California biotech firm Illumina will make the University of Maryland BioPark its first East Coast location, another major tenant for the research park now overflowing with tenants. Illumina, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of biotech tools especially for use in ...

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The University of Maryland, Baltimore would become the first university in the country to offer a graduate degree in cannabis therapeutics under a proposal granted preliminary approval Tuesday by a committee of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. ...

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Ten years ago, Paragon Bioservices moved into the University of Maryland BioPark with just 30 employees and a change of direction to focus on manufacturing gene therapies. Monday the firm announced that it had agreed to be acquired by Catalent ...

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The University of Maryland, Baltimore, plans to train the state’s next generation of social entrepreneurs through a graduate degree program it is launching this year. The university’s Master of Science degree in Health and Social Innovation will train a cohort ...

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Maryland universities are creating new academic programs they say could help the state adapt to a changing innovation economy and help meet needs for tomorrow’s educators. The Education Policy and Student Life committee of the University System of Maryland’s Board ...

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The University of Maryland, Baltimore has granted Educational & Scientific, LLC an exclusive license with the potential to treat prostate cancer, UM Ventures announced Monday. The agreement allows Educational & Scientific to develop Galeterone, a molecule that could inhibit prostate ...

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The University of Maryland, Baltimore, and its School of Medicine is accused of ignoring complaints of sexual harassment.

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A leading AIDS researcher was picked Wednesday to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal government's top public health agency.

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Students at the School of Pharmacy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore gathered to support the Florida high school where 17 people were killed Feb. 14 in a mass shooting. More than 45 students turned for the event organized by ...

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University of Maryland, Baltimore President Jay A. Perman wants to use economic pressure to compel states to adopt stricter gun-control regulations. In an open letter to the university community, Perman said he will ask professional and scientific groups to which ...

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