iECURE emerges with $50M to search for ‘holy grail’ and ‘untapped frontier’ of gene editing
The biotech will use the funds for a slate of gene insertion programs for liver disorders out of the lab of gene therapy pioneer Jim Wilson, M.D., Ph.D. at Penn.
Penn scientists win $3 million Breakthrough Prize for RNA research that enabled COVID-19 vaccines
Sixteen years after their research at Penn paved the way for billions to be vaccinated against COVID-19, two scientists from Penn have been honored with the Breakthrough Prize.
One of Tachi’s newly born legacy biotechs raises $135M and enlists an A-list board to advance late-stage vaccine
Tachi Yamada's biotechs are continuing to make news.
Penn Medicine and Wharton Social Impact Initiative Launch New $5 Million Investment Initiative for Businesses that Improve Health of Philadelphians
Three start-up companies will be the first to receive investment from the Fund for Health, a joint partnership between Penn Medicine and the Wharton Social Impact Initiative.
Penn mRNA researchers Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó awarded the 2021 Albany Prize
The award, one of the largest in medicine and science in the U.S., has been given for the last 20 years by Albany Medical Center to those who have altered and positively impacted the course
COVID-19 mRNA vaccine that uses fundamental Penn technology receives FDA approval
The U.S. FDA has given the first full approval to a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, which uses modified mRNA technology invented and developed by scientists at Penn.
Wharton: Why declining entrepreneurship in the U.S. is not a concern
Technological improvements have changed the incentives of individuals to start their own business.
No Dead Ends: New material makes for a promising fuel cell electrolyte
Penn Engineers and their colleagues showed that the proton conductivity of their new fluorine-free polymer increases with water content and exceeds that of Nafion, the current industry standard.
Engineers create faster and cheaper COVID-19 testing with pencil lead
To address cost, time and accuracy, a new electrochemical test developed by Penn researchers uses electrodes made from graphite—the same material found in pencil lead.
Penn Dental Medicine, Penn Engineering Award first IDEA Prize to advance oral health care innovation
Penn Dental Medicine and Penn Engineering, which teamed earlier this year to launch the Center for Innovation and Precision Dentistry (CiPD), recently awarded the Center’s first IDEA Prize.