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MedImmune creating drug pipeline for AstraZeneca

2012-11-18 00:00:00

When Gail Folena-Wasserman joined Gaithersburg biotechnology startup MedImmune in 1991, she was its first employee in research and development, and dreamed of what the company might be "when it grew up." Two decades later, the senior vice president for...

Wedded: Thomas Roberts and Patrick Abner

2012-10-19 10:58:00

Wedding day: Sept. 29, 2012 Thomas' story: Thomas Roberts, 40, grew up in Towson and is a news anchor for MSNBC. His mother, Michelle Roberts, is retired and worked in the finance department for Sheppard Pratt Health System. His father, Albert "Rob"...

Towson native, MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts marries longtime partner

2012-10-01 12:12:00

Thomas Roberts, a news anchor for MSNBC who grew up in Towson, is marrying Patrick D. Abner, his partner of 12 years, at a ceremony today in New York City. Roberts, who is 39, is a graduate of Calvert Hall College High School and McDaniel College in...

Some belated praise for CNN's debate partnership with Tea Party

2011-09-16 15:05:00

I am only about 2,000 news cycles behind with this post. But I was working on another project since Monday and did not have time to write about the GOP candidates debate hosted by CNN and the Tea Party Express. I thought I would get over it, but I...

Parents have good reason to distrust childhood vaccines

2011-07-16 11:15:00

Steven L. Salzberg's response to Margaret Dunkle's vaccination op-ed is itself a study in fear-mongering and ignorance ("Sun prints dangerous anti-vaccination op-ed," July 14). It is precisely because of the condescending and uninformed views of Dr....

Wealthy nations must follow through on disease fight

2011-06-13 03:01:00

In 1980, I moved my family from Maryland to the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Arizona to work on an issue most people are not comfortable talking about — diarrhea. At the time, diarrhea, which is preventable and treatable, was rampantly...

Biotech watched for signs of maturity

2001-01-16 00:00:00

The biotechnology industry raked in billions of dollars from investors last year as it basked in the spotlight of one of science's great achievements, the sequencing of the human genome. This year, investors will expect the industry to show what can be...

Respected doctors confront a tragedy

2001-07-08 00:00:00

Dr. Solbert Permutt is a giant in the world of lung research, a gregarious, outspoken 76-year- old professor with the enthusiasm of a teen-ager, a flamboyant taste for large bow ties and a history of teaching generations of doctors at Johns Hopkins...

Critical stage for biotechs

2005-01-07 00:00:00

A number of Maryland's biotechnology companies will have prospective new drugs in their final round of clinical testing this year, a key stage for some in their efforts to fully evolve from research organizations into market-driven businesses....

Md. bill targets gifts to doctors

2003-03-03 00:00:00

Maryland lawmakers are considering clamping down on the fancy meals, theater tickets and expensive trips lavished on doctors by pharmaceutical companies trying to persuade health care professionals to prescribe their medications. "The system bothers me,"...

A legend in his own town

1996-03-26 00:00:00

Amid the quiet elegance of McCafferty's restaurant in Mount Washington, near the baby grand piano polished to a high gloss, they have built a shrine to Johnny Unitas. Hanging on the wall is the Hall of Fame quarterback's autographed Colts jersey, an...

US high-grade bond market tone subdued after Merck jumbo trade

2013-05-16 05:05:03

By John Balassi NEW YORK, May 16 (IFR) - Market tone is relatively muted early on Thursday, despite the surprisingly better-than-expected first quarter GDP print from Japan that showed that the governments new inflation policies are beginning to kick in....

Ivy Merck was last seen in Kingsland, Ga., but her Honda CRV was found in Deerfield Beach

2012-08-30 00:00:00

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards perform at the Ernst-Merck-Halle on Sept. 14, 1970, in Hamburg, Germany.

2012-07-12 16:41:00

Trish Maxson joins Jones Lang LaSalle as chief human resources officer April 2. Maxson will direct Jones Lang LaSalle's human resources strategies globally to ensure alignment with its strategic objectives, company values and recruitment and retention of top talent.

2012-03-21 00:00:00