Celsion Corporation Move to N.J. Driven by Lack of Md. Talent

Perhaps too much fuss is being made over the defection of Celsion Corp. to New Jersey. Founded in Maryland in the 1980s, the Columbia-based biotech company has all of 18 employees. But Celsion is the kind of outfit that is supposed to represent Maryland’s economic future: a biomedical research boutique on the verge of launching a product, collecting revenue, booking profits and hiring dozens of workers. And it has decided it doesn’t want to do that here.

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