December 2023 Archive
Baltimore Money Moves: Biotech wins big (again)
Friday, December 22, 2023
Plus, TEDCO continues to invest, Cambium Carbon’s seed+ and some manufacturing wins. Big biotech raises and grants GlycoMantra, a University of Maryland, Baltimore startup, received a $3.7 million SBIR Phase II grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The... read more
USM Maryland Momentum Fund and University of Maryland, Baltimore Invest in Irazu Oncology, Joining Wexford SciTech Fund, Abell Foundation, and Other Leading Investors
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Therapeutics company is Developing a Novel Platform for Cancer Vaccines Baltimore, Md. (Dec. 19, 2023) – Irazú Oncology, LLC ("Irazu"), a Baltimore-based therapeutics company, announced today that it closed a seed funding round to support development of the company’s outer membrane vesicle (OMV)... read more
University of Maryland, Baltimore Startup GlycoMantra Awarded $3.7 Million Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Grant
Monday, December 11, 2023
The grant will support development of their pipeline of therapeutics for treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, MASH liver fibrosis, and type 2 diabetes BALTIMORE, Maryland, December 11, 2023 – GlycoMantra, a University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) startup company developing... read more
University of Maryland Ranked No. 11 for Research Nationally
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
December 4, 2023 | By Lorri Angelloz The University of Maryland remains a top public U.S. research institution, according to the National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey, widely recognized as the preeminent national ranking for universities... read more
UMB, UMBC to Create Innovation Hub in West Baltimore
Friday, December 1, 2023
University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS, and University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark Gladwin, MD, announced Nov. 28 that the University has received a four-year, $4 million Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs (REACH) grant from the... read more