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BioHealth and Life Sciences Update - 6/29/16 Novavax Expands Operations ith !p to "#$ Ne Hires in %ar&land 'aithers(!r)*s Novavax + a clinical sta)e vaccine co,pan& developin) pro,isin) vaccines for S.+ nfl!en0a+ and E(ola anno!nces plans to expand its operations in %ont)o,er& o!nt& addin) !p to 850 new jobs  to its c!rrent $$3 or4force5

BioHealth and Life Sciences News 'aithers(!r)*s Emergent BioSolutions receives a B7 contract val!ed at !p to 82159% to develop and ,an!fact!re three c'% lots of a :i4a vaccine for !se in a hase 1 clinical trial5 ;he co,pan& also receives <7 Orphan 7r!) stat!s for its Bio;hrax vaccine5 oc4ville*s l!co"imetics# '%-12=1 receives <7 <ast ;rac4 7esi)nation for treat,ent of %L5 ;he co,pan& also anno!nces pricin) of p!(lic offerin) of co,,on stoc45 'aithers(!r)*s $%gen closes a 81$5% private place,ent to advance its ,olec!lar dia)nostics and (ioinfor,atics technolo)& foc!sed on ,!lti-dr!) resistant or)anis,s5 Balti,ore*s Lu%in Limited receives <7 approvals for )eneric ctivella> ctivella> and .fend> ;a(lets ;a(lets and .fend> Oral S!spension5 'aithers(!r)*s Nuo &hera%eutics raises 8=5#% to advance its (iod&na,ic he,ato)el therapies5 'aithers(!r)*s en'ec+ a clinical-sta)e )ene deliver& co,pan&+ anno!nces a 8#% at-the,ar4et offerin)5to advance its c!ttin)-ed)e therape!tics and vaccines 5 'er,anton*s Neuralstem plans to raise 815$"% and anno!nces positive data re)ardin) its NS-1"9 technolo)&5 Balti,ore*s (erecor  anno!nces  anno!nces a 81% ?7 )rant fro, the National nst5 on 7r!) (!se5

Balti,ore*s Noxili)er  anno!nces  anno!nces <7 #1$@4A clearance of a ,edical device sterili0ed !sin) the co,pan&*s nitro)en dioxide sterili0ation process5 'er,anton*s Senseonics+ developin) a lon)-ter,+ i,planta(le contin!o!s )l!cose ,onitorin) s&ste,+ si)ns excl!sive distri(!tion a)ree,ent ith oche5 oc4ville*s "acroenics presents data fro, hase 1 st!d& of %'7$1$ at EUL 2$165 Balti,ore*s *ell+oc,  anno!nces positive res!lts re)ardin) !se of its di)ital health prod!ct and also expands its leadership tea, ith roster of seasoned healthcare exec!tives5 'aithers(!r)*s 'tesse advances hase 2(/ clinical trial of .;S-2=$ in Nie,ann-ic4 ;&pe 1 7isease5 oc4ville*s (-S. /harmaceuticals receives approval fro, <7 to cond!ct hase 2 clinical trials ith EN%7-2$=6 for <i(rola,ellar arcino,a @<LA5 'er,anton*s E%igenomics# Epi proolon test--the first and onl& <7 approved (lood test for colon cancer+ is incl!ded no in the USS;< )!idelines for colorectal cancer screenin)5 Balti,ore*s (lear uide "edical recieves a patent for its innovation i,a)e f!sion prod!ct5 oc4ville*s -BL and E'ENCBO to ,an!fact!re Ho<H treat,ent for h!,an clinical trials5 ol!,(ia*s $siris# 'rafix de,onstrates s!perior clinical o!tco,es co,pared ith Epi<ix5 Balti,ore*s eNeura .nc1 receives E %ar4 la(el extension expandin) !se of Sprin);%S to incl!de ,i)raine prevention5 oc4ville*s 2EEN3 2E EN3B.$ B.$ and Bio)en enter excl!sive license a)ree,ent for the develop,ent of )ene therap& treat,ents for rare )enetic vision disorders5 oolesville Hi)h School senior nantha Sri&a edd& ins "+ BioENEius  contest5 5 Balti,ore*s Sonavex na,ed OD Life Sciences o,pan& of the &ear5

;he "ar!land +e%artment of (ommerce foc!ses on attractin)+ retainin)+ and expandin) (!sinesses and creatin) o(s in %ar&land+ and also ,ar4ets %ar&land*s ,an& assets to co,panies co,panies across the nation and a(road5 ;he 7epart,ent*s $ffice of BioHealth and Life Sciences s!pports innovative start-!ps and co,panies foc!sed on

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