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Family of Henrietta Lacks reaches third Big Pharma settlement
The estate of Henrietta Lacks, the Black woman from Baltimore whose cancer cells fueled scientific discovery and profit for Big Pharma, has reached a settlement with a third pharmaceutical company.
Family of Baltimore’s Henrietta Lacks settles unjust enrichment lawsuit
The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black Baltimorean whose cells contributed to major scientific breakthroughs, has reached another settlement with a pharmaceutical giant.
Ex-pharma exec countersues over unique Wu-Tang Clan album
Martin Shkreli, the convicted former pharmaceutical executive, countersued a digital art collective that paid $4 million for a one-of-a-kind album by the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
AstraZeneca to invest $2B in MD as part of manufacturing push
AstraZeneca will invest $2B to expand biologics manufacturing in Frederick and build a facility in Gaithersburg, creating hundreds of jobs.
FDA’s top drug regulator resigns after federal officials probe ‘serious concerns’
FDA drug center head George Tidmarsh resigned as officials probed serious misconduct claims tied to a lawsuit from Aurinia Pharmaceuticals.
SJ Incorporation to open facility in Western Maryland
SJ Incorporation will open a new 35,000-square-foot medicine production facility at Fort Ritchie in Western Maryland.
IRA is forcing cuts to drug research
President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is just 8 months old. It hasn’t yet slain inflation. But it’s already gutting drug research and development. The law gives Medicare the power […]
Drug companies win in opioid crisis lawsuit
A California judge has ruled for top drug manufacturers as local governments seek billions of dollars to cover their costs from the nation’s opioid epidemic.
Infectious disease research center opens in Frederick, with eye on future pandemics
Tonix Pharmaceuticals officially has a research and development center for infectious diseases in Frederick.
Despite COVID, an Easton pharmaceuticals facility added 156 workers, more space
As Aphena Pharma Solutions worked to grow its footprint in both Maryland and Tennessee, it also had to navigate the challenges of the pandemic.
Johnson & Johnson to pay $230M to settle New York opioid claim
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis.
Baltimore County to file federal lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
Baltimore County is poised to become the second Maryland jurisdiction to sue pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors of opioids, alleging the industry pressured doctors to over-prescribe drugs and misrepresented the risk […]
