Three Penn Medicine Innovation Projects Receive Clinical Care Innovation Grants from Independence Blue Cross
Learn about these cutting-edge new projects that are improving value-based medical care.
Penn Medicine Ranks on List of Top US Health Systems by Merative and Fortune
Penn Medicine ranked number two out of the top five large health systems, second only to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Philadelphia-based Cancer Research Institutions Receive over $700M in National Cancer Institute Grants from 2019 to 2021, Fourth-most in the Nation
The University of Pennsylvania led the region with 490 NCI grants totaling $234 million during this three year time period.
Penn spinout Verismo Therapeutics Makes Agreement to Fund University Research of KIR-CAR platform of Car-T to Target Solid Tumors
Learn about Penn spinout Verismo Therapeutics' agreement to fund four years of university research of KIR-CAR platform of Car-T to target solid tumors.
Car-T Pioneer Bruce Levine Speaks on the Past, Present and Future of Cancer Therapy
Learn about Dr. Bruce Levine's predictions for the future uses of Car-T therapy.
Gnubiotics and Penn Explore CAR-T Therapy
This collaboration will take place through company-sponsored pre-clinical research studies in the laboratory of Avery Posey, PhD, an assistant professor at the Perelman School of Medicine.
Five Years of Data Show Long-term Promise for Penn and Novartis’ Car-T Pioneer Kymriah
Five years after Penn and Novartis made history with the FDA approval of Kymriah, a recent study shows the long-term impact of the medication on patient remission rates.
Penn Partners with PaxeraHealth to Build AI Algorithms for Ultrasound Research
The collaboration between Penn and PaxeraHealth will concentrate on developing imaging algorithms to detect liver cancer in addition to covid detection via lung ultrasounds.
Tribeca Film Festival Documentary Features CAR-T Journey
Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia were in the spotlight at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, where the documentary “Of Medicine and Miracles" premiered.
COVID Vaccines and Boosters Provoke Robust Immune Response
Several new research studies reported in the New York Times have demonstrated that multiple doses of a COVID vaccine elicit a durable response in most people that protects them from serious illness