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Support Your Kids in Language Arts: Family-Friendly Ideas
Discover family-friendly ideas to support your child's language arts skills, including reading, writing, and vocabulary.
Setting Expectations for Grandparents
To ensure a smooth transition, set clear expectations for grandparents, from health & safety guidelines to playtime and social media rules.
Down Syndrome Resources in the DMV
Resources for children with Down syndrome in the DMV, including support groups, medical clinics, and educational services.
Back to Work as Mom of Two: How NBC4's Erika Gonzalez Is Making It Work
Balancing work obligations and outside interests is challenging for everyone. Adding children to the mix increases the complexity.
Animal Attractions Around the DMV
Explore engaging animal attractions around the DMV for kids to learn, interact, and enjoy unique wildlife experiences.
Batter Up! Batting Cages in the DMV
Baseball and softball are popular sports in the DMV. There are batting cages with pitching machines that you can visit to practice.
Are GMOs Safe for Your Kids?
Feeding your family involves choosing between organic and nonorganic options. This guide explains GMOs and the option to go organic
How and Where to Watch the Cosmos in the DC Area
While the light from a variety of sources causes light pollution that presents a problem for stargazing in the DMV, there are ways around it.
Exploring Our Multicultural Region Through the Arts
Engaging other cultures is one of the best parts of living in the DMV. Discover classes, performances, camps & celebrations for kids and teens.
What Is Stem Cell Therapy? How It Works In 2-Minutes
Genomic medicine is bringing hope where none previously existed. This approach to cure and treat human diseases uses human biology rather than chemical compounds made in the lab to unlock techniques and therapies with the power to cure formerly incurable diseases.
What Is Gene Editing? How It Works In 2-Minutes
Gene therapy, stem cell therapy, CAR T, cell therapy, and gene editing are all forms of genomic medicine1 - an approach to cure and treat human diseases that uses human biology rather than chemical compounds made in the lab.
Technology Transfer, A Catalyst For Gene Therapy Startups | The Spark Therapeutics Example
The ability to consistently bring treatments and cures to market depends upon a company’s capacity to create and sustain a successful product development pipeline.
What Is Gene Therapy? How It Works In 2-Minutes
Written for and originally published on AGT Big Picture Gene therapy, stem cell therapy, CAR-T, cell therapy and gene editing […]
Rare Disease Moms Make Their Voices Heard | Three Inspirational Stories
There are 7,000 known rare diseases in the world. Each of them affects less than 1% of the global population, […]
5 Biotech Companies in Maryland That May Make History in 2021
Historically, developing rare disease cures and treatments has been challenging. The small, globally dispersed patient population made it difficult and […]
5 Biotech Companies in Maryland That May Make History in 2021
These five biotechnology companies in Maryland may make history in 2021 because they have multiple therapeutic programs in trials for […]
5 Reasons Gene Therapy Companies are Vital to the Future of Biopharma
Pharmaceutical companies have been developing therapies to treat or prevent disease since the end of the 19th century. Chemical compounds […]
3 Gene Therapy Companies Powering a Revolution in Rare Disease Cures
Gene therapy companies are powering a revolution in rare disease cures by offering treatments that target the genetic cause of […]
Racefor7
Runners in cities in the U.S. and India will join together in the Racefor7 event on February 24. This annual […]
New Lab Space to Attract Biotech Talent
When construction is completed this month, 704 QO will offer ready-to-occupy lab/office spaces for companies of all sizes. What really […]
Bio-Trac
Maryland-Based Bio-Trac has Provided Advanced Training for Research Scientists for over 33 Years There is a company in Maryland that has been on the cutting edge of biomedical research […]
Roberts Oxygen
The local firm committed to meeting the essential needs of the BioTech community. You’ve probably seen the Roberts Oxygentrucks on […]
UMD Biotech Training
The BREP program at UMD provides much-needed biotechnology industry training workshops that support the growing demand for biomanufacturing and process […]
Cell Therapy Replace Modern Medicine?
