A German firm that has its North American manufacturing, research and development facility in Germantown has received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its new test for the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

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A Rockville drug company working on treatments for central nervous system diseases has shifted its sales force from face-to-face interactions to virtual field calls and meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A Gaithersburg biopharmaceutical company is working with an Alabama university to prepare its COVID-19 vaccine candidate for clinical trials.

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Montgomery County lawyer Jonathan C. Dailey was disbarred Wednesday by the Maryland Court of Appeals, which found that Dailey solicited $27,000 from a former client for his own use after telling the client that the money would be an investment ...

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The nation’s largest youth development organization has chosen a Philadelphia company to manage all the operations of its conference center in Chevy Chase.

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A Maryland judge has ordered the daughter of a former U.S. diplomat to be held without bond following the first court hearing on a murder charge against her.

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A Gaithersburg biotechnology company has received a designation from the Food and Drug Administration aimed at quickening the development of one of its drugs.

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A website based in Potomac that offers discounts on activities for children and families has expanded from offering the deals in specific markets to offering them across America. CertifiKid LLC received a $600,000 investment after appearing last year from Kevin O’Leary, ...

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A Maryland man pleaded guilty Tuesday to posting threats on Facebook that he planned to kill Hispanics in Florida and elsewhere.

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Emergent BioSolutions Inc., a Gaithersburg life sciences firm that makes products to address public health threats, has an agreement with the European Medicines Agency to pursue its proposed development plan for a vaccine candidate.

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