Biotech
Philly’s Biotech Scene Needs More Local Money — Now
Around every corner, the gizmos sound like something cooked up by a mad scientist in the movies: a 24-way-robot-controlled bio-reactor, a “viral positive” room, a […]
RoseAnn Rosenthal Steps Down as CEO of Ben Franklin Tech Partners
For 25 years, RoseAnn Rosenthal has served as the president and chief executive officer of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (Ben Franklin), the […]
9 Philly Companies on the Cutting Edge of Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation
In the average adult body, beneath 22 square feet of skin and clustered around more than 650 skeletal muscles, there are as many as 37 […]
Biotech Tour: Inside the Newly Rehabbed Spring House Innovation Park
Lower Gwynedd Township in Montgomery County is now home to a new innovation hub born of old bones. Spring House Innovation Park (SHIP), a 600,000-square-foot […]
NextUp: 5 Philly Biotech and Pharma Companies to Watch in 2020
Philadelphia’s healthcare innovation scene won’t slow down in 2020. The region’s biotech and life sciences companies are positioned for major growth and more breakthroughs. Here […]
The Top 5 Healthcare Stories of 2019
NextHealth PHL launched in May 2019, just days before the BIO International Convention brought nearly 20,000 healthcare professionals from around the world to Philadelphia. Six […]
NextUp: The Local Company Discovering Targeted Therapies for Disease
“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email qmuse@phillymag.com […]
GlaxoSmithKline Unveils $120 Million Renovation at Upper Merion Campus
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is making major changes at its Upper Merion East campus. On Wednesday, the global healthcare giant revealed the completion of a $120 million renovation […]
Why the $4.3 Billion Spark Therapeutics Deal Is Still Delayed
This week, Swiss multinational healthcare company Roche announced yet another delay in the company’s intended $4.3 billion acquisition of Philadelphia-based gene therapy company Spark Therapeutics. Spark […]
Q&A: NeuroFlow and Genomind Team Up to Advance Mental Health Care
Genomind, a King of Prussia-based mental health company, and NeuroFlow, a Philadelphia-based health care analytics and technology company, recently announced an agreement to partner their […]
Biotech Tour: Inside the New Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing
In May, Thomas Jefferson University opened the doors to a Philadelphia first — the Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing (JIB). With the potential to help fill the local workforce […]
Ben Franklin Tech Partners Wins Grant to Boost Philly Life Sciences
Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP), the region’s largest tech investor, just won a $633,555 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) […]
This STEAM Program Is Challenging Students to See Food Through a Scientific Lens
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that by 2027 the number of jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) will grow 13 percent, compared […]
NextUp: The Local Company Making Medicine Taste Better
“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email qmuse@phillymag.com […]
The Science Center Just Tallied Its Complete Diversity Data for the First Time
The University City Science Center is strengthening diversity in the science, technology, engineering and math fields one investment at a time. The nonprofit quietly released […]