The Department of Defense and its participating components award over $2B annually in SBIR/STTR funding. This 5 hour, in depth live WORKSHOP presents proposal preparation tips for those who want to learn more about planning and preparing a DOD SBIR/STTR submission for an upcoming opportunity. The DOD SBIR 23.3 and STTR.C are set to be released on …
Building Your Startup Narrative The importance of storytelling in shaping perceptions of your business, and building company culture. Why telling your best story should be part of an intentional communications strategy. Digital presence and branding – what are the tradeoffs and some tips for avoiding disaster? Leadership charisma matters, but how do you walk the …
Rametrix Technologies Inc: Molecular Urinalysis as a Disease and Drug Screening Tool Dr. John Robertson, President and CEO of Rametrix Technologies, will discuss how the company’s Raman spectroscopy-based platform has the potential to improve medical care and outcomes. He will explain how the company designs and engineers around its spectroscopy platform which can be used …
Join us in welcoming Sally Allain, the Head of Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS @ Washington, DC. With experience supporting biotech startups and external partnering for Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Allain will share her insights on the different features and value available at a healthcare and life sciences incubator, including what an application process …
We know that life science companies buy Directors & Officers coverage. But for many who are just starting their companies or are still in the building phase, the why is not always clear. Life science is a risky business but we also know that it is an innovative and health-altering mission. So how do we …
Register and join to learn about a new T-cell receptor (TCR) that targets CD22, being developed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a cellular immunotherapy for the treatment of lymphomas and leukemias. CD22 TCR-T cells cleared leukemia at clinically relevant doses without causing systemic cytokine elevation. This webinar will discuss (i) novel CD22 specific …
We look forward to another great evening with our vibrant, collaborative, and innovative Bio community in a new location this month! Join us for Bio & Beer on Thursday, May 25th from 4:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M in Ashburn. Dr. Crystal Icenhour is a scientist, businessperson, and entrepreneur with over 15 years of biotechnology industry experience. As an expert in infectious disease, she …
Children’s National Innovation Day and Showcase features the hospital’s life science and healthcare projects that are looking for strategic partnership, co-development, and licensing opportunities. The event will also showcase startup companies whose mission is aligned with our quest to bring novel pediatric products to patients and families. The agenda is below: 10AM | Welcome & Refreshments …
Tuesday, May 30 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM Kardinal Hall It’s the Monthly Speaker Series… without the speakers! Join CvilleBioHub and your local biotech community to celebrate Spring with an evening of networking, friendship, and good cheer! Space is limited. Be sure to RSVP! REGISTER NOW Special thanks to our exclusive event sponsor!
The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) is excited to announce our 8th Annual Membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at the Richmond Marriott in Richmond, VA. There will be a special networking event featuring poster displays by current MTEC members and invited government sponsors on the evening …
Technology has the potential to break our reliance on annual or seasonal vaccinations and provide longer durability and greater reliability for coronaviruses, influenza, rhinoviruses, and more. Through innovation, there is an opportunity to increase the impact and acceptance of vaccinations and develop more consistent and impactful outcomes to reach large numbers of individuals, regardless of …
Successfully recruiting talented life sciences leaders is both a science and an art. Organizations must develop a standard set of hiring processes and practices, clearly understand and internally align on nice-to-haves versus must-haves, manage time and timelines effectively, and prioritize the candidate experience. This training session, hosted by Slone Partners CEO Leslie Loveless, will cover strategies and …
Tuesday, April 25 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Our April conversation will feature three entrepreneurs with different perspectives on present and future opportunities in women’s health. Refreshments served! FEATURED SPEAKERS Register Now Special thanks to our exclusive event sponsor!
BSL-3 Resources at George Mason University George Mason University’s (GMU) 52,000 square-foot Biomedical Research Laboratory (BRL) is one of 12 NIAID-funded regional biocontainment facilities to support infectious disease research and foster collaborations with other national and global laboratories. The BRL is fully approved and licensed for work by the CDC and USDA and is …
Lunch and Learn “A novel mRNA vaccine platform for HIV-1” Presented by: Dr Paolo Lusso, M.D., Ph.D. Chief, Viral Pathogenesis Section in the Laboratory of Immunoregulation When: Friday April 14th, 12:00pm-1:30pm Where: George Mason University SciTech Campus (Manassas, VA), Kathryn Johnson Hall, RM 130 (in-person only) Register to Attend for Free: https://ibi.gmu.edu/event/lunch-and-learn-a-novel-mrna-vaccine-platform-for-hiv-1/ Complimentary lunch …
Selling Into Healthcare – Medical Devices ICAP and Virginia Bio are excited to announce our next presentation – Selling Into Healthcare: Medical Devices. ICAP’s Life Science Mentor Philippe Sommer will discuss selling into the healthcare industry. During this session, he will review the healthcare industry’s overall buying ecosystem, as well as the different sales pathways available, specifically …
Indo US Bridging RARE Summit 2023 Marking the 40th anniversary of the US Orphan Drug Act of 1983 October 29 – 30, 2023 George Mason University Campus at Arlington, VA Submit interest Summit Planning Committee Amy Adams, Ph.D., Institute for Biohealth Innovation, George Mason University Rich Bendis, BioHealth Innovation and BioHealth Capital Region Forum Anish …
Register to attend a free NIH webinar. Attendees will learn about a new method for administering Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). This new method improves both the instrumentation used to deliver TMS treatment, and the treatment’s magnetic pulse pattern; which when applied to an awake rat treatment model, was shown to provide significant improvement over conventional …
Explore four floors of fun for the whole family: • Raspberry Pi’s for gaming and coding • 3D printing • Robots • Dissections, DNA extractions, specimens, anatomical skeletons • Animal models including a cow and horse hoof • Rocks of Minecraft • Sound and glass • Non-Newtonian fluids • Slime Virginia-Western-STEM-Day-Sp23
Register today for MDMA’s flagship event, the 2023 MDMA Annual Meeting, which will be held April 26-28th in Washington, DC. MDMA is the leading voice for innovative and entrepreneurial medical devices companies, and this year’s Annual Meeting will deliver key insights on issues facing our industry. As a Virginia Bio member, you receive discounted pricing. …
2023 CEA Summit East The Controlled Environment Agriculture Innovation Center (VT-IALR CEA-IC), a partnership between the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech and Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Virginia Tech and the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, and Indoor Ag-Con invite you to join us for the 2nd …
In honor of Loudoun’s 10th Small Business Week Celebration, the Department of Economic Development is hosting an educational summit on Tuesday, May 2nd from 8am-3pm at the Claude Moore Recreation Center in Sterling. The goal of the summit is to connect to and provide resources for small business from all industries who are looking to …
Center for Breakthrough Medicines A CDMO organized to save lives by accelerating the development and manufacturing of Advanced Therapies. Join us to learn about the general organization of the Center for Breakthrough Medicines and its operations. Curtis will detail how the organization has key features that have been purposefully designed to add efficiencies …
About the Event Join us for the 9th Annual BioHealth Capital Region Forum on September 19th and 20th, 2023, at US Pharmacopeia (USP) located at 12601 Twinbrook Pkwy, Rockville, MD 20850. This year, we are excited to announce that the Forum will be an entirely in-person event, responding to the feedback of our …