AstraZeneca, which has a significant presence in Montgomery County with a large scientific campus/base in Gaithersburg and a new manufacturing facility in Rockville, has agreed to acquire EsoBiotec– a biotech company specializing in innovative cell therapies, for up to $1 billion.

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In a remarkable tale of entrepreneurship rooted in Montgomery County, Maryland, City Bonfires has emerged as a popular name in outdoor lifestyle products. We caught up with co-founder Chris McCasland who grew up in Germantown and attended schools such as Daly, Neelsville, and Watkins Mill High School, to talk about the company’s journey.

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Maryland Public Television (MPT) today announced that Montgomery County resident Steven J. Schupak, MPT’s current executive vice president and station manager, will become the sixth president and chief executive officer of the 55-year-old statewide TV network on July 1, succeeding retiring CEO Larry D. Unger.

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Silver Spring-based United Therapeutics Corporation announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its application to start a clinical study of UKidney™, a kidney derived from a genetically modified pig.

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