HealthUPenn gene therapy pioneer’s biotech gets $34 million in fundingGEMMA Biotherapeutics, founded by Jim Wilson earlier this year, will use the money to expand its operations and gene therapy programs.
HealthUPenn gene therapy pioneer’s biotech gets $34 million in fundingGEMMA Biotherapeutics, founded by Jim Wilson earlier this year, will use the money to expand its operations and gene therapy programs.
BusinessEndo’s end around: How a huge Philadelphia-based opioid maker escaped a $7 billion federal penalty
BusinessEndo’s end around: How a huge Philadelphia-based opioid maker escaped a $7 billion federal penalty
Nation & WorldSupreme Court doesn’t seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes teen use increased
Nation & WorldSupreme Court doesn’t seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes teen use increased
Health & PharmaPa., N.J. join settlement with generic drug firms accused of price-fixing. Consumers may be eligible for refunds.
Health & PharmaPa., N.J. join settlement with generic drug firms accused of price-fixing. Consumers may be eligible for refunds.
HealthA Navy Yard biotech designed a first-of-its-kind therapy for rare cancer. Now, it waits for patients.
HealthA Navy Yard biotech designed a first-of-its-kind therapy for rare cancer. Now, it waits for patients.
Health & PharmaHigh insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managersThe federal government is suing some pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price of insulin soar for patients
Health & PharmaHigh insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managersThe federal government is suing some pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price of insulin soar for patients
HealthThe Gates Foundation is part of $35 million in financing going to a Philly-area biotechRadiant Biotherapeutics, whose labs are located in Toronto, aims to use the financing to pursue its signature technology, an engineered antibody that targets cancer, COVID, and HIV.
HealthThe Gates Foundation is part of $35 million in financing going to a Philly-area biotechRadiant Biotherapeutics, whose labs are located in Toronto, aims to use the financing to pursue its signature technology, an engineered antibody that targets cancer, COVID, and HIV.
HealthA Philly biotech has earned FDA approval for the first-of-its-kind cancer therapyAdaptimmune is accepting orders for its new therapy, Tecelra, for patients with synovial sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that appears in soft tissue.
HealthA Philly biotech has earned FDA approval for the first-of-its-kind cancer therapyAdaptimmune is accepting orders for its new therapy, Tecelra, for patients with synovial sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that appears in soft tissue.
ObituariesHenry Wendt III, retired chairman at SmithKline Beecham, has died at 90He helped structure SmithKline Beckman's blockbuster merger with London-based Beecham in 1989 and created one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms.
ObituariesHenry Wendt III, retired chairman at SmithKline Beecham, has died at 90He helped structure SmithKline Beckman's blockbuster merger with London-based Beecham in 1989 and created one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms.
HealthA Bucks County jury awarded $26.6 million to five scientists after long legal feud with their mentor and former bossThe verdict is among the largest awarded by a Bucks County jury in recent history.
HealthA Bucks County jury awarded $26.6 million to five scientists after long legal feud with their mentor and former bossThe verdict is among the largest awarded by a Bucks County jury in recent history.
HealthA Radnor biopharma firm laid off 20% of its workforceMarinus Pharmaceuticals said it expected the layoffs and other cost reductions to keep it operating deep into the first quarter of 2025
HealthA Radnor biopharma firm laid off 20% of its workforceMarinus Pharmaceuticals said it expected the layoffs and other cost reductions to keep it operating deep into the first quarter of 2025
Health & PharmaA Kensington pharmacy’s closure after 26 years highlights the industry’s growing challenges“Now you have to look at each and every prescription you fill and say, ‘Am I losing money?’" pharmacist Brad Tabaac said.
Health & PharmaA Kensington pharmacy’s closure after 26 years highlights the industry’s growing challenges“Now you have to look at each and every prescription you fill and say, ‘Am I losing money?’" pharmacist Brad Tabaac said.
HealthWhy a legal fight against the manufacturers of Ozempic, Mounjaro, and other diabetes and weight-loss drugs will take place in a Philly courtroomDozens of patients are suing Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. They say that the companies didn't adequately warn them of the potential side effects of weight-loss and diabetes drugs.
HealthWhy a legal fight against the manufacturers of Ozempic, Mounjaro, and other diabetes and weight-loss drugs will take place in a Philly courtroomDozens of patients are suing Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. They say that the companies didn't adequately warn them of the potential side effects of weight-loss and diabetes drugs.
NewsFeds charge man with setting pharmacy ablaze during Philly’s May 2020 racial unrestProsecutors say Tyrone Wise, 34, set fire to the SunRay Drugs pharmacy at the corner of Ludlow and 60th Streets, severely damaging the business and multiple apartments in the same building.
NewsFeds charge man with setting pharmacy ablaze during Philly’s May 2020 racial unrestProsecutors say Tyrone Wise, 34, set fire to the SunRay Drugs pharmacy at the corner of Ludlow and 60th Streets, severely damaging the business and multiple apartments in the same building.
HealthJohnson & Johnson is suing a former Philly-area employee, saying he took trade secrets to PfizerThe suit also alleges the employee violated his noncompete agreement when he took a job at Pfizer that is similar to the one he had at J&J.
HealthJohnson & Johnson is suing a former Philly-area employee, saying he took trade secrets to PfizerThe suit also alleges the employee violated his noncompete agreement when he took a job at Pfizer that is similar to the one he had at J&J.
HealthFDA approves West Conshohocken firm’s drug for liver disease that soared amid obesity epidemicThe drug Rezdiffra, from Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, can reduce scarring and inflammation in people with fatty accumulations in their livers.
HealthFDA approves West Conshohocken firm’s drug for liver disease that soared amid obesity epidemicThe drug Rezdiffra, from Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, can reduce scarring and inflammation in people with fatty accumulations in their livers.
HealthHow Penn’s chief innovation officer helps turn faculty research into a multibillion-dollar windfallJohn Swartley now has a broader mission as the university's chief innovation officer.
HealthHow Penn’s chief innovation officer helps turn faculty research into a multibillion-dollar windfallJohn Swartley now has a broader mission as the university's chief innovation officer.
LaborIndependent pharmacists fight burnout and industry pressures as Rite Aid and CVS close storesAs dispensing medications becomes less profitable, independent pharmacists who don't want to overload their staff are looking for alternative revenue streams and hoping for survival.
LaborIndependent pharmacists fight burnout and industry pressures as Rite Aid and CVS close storesAs dispensing medications becomes less profitable, independent pharmacists who don't want to overload their staff are looking for alternative revenue streams and hoping for survival.
HealthGene therapy for pets: French company buys start-up cofounded by Penn’s Jim WilsonCeva Santé Animale is buying Scout Bio, which Wilson cofounded in 2018.
HealthGene therapy for pets: French company buys start-up cofounded by Penn’s Jim WilsonCeva Santé Animale is buying Scout Bio, which Wilson cofounded in 2018.
HealthPhilly biotech execs find ‘optimistic vibe’ at invitation-only JPM Healthcare Conference Christopher P. Molineaux, head of Life Sciences Pennsylvania, described an 'optimistic vibe' for the battered industry.
HealthPhilly biotech execs find ‘optimistic vibe’ at invitation-only JPM Healthcare Conference Christopher P. Molineaux, head of Life Sciences Pennsylvania, described an 'optimistic vibe' for the battered industry.
