Major Raises, New Leadership & Eagles Fever

Feb 3, 2025 - 08:03
Feb 3, 2025 - 08:29
Major Raises, New Leadership & Eagles Fever

As we close out the first month of the new year, Philly’s life sciences industry is already making waves. With multiple major funding rounds, newly appointed C-suite leaders, and a surge of innovation across the region, the year is shaping up to be an exciting one. And with the Eagles making another Super Bowl run, the energy in Philly is electric both on and off the field!

In this edition, we’ll cover the latest biotech investments, key leadership moves, and upcoming industry events you won’t want to miss. Stay tuned as we dive into what’s next for Philadelphia’s thriving life sciences scene!

Bryan Kennedy + Owen Buzy

BioBuzz Networks | Greater Philadelphia

philadelphia@biobuzz.io

FINANCIAL

  • Imvax: Completion of $29 Million Financing and Confirms Timing for Topline Results of Phase 2b Trial of IGV-001 in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma More

  • SEED: Receives FDA Rare Pediatric Disease and Orphan Drug Designations for Lead Oncology Asset RBM39 Degrader and Enters Strategic Transactions With New Investors More

  • Coeptis Therapeutics: Becomes COEPTIS - Embracing a Future of Technology and Innovation More

  • Virpax Pharmaceuticals: Pricing of $6 Million Public Offering of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants More

CLINICAL & COMMERCIAL

  • Bristol Myers Squibb: Presents Results From CheckMate plus Yervoy Compared to Opdivo Monotherapy More

  • Bristol Myers Squibb: Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for CAR T Cell Therapy Breyanzi for Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma More

  • Ocugen: Investigational New Drug Application in Effect After Review by FDA to Initiate Phase 1 Clinical Trial Evaluating First-in-Class OCU500 Inhaled Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19 More

  • Penn: New Ways to Modulate Cell Activity Remotely More

  • AstraZeneca: ENHERTU Approved in the US as First HER2-Directed Therapy for Patients With HER2-Low or HER2-Ultralow Metastatic Breast Cancer More

  • CHOU2 PHARMA: Partners With Ethos Discovery to Study Potential New Therapy for Canine Idiopathic Epilepsy More

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Experts Unveil Innovative Fetal Medicine Data Platform More

  • Neuronetics: NeuroStar Unveils Two Significant Publications on TMS Therapy for Depression More

  • Enalare Therapeutics: Receives Second Component of a National Institutes of Health Grant Award to Fund the Next Human Study of ENA-001 More

WORKFORCE

  • Nuevocor: Welcomes Andreas Wallnöfer as new Chairman of the Board of Directors More
  • Aclaris Therapeutics: Formation of New Scientific Advisory Board More

  • Insights from Maya Heiland, Senior Director, First Hand Stem Education at the University City Science Center More
  • The Wistar Institute: Receives $600,000 Grant to Expand Apprenticeship Programs in Its Hubert J.P. Schoemaker Education and Training Center 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

  • Quotient Sciences (Garnet Valley, PA) - A Global CDMO. Check out jobs Here

    • Director, Business Development - East Coast

    • Validation Engineer

    • EHS 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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