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Novavax, a vaccine development company headquartered in Gaithersburg, says its COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed 89.3% efficacy in UK clinical trials. The UK study enrolled more than 15,000 volunteers, according to a statement from Novavax on Thursday. More details will be released as data comes in, the company said. Phase 2b results in South Africa showed […]

AstraZeneca, a multinational pharmaceutical company with a Gaithersburg campus, announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows a 70% average efficacy rate. The vaccine candidate AZD1222 was administered in two ways. It showed 90% efficacy when it was given as a half dose and followed by a full dose at least one month later, according […]

Former U.S. Rep. John Delaney (D-Md. 6) is getting attention on Twitter for his idea for distributing a coronavirus vaccine, once it is made available. Delaney tweeted Friday, “Pay everyone $1500 to get vaccine[.] It is a stimulus check & big vaccine incentive rolled into one[.] Result: more people get vaccine, it saves lives, helps […]

Discovery Park officially opened in Gaithersburg, Sept. 25, with a ribbon cutting ceremony featuring city officials.  The project cost $1.4 million and was funded by the city’s Capital Improvement Plan. Across the new 15 acre parkland, there are five walking trails and picnic structures, with two being ADA accessible; two playgrounds; a secret garden and […]

Montgomery Community Media’s April Small Business Network (SBN) session took place April 25 in Rockville. The topic of the session was Connecting to Corporations. Kelly Leonard moderated a panel of three business leaders, including Anna Hakobyan of AstraZeneca, Casey Oakes of Marriott International, and Karen Zuckerman of HZ. The panel discussed: How to make connections […]

A new biotech company is opening in Gaithersburg, and is bringing with it 100 new jobs in the next three to five years. Viela Bio, a newly formed spin-out of MedImmune, announced Wednesday it will locate in Gaithersburg and plans to create 100 new jobs within three to five years. The company will focus on […]

The Johns Hopkins University and MedImmune announced this week a first-of-its-kind Ph.D. training program between a major university and a biopharmaceutical company in the United States. Known as the Johns Hopkins-MedImmune Scholars Program, this new initiative will build on an ongoing collaboration between MedImmune and Johns Hopkins, and reinforces both partners’ commitment to grow the […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 15, in Montgomery County: 1. Crews are finishing road repairs at the scene of Tuesday’s water main break at Rockville Pike and Cedar Lane. According to WSSC, all southbound lanes should be open by 8 a.m. today. All northbound lanes are already open. 2. The Maryland […]

The Gaithesburg City Council and Planning Commission will hold a joint public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on July 20th to discuss a schematic development plan (SDP) application for construction of a structured parking garage on the MedImmune/Astrazeneca campus. The proposed parking garage would include 1,386 spaces to serve future development on the company’s Gaithersburg campus. […]

UPDATED MedImmune and AstraZeneca officials are planning to build a child care center adjacent to the company’s corporate campus at One MedImmune Way in Gaithersburg. In an email sent on Feb. 11, the biotech company alerted Quince Orchard Park community residents that a Schematic Development Plan (SDP) application for construction of the child care center […]