The 2010 State Bioscience Initiatives Report confirms signs that the U.S Bioscience Industry will continue to grow in the upcoming years.  Click the below link to read the full report and/or individual state reports. 

http://www.bio.org/local/battelle2010/

WESTMINSTER, MD. On June 21st, Carroll Community College IT CareerPaths students participated in a network troubleshooting exercise at InfoPathways. IT CareerPaths is a continuing education program for high school students interested in Information Technology Careers. InfoPathways set up six laptops with common configurations errors for the 17 students to resolve. Thom Bethune guided students through the process.

Wesley Combs, 2009 graduate of the IT CareerPaths program, joined InfoPathways Team. Wesley studies Computer Science at CCC.

Clinical Trials & Surveys Corp. (C-TASC) announced today it has hired Jose Gallo, Ph.D. as senior director of biometrics consulting. In this position, Dr. Gallo will lead C-TASC’s consulting team as it works with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to address all biometric issues associated with clinical trial submissions. This will include providing standard contract research organization (CRO) activities plus support for Phase IV trial work, post submission-related work and the communication of trial results.

5/26/2010 High Street Partners (HSP), the leader in international business services, today announced the opening of its latest Regional Operations Center, in Miami, Florida. The new office will serve as a support hub for clients requesting services throughout Latin America. The firm is also actively recruiting for several key positions.

3 May, 2010 - Annapolis, MD: High Street Partners (HSP), the leader in international business services, today announced a $6M Series B round of financing led by institutional venture capital investor Sigma Partners. The funding round also included Baird Venture Partners and existing investor SVB Financial Group. HSP will use the proceeds to accelerate development of its technology platform and aggressively scale its sales and marketing operations in the US and Europe.

Clinical Trials & Surveys Corp. (C-TASC), a clinical trials solutions company, announced today that its president, Dr. Bruce Thompson, was awarded the 2010 Innovation in Clinical Research Award from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP). Dr. Thompson was recognized Monday, April 26 at the ACRP 2010 Global Conference & Exhibition in Tampa, Florida. ACRP is a global association comprised of more than 20,000 individuals in over 60 countries dedicated to clinical research and development.

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Take One Digital Media is the winner of a 2010 Telly Award for its production of "Kayla’s Voice", a documentary on one non verbal girl’s journey to learn how to communicate with autism.

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