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‘Stay for Philly’ – New Talent Attraction Campaign Highlights Top Reasons to Live and Work in Greater Philadelphia

The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia (the Chamber) has launched a new regional talent attraction campaign – Stay for Philly. This initiative builds on the region’s renowned tourism campaign, ‘Come for Philadelphia, Stay for Philly,’ but shifts the focus to transforming top talent into permanent residents.

Developed in partnership with Visit Philadelphia, the Chamber’s Stay for Philly campaign also draws inspiration […]

February 27th, 2025|Company Locates/Expansion Announcements, Livability, Our News, Philadelphia, Talent Announcements, Workforce|0 Comments
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Keystone LifeSci Collaborative Launches to Support Regional Sector Growth and Workforce

A new initiative in Greater Philadelphia is bolstering the growth of the region’s life sciences sector and strengthening the industry’s robust talent pipeline. The Keystone LifeSci Collaborative (KLSC), which launched on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, is a business-centered forum supported by new funding from the American Rescue Plan through the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Good Jobs Challenge.

KLSC is guided by a steering committee with members in life sciences, workforce development, education, and economic development working to address ongoing shared business priorities and enhance regional competitiveness in the life sciences […]

March 19th, 2024|Cell and Gene Therapy, Innovation, Investments, Life Sciences, Our News, Talent Announcements, Workforce|0 Comments
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Greater Philadelphia’s World-Renowned Life Sciences Cluster Attracts Talent from Near and Far

There are many factors to consider when deciding on a location to live and work – cost of living, quality of life, and access to opportunity are just a few.

Rankings, statistics, and reports on leading economic indicators point to the Greater Philadelphia region as meeting the criteria as a top-tier, globally-connected, and collaborative place to do business, especially for individuals with life sciences careers.

But beyond comprehensive data, there’s value in hearing corroborative experiences from Greater Philadelphians who are living, working, and thriving […]

March 19th, 2024|Awards/Rankings, Cell and Gene Therapy, Largest Employers, Life Sciences, Talent Announcements, Workforce|0 Comments
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Discovery Starts with Iovance’s Iyana Pearson

Lifelong Philadelphian Iyana Pearson loves cheering on Philadelphia’s sports teams, exploring the region’s nationally recognized food scene, and helping others through her work. Whether as a dialysis tech or a home health aide, being able to make a difference in people’s lives is a part of Pearson’s moral code. What she didn’t know was that she would end up taking this ambition to Iovance to work with cutting-edge cell therapies.

Pearson is a graduate of the first cohort of the Biomedical Technician Training Program (BTT) program, […]

February 13th, 2024|Cell and Gene Therapy, Innovation, Investments, Largest Employers, Life Sciences, Our News, Talent Announcements, Workforce|0 Comments
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Award-Winning Biotech Training Program to Begin Recruitment with New Employer Partner in Life Sciences

The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative and The Wistar Institute are collaborating once again with support from the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia to bring their award-winning expansion of Wistar’s Biomedical Technician Training Program to a new partner, VintaBio, Inc. This workforce development training will support the talent needs of the rapidly growing cell and gene therapy manufacturing organization.

In the spring of 2023, VintaBio emerged from stealth with its newly appointed CEO, Dr. David Radspinner, $64 million in funding, and a purpose-built gene therapy manufacturing facility in The Navy Yard. Building on this success, […]

January 17th, 2024|Awards/Rankings, Cell and Gene Therapy, Corporate Culture, Innovation, Largest Employers, Life Sciences, Our News, Talent Announcements, Workforce|0 Comments
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Discovery Starts with Roquette’s Morrison Boateng, Jr.

For Morrison Boateng, Jr., a Pharmaceutical Application Scientist at Roquette, a Chamber member company, the search for a family-friendly community and a region well-equipped to advance his career led him to Greater Philadelphia.

“I grew up in Ghana, West Africa, until I was 16,” said Boateng. “Then my family and I moved to the Bronx, and I finished high school and earned my undergraduate and graduate degrees in New York. After 17 years in New York, it was time to figure out where my wife and I […]

January 17th, 2024|Cell and Gene Therapy, Corporate Culture, Life Sciences, Our News, Talent Announcements, Workforce|0 Comments
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Discovery Starts with SAPA-GP and Amicus Therapeutics’ Haichen Yang, MD, MA, MBA

Freshly graduated from medical school, Dr. Haichen Yang embarked on her journey to the U.S. With 30 years of experience developing new medicine under her belt, her relentless desire to learn and stay at the forefront of the biopharmaceutical sector all comes down to helping people.

Throughout her endeavor, Dr. Yang, Vice President of Clinical Research at Amicus Therapeutics, developed a specific interest in neuroscience and rare diseases and used her skills to bring new drugs to market. Dr. Yang has led […]

November 21st, 2023|Cell and Gene Therapy, Corporate Culture, Innovation, Life Sciences, Our News, Talent Announcements, Workforce|0 Comments
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Five Organizations Partner to Design New Biotech Training Program to Connect Philadelphians With Quality Jobs in the Region’s Rapidly Growing Life Sciences Sector

Partners in Greater Philadelphia’s life sciences ecosystem are collaborating to create a new workforce development training model to connect biotech jobs with a wider range of Philadelphians, including residents from disadvantaged communities. In a field that often requires PhDs or master’s degrees for most roles, the program – “Biomedical Technician Training Program: Aseptic Manufacturing” – will create opportunities for Philadelphians with at least a high school equivalency. The initiative is one way the region is working together to meet the talent needs in its rapidly growing cell and gene therapy sector.

The full press release can be accessed via the

August 23rd, 2022|Cell and Gene Therapy, Our News, Press Releases, Talent Announcements|0 Comments
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Gene therapy developer Passage Bio adds a trio to its C-suite

Spun out of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia gene therapy developer has added Maria Törnsén, Simona King, and Dr. Mark Forman to their executive C-suite.

Article from Philadelphia Business Journal

July 19th, 2021|Cell and Gene Therapy, Regional News Roundup, Talent Announcements|Comments Off on Gene therapy developer Passage Bio adds a trio to its C-suite
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Thomas Jefferson University appoints first chairwoman in 197-year history

For the first time in its 197-year history, newly elected board chair, Patricia D. Wellenbach will be the first woman to lead Thomas Jefferson University’s Board of Trustees.

Article from Philadelphia Business Journal

 

July 7th, 2021|Cell and Gene Therapy, Corporate Culture, Regional News Roundup, Talent Announcements|Comments Off on Thomas Jefferson University appoints first chairwoman in 197-year history
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