Sara Gilgore

EXCLUSIVE: @AdventistHC might not acquire @HowardU's hospital as planned... bizj.us/1qlk4l

Oh, and after years of running it, @AdventistHC hopes to finally seal the deal on acquiring the D.C. hospital: bizj.us/1qlc7o

SCOOP: @HowardU Hospital on Georgia Ave. NW (managed by @AdventistHC) might not build a replacement #hospital after all. Rather, it's “exploring a number of models and options that will result in a modernized hospital” ... ICYMI over the long weekend: bizj.us/1qlc7n

Then there's @REGENXBIO, which, per this story from @Drubaru, is shaving down its workforce by 15% bizj.us/1qjwfg

And Elutia (which rebranded from @Aziyo_Biologics) is struggling to regain compliance with the @Nasdaq after, yes, a workforce reduction there, too. bizj.us/1qjwfd

It's been quite a week in D.C.-area biotech...

This local biotech is shutting down...

Gaithersburg vaccine maker @Novavax reports earnings tomorrow. Here's what industry analysts told me last week re: its Covid vaccine / competing with the mRNA shots from @pfizer-@BioNTech_Group and @moderna_tx... bizj.us/1qjw54

HEALTH CARE UNION UPDATE: The unionized medical residents at @GWtweets are moving forward with contract negotiations. But the nurses at @UHS_Inc-owned @GWHospital haven't yet gotten to the table. Here's why: bizj.us/1qju3n

Silver Spring’s United Therapeutics closed the third quarter projecting to double revenue, to $4 billion, by 2025. Here's why its CEO is so upbeat. bizjournals.com/washington/new…

HEALTH CARE EXEC NEWS: @KPMidAtlantic has named its next leader... bizj.us/1qjtoy

BREAKING: Gaithersburg’s @Novavax just scored a crucial Covid-19 vaccine approval from @EMA_News bizj.us/1qjtox

NEW: @Amgen’s layoffs following its @HorizonNews acquisition won’t immediately affect the company’s D.C.-area presence. But some things — including re: its Montgomery County real estate — are TBD... bizj.us/1qjs8l

The latest in Greater Washington biotech: @senseibio faces a delisting threat and @NexImmune just regained @Nasdaq compliance. Oh, and the cuts (to real estate, staff, programs, expenses, etc.) continue. bizj.us/1qjs4s

Anddd we're back on the beat at @WBJonline! Looking forward to catching up with y'all. #health #healthcare #hospitals #startups #biotech #lifesciences #cannabis

The life sciences sector faces a big roadblock to funding after a Covid-driven capital influx. But the money is still on the sidelines — and slowly coming back in. Now, companies like Gaithersburg's @immunomix are charting their own paths to secure it. bizj.us/1qj04f

Exclusive: @RoseMHealth founder @KaviMisri has started a new company with a platform for #employers — to help their #employees catch and manage metabolic conditions like #diabetes. It just raised $$ and has its eyes on more... bizj.us/1qj04g