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Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford is expected to join community members and small business honors  to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month at the Read, Set, Grow small business workshop in Silver Spring. Rutherford will present citations to members of the Hispanic business community and a procurement workshop connecting small business owners to buyers from key […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal’s term as Council President ends on Dec. 1. At his weekly briefing on Nov. 30, Leventhal recapped some of the highlights of the past year. He also fielded questions from reporters about the Department of Liquor Control, Montgomery County Public Schools, homeless vets, Syrian refugees and his future plans. […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Dr. Luis Branco said he plans to return to Eastern Sierra Leone sometime this year to continue work on the recently approved rapid diagnostic test for the Ebola virus. Despite progress, he said there are always more questions to answer. Related:

It’s called a gamechanger: a rapid diagnostic test for Ebola has recently been approved and a startup Germantown company, Zalgen Labs, played a part in the development of that test. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You can find more information about this development and the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium that made it happen on its website. […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Dr. Luis Branco of Zalgen Labs in Germantown says the team that helped develop the rapid diagnostic test for Ebola will be meeting this week in New Orleans to discuss recent developments and to plan the future in the fight against this deadly virus. The rapid test was recently approved […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Dr. Luis Branco of Zalgen Labs in Germantown shares his pride for the medical staff and scientists who worked as a team on the rapid Ebola diagnostic test. He credits a lot of dedication “on both sides of the ocean” to make it possible so quickly. Take a look: According […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Dr. Luis Branco of Zalgen Labs said his Germantown company may need to hire more employees and expand its lab space if the demand for the rapid diagnostic Ebola test is great. The World Health Organization recently approved the Ebola test and FDA approval is pending, according to Dr. Branco. […]

County Council President Craig Rice met with the media this week and discussed several topics facing the County Council. It was at this briefing where he announced some progress on one of his economic initiatives.

The Minority Business Enterprise University Conference was held in Silver Spring on June 27. The keynote speaker was David Henson, National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency. Held at the Silver Spring Civic Building, the theme of this year’s conference was Pathways to Procurement. The conference provides a gathering place for all stakeholders who […]