Philadelphia gene therapy company Passage Bio names former Novartis executive as new CEO
Philadelphia gene therapy company Passage Bio appointed Dr. Will Chou, former Novartis executive, as its new CEO.
Penn Spinout and I-Corps Participant Innervace Raises $40 Million for Parkinson’s Disease Research
The funds will allow Innervace to advance their platform and lead asset in Parkinson’s disease, which aims to reconstruct the neuronal circuitry that is lost in Parkinson's patients.
Penn Spinout Verismo Therapeutics Receives FDA Clearance of Investigational New Drug Application for SynKIR-110™, a KIR-CAR T Cell Immunotherapy Candidate
Verismo plans to begin enrolling patients in the first quarter of 2023 at the initial clinical site, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Sesen Bio and Carisma Therapeutics Announce Merger Agreement
The combined company, which is expected to operate under the name Carisma Therapeutics Inc., will focus on advancing Carisma’s proprietary cell therapy platform.
Penn spinout Capstan Therapeutics Launches with Goal of Incorporating mRNA into CAR-T Cell Therapy
This new approach to CAR-T therapy will involve mRNA therapy that directs cells in the body to make proteins to prevent or fight disease.
B.PHL Innovation Festival: PCIV Startup VasoWatch LLC and PCI I-Corps Participant Viora Health Featured
The event, which served as a gathering place for local and global creatives, entrepreneurs, leaders, students, and industry changemakers, featured some incredible Penn startups.
iEcure raises $65M to advance its gene-editing technology and Receives Pediatric Disease Designation from FDA
iEcure raised $65 million to advance its in vivo gene-editing technology aimed at treating rare pediatric liver diseases.
Penn Inventors Recognized as Philadelphia Business Journal’s Inno Under 25 Honorees
Their innovative work was recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal's PHL Inno initiative, which awards people 25 years and younger who are making an impact in the area’s startup ecosystem.
Penn Spinout Interius BioTherapeutics Is Developing Tools to Perform Cell and Gene Engineering Directly in the Human Body
The hope is that this new technology could simplify the process of CAR-T cell therapy and make gene therapy widely available as a one-time injection to a much larger number of patients.
SchoolSims Named One of 100 Fastest Growing Companies in Philadelphia Region
SchoolSims is an education company that offers technology-enhanced immersive learning solutions to leadership development for educational and other organizations.