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    Entrepreneurship

    Penn and BioNTech Partner on New $50M Fund for Early-Stage Life Sciences Companies

    January 21, 2026

    The University of Pennsylvania and global biopharmaceutical company BioNTech have launched a $50 million fund to support early-stage life science companies emerging from the university,…

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    Abington’s Katalin Karikó Inducted Into 2024 Class of Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania

    October 26, 2024

    Katalin Karikó, a Nobel Prize laureate, Penn professor, and renowned mRNA researcher from Abington, has been inducted into the 2024 Class of Distinguished Daughters of…

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    Pharma & Biotech

    Abington’s Katalin Karikó’s New Book Shares Her Journey from Rejection to COVID-19 Vaccine Hero

    March 6, 2024

    Abington biochemist Katalin Karikó recently published a new book, Breaking Through: My Life in Science, which provides a vivid account of her life and decades…

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    Healthcare

    Penn Likely to Be Top Research Institution for Licensing Revenue, Thanks to Abington Resident

    March 27, 2023

    The University of Pennsylvania is likely to once again be on the top among U.S. research institutions for licensing revenue, thanks to COVID-19 vaccines lead…

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    Pharma & Biotech

    Artificial Intelligence-Powered Drug Discovery Startup in Malvern Raises $3.3 Million

    December 22, 2021

    20n Bio, an artificial intelligence-powered drug discovery company based in Malvern, recently raised $3.3 million to advance its work in designing new therapeutic proteins, writes…

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    Healthcare

    Local Scientist Recognized with $3 Million Prize for Pivotal Research That Led to Development of COVID-19 Vaccine

    September 13, 2021

    Abington scientist Katalin Karikó and her colleague Drew Weissman have been honored with a $3 million Breakthrough Prize for their mRNA research that proved pivotal…

  • Pharma & Biotech

    ESPN: Strokes of Genius: Olympic Gold Medalist from Abington, Her Scientist Mom Float to Top of Their Careers

    June 28, 2021

    For Susan Francia, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in rowing and daughter of newly-famous Abington scientist Dr. Katalin Kariko, hard work was always a part…

  • Healthcare

    Despite Demotion and Defunding, Local Scientist Continued Her Research That Proved Crucial for COVID-19 Vaccines

    January 14, 2021

    Despite being demoted by the University of Pennsylvania, Abington scientist Dr. Katalin Karikó persisted in continuing work on her mRNA research that proved crucial in…

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