Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 27, 2022
MCPS has sent out a message to the community highlighting ten things you need to know for Thursday, January 27th. The full message can be seen below.
Per MCPS:
On Thursday, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich was joined by members of the Montgomery County Council, including Council President Gabe Albornoz, and nonprofit and faith leaders to announce 61 grant recipients of $700,000 in County funding to improve security and deter hate crimes through the County’s Nonprofit Security Grants program.
In May 2021, the Montgomery County Council approved $700,000 to be available in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget to be used for nonprofit organizations and facilities which have experienced, or are at high risk of experiencing, hate crimes. These grants are available to augment funds for security personnel or other security planning and training measures for nonprofit organizations located in Montgomery County. Faith-based facilities at risk of hate crimes were also eligible to apply. The funds are administered by the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS).
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Updated on Friday, January 28th with additional information.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a 2-alarm fire on Carousel Court in the area of Girard Street in Gaithersburg at approximately 4pm today (Thursday, January 27th), according to MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer.
MCPS Athletics has sent a letter to the community include welcoming back spectators at 25% capacity starting on 1/29, and updates on overnight travel as well as an updated Return to RAISE Plan.
The full letter can be seen below:
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Immunocore is a commercial-stage biotechnology company based in England with its U.S. headquarters in Rockville, pioneering the development of a novel class of TCR bispecific immunotherapies called ImmTAX – Immune mobilizing monoclonal TCRs Against X disease – designed to treat a broad range of diseases, including cancer, autoimmune, and infectious disease.
Yesterday, Immunocore announced the FDA approval of KIMMTRAK for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma. Uveal melanoma is a rare and aggressive form of melanoma, which affects the eye. Although it is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults, the diagnosis is rare, and up to 50% of people with uveal melanoma will eventually develop metastatic disease. Unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma typically has a poor prognosis and had no approved treatment until KIMMTRAK.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 27, 2022
QIAGEN, a Netherlands-based holding company with its U.S. headquarters in Germantown, is the leading global provider of Sample to Insight solutions that enable customers to gain valuable molecular insights from samples containing the building blocks of life. Earlier this week Qiagen announced that it had completed a U.S. federal contract to equip local public health authorities with QIAcuity digital PCR system for COVID-19 surveillance.
Full press release ebelow:
It was announced in a press release this morning that the House Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a round table with several former Washington Football Team employees to discuss issues of workplace misconduct and the National Football League’s (NFL) failure to take steps to prevent sexual harassment and verbal abuse within the WFT under the leadership of owner Dan Snyder.
Full Press Release Below:
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 27, 2022
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Ebisu Life Store is now open at 836 Rockville Pike, the former location of Shah and Patel Grocery. The store features Japanese food/snacks, beauty products, household supplies, and baby products. The chain’s flagship store is located in Flushing, New York. About Ebisu, translated from their website:
Foodies who like Japanese snacks, please come here, the three brothers of French fries, Shiroi Koibito, Meiji chocolate, and even drinks have been brought over for you, and you can get as many pounds of meat as you want!