Biotech industry leader to helm WashU drug development accelerator – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Shripad Bhagwat, PhD, a drug development expert with decades of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, has been named the inaugural senior director of the Needleman Program for Innovation and Commercialization (NPIC) at Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to his role as senior director, Bhagwat has a research-track professor appointment in the Department […]
Johns Hopkins and U Maryland Life science accelerator launches with $100M grant
The life sciences accelerator Blackbird Laboratories Inc. launched Tuesday with a $100 million founding grant from The Stephen and Renee Bisciotti Foundation and research collaborations with Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the Lieber Institute for Brain Development. Blackbird Labs’ mission is to help universities and investigators commercialize their academic research to […]