Sara Gilgore

@WBJonline staff reporter covering health care, biotech and life sciences, and cannabis in the D.C.-metro area. @saragilgore for other sporadic stuff.

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EXCLUSIVE: @AdventistHC might not acquire @HowardU's hospital as planned... https://t.co/D7BEWSQEin

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Oh, and after years of running it, @AdventistHC hopes to finally seal the deal on acquiring the D.C. hospital: https://t.co/px5ft6ZJee

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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: https://t.co/wxZ1B4670B

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Then there's @REGENXBIO, which, per this story from @Drubaru, is shaving down its workforce by 15% https://t.co/M76HtI7lkp

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

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And Elutia (which rebranded from @Aziyo_Biologics) is struggling to regain compliance with the @Nasdaq after, yes, a workforce reduction there, too. https://t.co/FSg6zJXvey

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This local biotech is shutting down...

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A Gaithersburg biotech developing therapies for cancers patients plans to lay off most of its staff this month and wind down its business, amid a difficult period for life sciences firms locally and nationally. https://t.co/zVKWSwAVUc

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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... https://t.co/lKB9JySW6g

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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: https://t.co/7DRUxvpSBK

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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. https://t.co/dLYZk366iq

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HEALTH CARE EXEC NEWS: @KPMidAtlantic has named its next leader... https://t.co/FzY5Zi4Jkg

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BREAKING: Gaithersburg’s @Novavax just scored a crucial Covid-19 vaccine approval from @EMA_News https://t.co/n8tRAilYVv

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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... https://t.co/y1tU1gC4ZX

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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. https://t.co/40E4ESrwxg

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

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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. https://t.co/X5gMDuwIiw

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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... https://t.co/ifpKUogSUS