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People on the Move: Kristine Peterson and Lonnel Coats Join Mineralys Therapeutics Board of Directors

Mineralys Therapeutics, a Radnor, Pennsylvania-based biopharmaceutical company developing medicines for hypertension and aldosterone-related comorbidities, has appointed Kristine Peterson and Lonnel Coats to its Board of Directors, as announced October 19, 2026. Both bring more than three decades of experience building commercial organizations and launching new therapies, including in cardiovascular and metabolic disease. They join ahead […]

Telix and Ekalia to Install Alpha-Beam Cyclotron at Philadelphia-Area RLS Site for Astatine-211 Production

Telix Pharmaceuticals, the Melbourne, Australia-based radiopharmaceutical company with U.S. operations in Indianapolis, Indiana, will host production of a scarce cancer-research isotope at its RLS Radiopharmacies site in Trevose, near Philadelphia. The company and Ekalia, a joint venture between IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) and Framatome, announced on October 19, 2026 a collaboration to scale U.S. […]

SOAR Bio Wins $600,000 DC Technology Ecosystem Fund Award to Expand the District’s First Life Sciences Venture Studio

SOAR Bio, a life sciences venture studio based at the Children’s National Research and Innovation Campus in Washington, D.C., has been awarded $600,000 through the District’s new Technology Ecosystem Fund. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the award on October 19, 2026 at an event celebrating the 11th annual DC Startup and Tech Week. SOAR Bio will […]

People on the Move: Brian Kesseler Named CEO of TekniPlex

TekniPlex, a Wayne, Pennsylvania-based global materials science company serving the healthcare and consumer products markets, has appointed Brian Kesseler as Chief Executive Officer, effective October 13, 2026. Kesseler, the former CEO of Tenneco, brings more than three decades of operating leadership at global industrial companies. He succeeds Brenda Chamulak, who has stepped down. Rob Rutledge, […]

Why Women’s Health is the Category Investors and Clinicians Can’t Ignore

The Women’s Health Nexus on November 5th, 2026 was developed by an ER physician-turned-investor to help build the ecosystem around women’s health and advocate for the sector as one of healthcare’s most under-invested markets. BETHESDA, Md. — Women make up just over half the U.S. population and drive the large majority of household healthcare decisions. […]

Merck Opens ADVANCE Bioanalytical Facility in West Point, Expanding Its Greater Philadelphia Footprint

Merck has inaugurated its ADVANCE bioanalytical facility at its West Point, Pennsylvania campus, the company announced on October 14, 2026. The opening is a milestone in Merck’s ongoing U.S. R&D and manufacturing expansion, which also includes a major new biologics facility in Wilmington, Delaware. The projects are part of a more than $70 billion investment, […]

Philadelphia’s Upstart Impacts Launches Women’s Health Innovation Program for Pennsylvania Life Sciences and Medtech Startups

Upstart Impacts, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing life sciences and deep tech innovation, announced on October 15, 2026 the launch of its Women’s Health Innovation Program. The program will help early-stage healthcare companies advance their technologies toward market while challenging them to consider how women may experience diseases and respond to treatments differently than […]

Nucleate’s Activator Gives Early-Stage Biotech Founders the Skills, Mentors, and Investor Connections to Launch

BioBuzz recently met with the Nucleate DMV team, including Ankush Verma and Yueh-Chen Chiang, to learn more about its flagship Activator program and the role it plays in supporting early-stage biotech founders. The conversation offered insight into how the program is structured, what distinguishes it from other accelerators, and why it presents a valuable opportunity […]

Inside Holy Cross Germantown, the Nation’s First Hospital on a Community College Campus

Holy Cross Germantown Hospital holds a distinction few hospitals can claim. It is the first hospital in the nation located on a community college campus with an educational partnership. Opened on October 1, 2014, the hospital sits on Montgomery College’s Germantown campus, where it gives students hands-on learning, instructional space, and exposure to advanced medical […]