune therapies for solid tumor cancers, announced that it has been issued a U.S. patent covering novel processes for manufacturing human dendritic cells.

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Cel-Sci Corp., of Vienna, Va., and Elkridge, said its Taiwanese clinical trial partner, Orient Europharma, has added additional sites in Taiwan in Cel-Sci’s Phase III head and neck cancer clinical trial for Multikine, the company’s flagship investigational immunotherapy.

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley is scheduled to visit the BioTechnical Institute of Maryland to talk about providing the necessary skills to boost work opportunities. The governor is set to visit Tuesday afternoon in Baltimore. The institute was founded in ...

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Clean, green vehicles are coming to Baltimore. The 5th International Environmentally Friendly Vehicle Conference is being held Monday through Wednesday at Baltimore’s convention center. Organizers say this year marks the first time the conference is being held in the United ...

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ANNAPOLIS — State officials say grants of up to -$200,000 are available to Shore farmers looking to upgrade the energy efficiency of their farms. The Maryland Energy Administration says the program is aimed at covering up to 75 percent of ...

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U.K. drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has secured its takeover of longtime partner Human Genome Sciences after agreeing to pay more, a move to expand GSK’s drug portfolio in crucial areas: biologic drugs and treatments for the hundreds of millions of people ...

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