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At-home COVID-19 results with the click of a smartphone
chers have developed a highly-sensitive rapid antigen test that can detect small loads of SARS-CoV-2
Recupero Robotics launches
Dr. Johnson and a team of collaborators have launched Recupero Robotics with the help of PCI Ventures.
Webinar Recording: Latest Trends in Life Science Investing
PCI hosted a webinar on Septembe 13, 2021 focused on the latest trends in the venture capital landscape. The speaker was Barbara Schilberg, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BioAdvance.
Jean Bennett, M.D., Ph.D., joins REGENXBIO Board of Directors
She will serve as a member of REGENXBIO's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Inspired by the late Tachi Yamada, Jim Wilson launches new nonprofit targeting underserved ultra-rare diseases
A group of powerhouse biotech leaders is coming together to launch a new nonprofit, one aimed at delivering therapies to rare disease populations they believe pharma is leaving behind.
BioNTech reports promising data on mRNA cocktail in mouse models of colon cancer and melanoma
A BioNTech-led team designed a cocktail of mRNAs that instruct cells to produce four cancer-fighting molecules.
Smart dental implants
Geelsu Hwang of the School of Dental Medicine and colleagues are developing a smart dental implant that resists bacterial growth and generates its own electricity through chewing and brushing to power
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.
Philly life science firms raised more than $777M in the first half of 2021 alone
According to a new CBRE report, life science firms are on pace for a record year. Plus, a look at lab space occupancy.