Penn’s Leadership Role in Philadelphia’s Rapidly Growing Life Sciences Industry Highlighted
Technical.ly published an article about the future of the growth of the life sciences in Philadelphia, highlighting Penn’s role in the development of the city as a strong tech hub.
Gov. Josh Shapiro, President Liz Magill, and others from the Penn community Celebrate the new Penn Institute for RNA Innovation
“One of our great strategic advantages is our compact and contiguous campus, where 12 amazing schools and a world-class health system coexist just a short walk from one another,” said Magill.
Cabaletta Bio Receives Another FDA Clearance for IND application of CABA-201
The company plans to initiate a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of CABA-201 in two cohorts of patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG).
Emily Whitehead, the first child to be cured of cancer with Penn-invented CAR-T therapy, is now a freshman at Penn
From American Sign Language to English to nature photography, Emily has a wide range of interests she intends to explore in her studies.
Penn spinout Interius Biotherapeutics raises another $21.5M
Co-founded by Saar Gill, MD, PhD, Interius is developing a new platform for cell-specific gene delivery in patients.
Penn Faculty Discover An Innovative Potential Treatment for Tooth Decay
In search of a more effective treatment, the research team employed a combination of ferumoxytol (Fer) and stannous fluoride (SnF2) to fight tooth decay.
National Academy of Medicine Elects Five Penn Experts
Five Penn experts have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the nation’s highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
Penn biomedical scientists move into new uCity complex with 115,000 square feet of lab space
A group of Penn scientists and engineers is moving into 115,000 square feet of new lab space in the 13-story One uCity Square building in West Philadelphia.
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman Named Co-Recipients of the 2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine
Penn’s Katalin Karikó, PhD, and Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, have been named winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Carl June to receive the 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
June was awarded for the development of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapy.