Human Genome Sciences News

On Thursday, May 2, Virginia Bio, the premier statewide non-profit trade association representing the life sciences industry in the Commonwealth of Virginia, will recognize 20 exemplary contributions to bioscience research and commercialization as part of the organization's 20th anniversary celebration.

The Biotechnology Industry Organization has elected Rachel King, president and CEO of Gaithersburg-based GlycoMimetics Inc., as its new chairwoman.

Bio is big in Montgomery and Frederick counties. And it doesn't get much bigger in the industry than the annual BIO International Convention, which occurs Monday through Thursday in Chicago and attracts tens of thousands of scientists and industry executives worldwide.

Migone brings wide-ranging experience in the discovery and development of novel therapeutic antibodies.

GlaxoSmithKline is trying to expand the market for its Benlysta drug beyond lupus by launching a major study of the medicine as a treatment for a serious blood vessel disorder.