@WBJonline staff reporter covering health care, biotech and life sciences, and cannabis in the D.C.-metro area. @saragilgore for other sporadic stuff.
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SCOOP: @HowardU Hospital on Georgia Ave. NW (managed by @AdventistHC) might not build a replacement #hospital after all.
Rather, it's “exploring a number of models and options that will result in a modernized hospital” ...
ICYMI over the long weekend: bizj.us/1qlc7n
Oh, and after years of running it, @AdventistHC hopes to finally seal the deal on acquiring the D.C. hospital: bizj.us/1qlc7o
And Elutia (which rebranded from @Aziyo_Biologics) is struggling to regain compliance with the @Nasdaq after, yes, a workforce reduction there, too. bizj.us/1qjwfd
Then there's @REGENXBIO, which, per this story from @Drubaru, is shaving down its workforce by 15% bizj.us/1qjwfg
This local biotech is shutting down...
A Gaithersburg biotech developing therapies for cancers patients plans to lay off most of its staff this month and wind down its business, amid a difficult period for life sciences firms locally and nationally. bizjournals.com/washington/n…
Gaithersburg vaccine maker @Novavax reports earnings tomorrow.
Here's what industry analysts told me last week re: its Covid vaccine / competing with the mRNA shots from @pfizer-@BioNTech_Group and @moderna_tx... bizj.us/1qjw54
HEALTH CARE UNION UPDATE: The unionized medical residents at @GWtweets are moving forward with contract negotiations.
But the nurses at @UHS_Inc-owned @GWHospital haven't yet gotten to the table. Here's why: bizj.us/1qju3n
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Silver Spring’s United Therapeutics closed the third quarter projecting to double revenue, to $4 billion, by 2025. Here's why its CEO is so upbeat. bizjournals.com/washington/n…
HEALTH CARE EXEC NEWS: @KPMidAtlantic has named its next leader... bizj.us/1qjtoy
BREAKING: Gaithersburg’s @Novavax just scored a crucial Covid-19 vaccine approval from @EMA_News bizj.us/1qjtox
NEW: @Amgen’s layoffs following its @HorizonNews acquisition won’t immediately affect the company’s D.C.-area presence.
But some things — including re: its Montgomery County real estate — are TBD... bizj.us/1qjs8l
The latest in Greater Washington biotech: @senseibio faces a delisting threat and @NexImmune just regained @Nasdaq compliance.
Oh, and the cuts (to real estate, staff, programs, expenses, etc.) continue. bizj.us/1qjs4s
Anddd we're back on the beat at @WBJonline! Looking forward to catching up with y'all. #health #healthcare #hospitals #startups #biotech #lifesciences #cannabis
The life sciences sector faces a big roadblock to funding after a Covid-driven capital influx.
But the money is still on the sidelines — and slowly coming back in.
Now, companies like Gaithersburg's @immunomix are charting their own paths to secure it. bizj.us/1qj04f
Exclusive: @RoseMHealth founder @KaviMisri has started a new company with a platform for #employers — to help their #employees catch and manage metabolic conditions like #diabetes.
It just raised $$ and has its eyes on more... bizj.us/1qj04g