In order: Phil Vanek, PhD (GE Healthcare); Claudia Zylberberg, PhD (Akron Biotechnology); Joshua Hare, MD (Longeveron); Doug Doerfler (Maxcyte) participate […]
TEDCO Stem Cell Symposium
Dan Gincel, Executive Director of the MSCRF (Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund), kicked off the 10th annual Stem Cell Symposium […]
Bio-Trac Immune Oncology
The First Annual Bio-Trac Symposium at the Bioscience Education Center at Montgomery College was sold out with attendees coming in […]
INOVA Discovery
IPHA Oracle Survey Identifies Four Consumer Health Factors That Impact HealthTech Innovation The Fall 2018 Inova Discover Series program showcased […]
Get to Know James Oliviero, CEO and President of Checkpoint Therapeutics
BioSpace recently spoke with James Oliviero, CEO and president at Checkpoint Therapeutics, an immuno-oncology, late-stage development company.
Let’s Get to Know Mir Imran, CEO and Chief Innovator at Rani Therapeutics
BioSpace recently spoke with Mir Imran, CEO and Chief Innovator at Rani Therapeutics, a company developing and testing a “robotic” pill that delivers biologics orally.
Let’s Get to Know Yoav Kimchy, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Check-Cap
BioSpace recently spoke with Yoav Kimchy, founder and chief technology officer of Check-Cap, a company developing the C-Scan® system to detect precancerous polyps.
Get to Know Jonathan Rigby, Group CEO of Revolo Biotherapeutics
BioSpace recently spoke with Jonathan Rigby, Group CEO of Revolo Biotherapeutics, a biotherapeutic company working to revolutionize the treatment of autoimmune and allergic diseases by…
Get to Know Norman Sussman, Chief Medical Officer at DURECT
BioSpace recently spoke with Norman Sussman, chief medical officer at DURECT, a company committed to transforming the treatment of acute organ injury and chronic liver diseases.
Let’s Get to Know Paula Ragan, CEO and President of X4 Pharmaceuticals
BioSpace spoke with Paula Ragan, CEO and President of X4 Pharmaceuticals, a company focused on restoring healthy immune system function in people with rare diseases.
Get to Know Sanjeev Luther, CEO and Board Member of Rafael Pharmaceuticals
Sanjeev Luther, CEO and Board Member of Rafael Pharmaceuticals, pictured above. BioSpace recently spoke with Sanjeev Luther, CEO and board […]
Getting to Know Dr. James Garner, CEO of Kazia Therapeutics
Photo courtesy of Kazia Therapeutics. BioSpace recently spoke with Dr. James Garner, CEO of Kazia Therapeutics, an oncology company that […]
Relmada Therapeutics Developing REL-1017 to Treat Major Depression
Depression affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Relmada Therapeutics is working to develop a treatment for those with depression […]
To improve reproducibility; look first to pipetting
With years of experience and expertise with pipettes, Gustavo Chavarria outlines pipetting factors and practices that lead to success and […]
Importance of Interoperability During COVID-19 | Smile CDR
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, yet with vaccination programs well underway and an end to rising infections in sight, we now have the opportunity to assess...
Bringing Bioproducts to Market
This article is brought to you by Cambridge Consultants, a global product development and technology consultancy firm that helps companies […]
BioEngineering and Athletes
Since the inception of competition, gaining a competitive advantage has been a persistent goal for athletes. For centuries, the competitive […]
Methane to Protein
Cows have had a bad rep over the past few years, due to the amount of methane they release — […]
PROVEN™ Disrupts N Fertilizer Industry
Source: Pivot Bio. Pivot Bio is disrupting the N fertilizer industry with the release of PROVEN™, their sustainable nitrogen-producing microbe […]
Satellites at Dinner
The dinner table is more crowded than you think.
Foodborne Illness
In effect, the power of the digital fingerprinting and related DNA sampling now in use in law enforcement can be put to work for foodborne illness outbreaks.
Making Your Virtual Collaboration a Success
Factors to consider when launching your long-distance project As the global economy has grown and become ever-more interconnected, the need […]
Repurposing Lab Equipment and Supplies
Thinking creatively can bring new purpose to everyday items. Lab equipment is expensive. Often, it’s designed for a specific purpose. […]