The Philadelphia Metro area is ranked number six among top life sciences clusters in the U.S. in the JLL 2020 U.S. Life Sciences Outlook, which was released on July 28. The placement for the region is an increase over the 2019 report, which listed Philadelphia at number eight. JLL, a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management, profiles the nation’s top life sciences hubs in the annual report, and tracks progress of up-and-coming life sciences markets. In the Philadelphia Metro Area’s profile, JLL noted new peaks in venture capital funding and life sciences employment.