KaloCyte Relocates to Downtown Baltimore as Co-Founders Join University of Maryland Faculty
Biotechnology Company Is Developing Synthetic Blood Product for Use in Trauma Settings

BALTIMORE, Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — KaloCyte, a preclinical-stage healthcare biotechnology company developing a synthetic, bio-inspired red blood cell substitute for use in settings when stored red blood cells are not available, has joined Baltimore’s growing biotech community as a University of Maryland (UM) BioPark affiliate. KaloCyte’s relocation from St. Louis brings it closer to major stakeholders and funders, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI) Small Business Program and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Army Combat Casualty Care Research Program, as well as the outstanding research and clinical communities at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) campuses.

“We welcome KaloCyte as a BioPark affiliate as the company is another important healthcare startup joining the University of Maryland’s and Baltimore’s vibrant biotechnology community. We appreciate the value the KaloCyte team is bringing to innovations in healthcare and the contributions the founders will make to the University,” said James Hughes, Chief Economic Development Officer and Vice President at UMB.

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