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BioBuzz | Greater Philadelphia | February 7, 2025

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BioBuzz | Greater Philadelphia | February 7, 2025
BioBuzz | Greater Philadelphia | February 7, 2025

BioBuzz | Greater Philadelphia | February 7, 2025

It’s been an exciting week in Philadelphia! BioBuzz launched our BioInnovation series with a fantastic event at CYTO | PHL, drawing over 130 people for a day full of innovation and collaboration. From an inspiring patient talk, to an engaging panel, this event was a great kickoff to our series. The energy in the city is contagious, especially with the Eagles heading to the Super Bowl for a much-anticipated redemption game against the Chiefs. Broad Street is already greasing the poles in celebration—Philly is ready for the win! Beyond the sports excitement, there’s been a surge of activity in the biotech and life sciences sectors. From new partnerships to groundbreaking advancements, the region is buzzing with news and progress. Here are some of our favorite stories from this week’s developments.

Bryan Kennedy + Owen Buzy

BioBuzz Networks | Greater Philadelphia

philadelphia@biobuzz.io

FINANCIAL

  • Annovis Bio: Pricing of $21M Public Offering More

  • BriaCell Therapeutics: Pricing of Public Offering More

  • Vetigenics: Secures $6M Seed Financing, Sees Clinical Progress More

  • Shapiro Designates $30M for Life Sciences Growth in Proposed Pennsylvania Budget More

  • COEPTIS: Completes $10M Series A Preferred Financing Round, Reinforcing Commitment to Technological Innovation and AI Integration More

  • Globus Medical: Will Acquire Nevro Corp. to Expand Treatment Options for Patients More

  • Neuronetics: Pricing of $18M Public Offering of Common Stock More

  • The Alliance for Health Equity: Receives $100K to support Merlin Biotech’s cancer treatments, including for Ewing’s Sarcoma More

  • Rajant Health and Incite Health: Join Forces to Advance Precision Medicine and Remote Healthcare Solutions More

CLINICAL & COMMERCIAL

  • Ocugen: Positive Opinion of European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Advanced Therapies for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product Classification for Modifier Gene Therapy Candidate OCU400 for Retinitis Pigmentosa More

  • Mineralys Therapeutics: Completes Enrollment in Explore-CKD Phase 2 Trial of Lorundrostat for the Treatment of Hypertension in Subjects With Stage 2 to 3b CKD and Albuminuria More

  • Annovis: First Patients Entered Into Pivotal Phase 3 Study of Buntanetap for Early Alzheimer’s Disease More

  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: Researchers Lead First Study to Identify Molecular Basis of Food Allergy More

  • Aro Biotherapeutics: U.S. FDA Clearance of IND Application for ABX1100 for Potential Treatment of Late-Onset Pompe Disease (LOPD) More

  • Integral Molecular: FDA Accepts Membrane Proteome Array Qualification Plan, Advancing the Platform for Approval as a Drug Development Tool More

  • The Wistar Institute: Scientists Discover New Weapon to Fight Treatment-Resistant Melanoma More

WORKFORCE

  • Uvax Bio: Appoints Kevin O’Neill as Interim Chief Executive Officer More

  • Orchestra BioMed: Appointment of Former Medtronic SVP of Corporate Development Christopher Cleary to Board of Directors More

  • Delaware Biotech Company Plans to Double Workforce With State Help More

JOBS

Here are some of the region most innovative companies that are hiring:

  • Harmony Biosciences (Plymouth Meeting, PA) - A leading pharma company dedicated to innovative therapies for patients with rare neurological diseases. Check out jobs Here

    • Director, Medical Writing

    • Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacology

    • Senior Director, Business Development

  • Context Therapeutics (Philadelphia, PA) - A biopharma company advancing T cell engaging bispecific antibodies for solid tumors. Check out jobs Here

    • Head of Regulatory

    • Senior Director/VP, Data management

    • Director/Senior Director, Project Management

  • Iovance (Philadelphia, PA) - A commercial stage cell therapy company. Check out jobs Here

    • Project Manager

    • Supervisor, Aseptic Processing

    • Lead Quality Control Analyst

  • VintaBio (Philadelphia, PA) - Viral Vector Manufacturing. Check out jobs Here

    • Head of Analytical Development & Quality Control

    • Quality Assurance Document Control Training Manager

    • Office Manager

  • Spark Therapeutics (Philadelphia, PA) - A fully integrated gene therapy developer. Check out jobs Here

    • Scientific Director, Upstream Process

    • Senior Director, Clinical Development

    • CMMS Specialist

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