Company News
11/30/2023
ATCC Announces Award from NIAID to Consolidate its BEI Resources and NIH HIV Reagent Programs
ATCC, the world’s premier biological materials management and standards organization, today announced a seven-year contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to continue the management of the BEI Resources Program. NIAID has made an initial award of over $21.5 million, with further funding …
11/30/2023
Acclinate Collaborates with Merck to Increase Clinical Trial Diversity
Acclinate, an expert in health equity through inclusive research, is collaborating with Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, to help increase participation by members of the Black/African American community in Merck’s oncology clinical studies. “We’re proud to be working with Merck because being a champion for health equity through inclusive research …
11/27/2023
cultivate(MD) Capital Funds LP Announces Investment into Nanochon
cultivate(MD) Capital Funds LP, funds that are focused on investments into early-stage medical device companies with innovative technologies, announced today that they have made a significant investment into Nanochon, a Washington, D.C.—based regenerative cartilage innovator. Nanochon develops solutions utilized by sports medicine physicians to treat active patients requiring cartilage restoration. Nanochon’s Chondrograft™ replaces lost or damaged …
11/27/2023
Agrospheres Completes Expansion of $25 Million Series B Round
AgroSpheres, a biotechnology company pioneering breakthroughs in sustainable crop protection, today announced the closing of its Series B funding round with a strategic investment from FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a global leader in agriculture sciences. This investment brings the total funding in AgroSpheres’ Series B round to $25 million, demonstrating the strong confidence in the …
11/14/2023
Children’s National Hospital selected as member of ARPA-H Investor Catalyst Hub spoke network
Children’s National Hospital was selected as a spoke for the Investor Catalyst Hub, a regional hub of ARPANET-H, a nationwide health innovation network launched by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). The Investor Catalyst Hub seeks to accelerate the commercialization of groundbreaking and accessible biomedical solutions. It uses an innovative hub-and-spoke model designed to reach a …
11/08/2023
VIPC Awards Commonwealth Commercialization Fund Grant to PS Fertility to Advance Fertility Testing
The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) today announced that PS-Fertility, Inc. has been awarded a Commonwealth Commercialization Fund (CCF) grant for $75,000. VIPC’s CCF programs have distributed more than $53 million to Virginia-based startups, entrepreneurs, and university-based inventors since 2012 in support of critical early technology testing and market validation efforts. PS Fertility has also …