November 2024 Archive
University of Maryland Advances in National Research Rankings
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The University of Maryland advanced to No. 18 among all U.S. research institutions, maintaining top-tier status and moving up one spot in the National Science Foundation’s latest Higher Education Research and Development survey, the nation’s premier ranking of research universities. According to... read more
Secretome Therapeutics Closes $20.4 Million Financing Round to Advance Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure Therapies
Monday, November 25, 2024
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Secretome Therapeutics, a biotechnology company advancing therapies derived from neonatal cardiac progenitor cells (nCPCs), today announced the successful closing of a $20.4 million round of financing. This funding will enable Secretome to initiate clinical trials for its... read more
UM-BILD Celebrates First Anniversary
Friday, November 22, 2024
One year in, the University of Maryland, Baltimore Life Science Discovery (UM-BILD) initiative has made significant strides. In late September, UM-BILD marked its successful first year with a celebration in the University of Maryland BioPark that engaged faculty entrepreneurs, mentors, leaders from... read more
Recent Case Law Impacting Early-Stage IP Protection
Monday, November 11, 2024
By: Dustin Lee, Patent Attorney at University of Maryland, Baltimore Protecting and commercializing inventions from early-stage research faces many challenges. This is particularly true for technologies emerging from universities, which have highly specialized resources yet lack direct paths to... read more