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Featuring Monthly News from Wexford and our Knowledge Communities

The Continuum of Black Entrepreneurship at the Innovation Quarter
Innovation Quarter  |  February 2021

Celebrating Black History Month 
Where there is struggle, there is strength—and we are committed to helping Black entrepreneurs thrive. We’re kicking off Black History Month by championing Black entrepreneurship here in the Innovation Quarter.  Discover how we uplift Black business owners in our latest video:  

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The Power of Proximity Benefits Cell and Gene Therapy Ecosystem

CEO Council for Growth  |  February 8, 2021
“I’d say the best anecdotal evidence of that is the example of Amicus Therapeutics relocating from New Jersey into Philadelphia to specifically collaborate with Dr. Jim Wilson, one of the pioneers of gene and cell therapy, and they wanted that five-minute walk to his lab to work on the groundbreaking research.”
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A Baltimore lab developed technology for a molecular rapid COVID-19 test

Technical.ly Baltimore | February 8, 2021
A new company is developing molecular technology for a rapid COVID-19 test that is designed to be just as effective in detecting the disease as the currently available variety of tests that are sent to a lab for processing.
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Atrium unveils images of planned Wake Forest medical school in Charlotte

Winston-Salem Journal | February 10, 2021
Atrium Health Inc. unveiled more details about its planned Wake Forest School of Medicine in Charlotte at a quarterly meeting Tuesday of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority.

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Spirovant Continues Rapid Growth with New Headquarters and Expanded Leadership

Press Release  |  January 26, 2021
Spirovant Sciences, a gene therapy company developing treatments and cures for respiratory diseases including cystic fibrosis, today announced the leasing of its new, expanded headquarters and laboratories in the robust gene and cell therapy epicenter of Philadelphia’s University City in Wexford Science + Technology’s uCity Square at 3675 Market Street.
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Triangle’s gene therapy hub has another rising star: Atsena, targeting blindness

WRAL Tech Wire  |  January 15, 2021
There’s a new biotech startup in town, and it’s already generating a lot of buzz. Meet Atsena Therapeutics – a clinical-stage gene therapy company headquartered in Durham…
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STEM Jobs For All

The Philadelphia Citizen  |  February 4, 2021
A small new Science Center program trains overlooked Philadelphians for careers in our city’s burgeoning life sciences industry. Its mission: carving out a path to high-paying, in-demand jobs.
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Here’s how Metro Phoenix has become an innovative leader in bioscience

AZ Big Media  |  January 24, 2021
“With all three state universities and TGen co-located on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus (PBC), growing and established companies that make a home on the campus tap into science assets via sponsored research partnerships, can tap into a skilled talent pool being trained on site, and can collaborate in a myriad of ways.”
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Philly-based gene-therapy drugmaker Aro Bio raises $88 million, will double staff

The Philadelphia Inquirer | January 5, 2021
Aro Biotherapeutics, a University City-based gene-therapy maker founded by two former Johnson & Johnson scientists, has raised $88 million from J&J and other investors in the U.S. and Europe to help bring its line of RNA-based drugs to market.
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Century Therapeutics Significantly Expands Capabilities with New Operational, Laboratory and Manufacturing Facilities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

PR Newswire | February 17, 2021
Century Therapeutics, a leading cell therapy company developing induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cell therapies for cancer, today announced a significant expansion
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After a year of COVID-19, what can Maryland’s life sciences community learn from its collaborative response?

Technical.ly Baltimore | February 4, 2021
Along with the institutional might, the report cites demand that’s leading to big development plans in the I-270 corridor and a new crop of startups out of Johns Hopkins Tech Ventures and the University of Maryland BioPark that are growing a downtown base.
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