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.
Bruce Levine Speaks on the Progress of CAR T at the 2023 CAR-TCR Summit
In this recorded event, which took place on the six-year anniversary of the first approved CAR-T Levine, discusses emerging technology trends that might improve CAR-T therapies.
Apellis Receives FDA Approval for SYFOVRE™ (pegcetacoplan injection) as the First Treatment for Geographic Atrophy (GA), a Leading Cause of Blindness
Penn spinout Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for their drug SYFOVRE™ (pegcetacoplan injection).
Penn Spinout ŌNŌCOR and B. Braun sign distribution agreement for ŌNŌ retrieval device
Onocor, a company formed through the UPstart program, has entered into an Amended and Restated License Agreement (ARLA) with Penn to expand its existing license to the ONO medical device.
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman Receive the 2022 Breakthrough Prize Award at Global Ceremony
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman received the 2022 Breakthrough Prize Award at a global ceremony hosted by television host James Corden.
Katalin Karikó Recognized in “Faces of American Innovation” Report Celebrating People Behind Life-Changing Inventions Fostered by the Bayh-Dole Act
Katalin Karikó, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery, was profiled in “Faces of American Innovation,” a report fostered by the Bayh-Dole Act that celebrates the people behind life-changing invention
Good Morning America features story of Emily Whitehead, the first pediatric patient to receive CAR T cell therapy
After receiving CAR T-cell treatment for leukemia in 2012, Emily is now 11 years cancer free, and is heading off to college this fall.
Verismo Therapeutics raises funding and expands partnership with Penn Medicine
Penn spinout company Verismo Therapeutics has successfully raised $7 million in a pre-Series A round led by BRV Capital Management.