Applications are now open for the 9th Annual Crab Trap Competition, one of the signature events of BioHealth Capital Region Week 2025, taking place on Wednesday, September 24, during Day 2 of the BioHealth Capital Region Forum at US Pharmacopeia (USP) in Rockville, Maryland.

The Crab Trap showcases emerging startups developing high-impact innovations in therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, digital health, and other transformative areas of healthcare. Finalists will pitch live to a panel of expert judges in front of a high-profile audience of industry leaders, investors, and commercialization partners.

The winning company will receive a valuable package of services and recognition to help accelerate its growth.

Click here to apply to compete in the Crab Trap.

Deadline to apply: AUGUST 29, 2025

In a new video feature, BioHealth Innovation’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) Kwame Ulmer offers a candid and experienced take on the evolving FDA landscape and its impact on medical device innovation.

As Managing Partner at MedTech Impact Partners, Kwame brings more than two decades of regulatory expertise to the table. His experience includes twelve years in leadership roles at the FDA, culminating as Deputy Director and Branch Chief, where he personally evaluated over 1,000 medical technologies. Today, he advises startups on regulatory strategy, supports complex submissions including de novo, PMA, and 510(k), and helps medtech founders navigate an increasingly uncertain regulatory environment.

BioHealth Capital Region Week returns for its 11th year, and registration is now officially open. Scheduled for September 23–25, 2025, this annual gathering will once again take place at US Pharmacopeia (USP) in Rockville, Maryland, bringing together leaders from across the biohealth ecosystem for three days of innovation, connection, and forward-thinking dialogue.

This year’s theme—“Where Human and Artificial Intelligence Converge in the BioHealth Industry”—will guide Forum discussions as experts from across industry, government, and academia explore how AI is reshaping drug development, diagnostics, health data, and the future of care delivery.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available at multiple levels, including standard, lunch, networking reception, VIP dinner, and display table options. Sponsors receive prominent visibility throughout the event and exclusive access to the region’s top biohealth leaders.

GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced it has been awarded a $62.4 million contract modification from the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for BAT^® [Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) – (Equine)]. The modification has been made to the existing 10-year contract with ASPR (75A50119C00075) whereby Emergent will supply BAT^®, an antitoxin used in the treatment of symptomatic botulism following suspected or confirmed exposure to botulinum neurotoxin serotypes A, B, C, D, E, F, or G in both adults and pediatric patients.

GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel peptide-based therapeutics for liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today announced positive topline results from the IMPACT Phase 2b trial of pemvidutide in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).

UVA Health has received two anonymous $25 million estate gifts to support the University of Virginia’s Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology. The $50 million of additional support for the institute enabled UVA Health to top its $1 billion fundraising goal in UVA’s Honor the Future campaign, which concludes this month. 

“I’m deeply grateful for the generosity and vision of these donors, whose contributions will help us to realize the full potential of the Manning Institute, and for everyone who has helped UVA Health reach this milestone,” said UVA President Jim Ryan. “These extraordinary gifts will support the Manning Institute’s research and aid in developing new treatments for hard-to-treat or incurable diseases, which will change lives across the Commonwealth and beyond.”