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The region is a powerhouse of human capital in a network of research institutions, academia, pharmaceuticals, biotechs, and industry support services.
By Mike May
The large pharma corporations provide an anchor to the life sciences.
By Mike May
The presence of Big Pharma creates a cottage industry of service-oriented companies, from CMOs to law offices to CROs.
By Kathryn Ward
A champion for the region.
By Anne Harding
The gulf between idea and actual product gets smaller due, in large part, to the assistance provided by many state-funded organizations or private firms.
By Mike May
The making of a venture capitalist.
By Karen Pallarito
Hopes are high that the 2006 upsurge of venture capital support signals a new trend.
By Clare Kittredge
Jobs are plentiful in the Philadelphia region.
By Lan N. Nguyen
Educators help to keep graduates in the region.
By Karen Pallarito
Tech transfer offices devise new methods to successfully connect with industry.
By Susan Brown
Devoting her life to cancer research.
By Anne Harding
Industry experts tell how to create or sell a life science company.
By Susan Brown
Early-stage funding is the oxygen of young life science companies struggling to stay alive.
By Clare Kittredge
Open doors lead a scientist to his calling.
By Karen Pallarito
A focus on smaller business opportunities passed up by Big Pharma spells success.
By Charles Q. Choi
Cephalon celebrates its 20th year.
By Charles Q. Choi
Big Pharma teams up with smaller partners to move science forward.
By Clare Kittredge
A physician-scientist and business leader.
By Anne Harding
Scientists at Fraunhofer USA in Delaware look to create vaccine antigens from an unlikely source.
By Jeffrey M. Perkel
DuPont researchers work to make biofuels a viable energy alternative.
By Tabitha M. Powledge
Still searching for answers after all these years.
By Pamela Gannon
A conversation with Penn’s renowned ethicist.
By Karen Pallarito
A review of ongoing research in the tri-state area.
By Jack Lucentini
A life science hot spot grows even hotter.
By Karen Asp
Greater Philadelphia offers something to fit every budget and lifestyle.
By Nadia Halim
Industry professionals connect with colleagues and future partners in a variety of ways.
By Mark Schweiker