(SOURCE: Ginger Fox Photography) The State of Life Science Investing – Insights from the City of Brotherly Love By Bryan Spiegelberg, PhDJune 12, 2023 You know it. We know it [….]
More than 40 cell and gene therapy companies call Philadelphia home. Their work is facilitated by academic/industrial partnerships with world-class scientists at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Temple University, Drexel University, and University of Pennsylvania. Led by Wilson, UPenn’s Gene Therapy Program has been a particularly strong catalyst of the growth that led to $3 billion in investment in cell and gene therapies (CGT) in 2021.
Spirovant Sciences, a gene therapy company developing treatments for respiratory diseases, including cystic fibrosis (CF), announced today the launch of its new state-of-the-art research laboratory and corporate headquarters in Philadelphia. The new research facilities will allow the company to accelerate development of its lead program targeting CF, support the vector manufacturing process, and build capabilities to grow its platform and pipeline into therapeutic opportunities.
We have been covering the biomanufacturing workforce at length this year because it remains one of the most important topics for companies in today’s near full-employment job market.
