Tag: Pfizer

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

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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Montgomery County Life Sciences Campus To Be Redeveloped By New Owners

The new owners of a 34-acre office and life sciences campus in Montgomery County have launched a major renovation and expansion of the property…

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

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

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…

Kendra Warren, Ollie DiDonato, and Maria Ramunno won Clare Boothe Luce grants to do summer research in mathematics.Aston

Women in STEM: Research Grants for 3 Neumann Math Majors

Two enlightening math projects dealing with the spread of COVID-19 and using artificial intelligence to predict the outcome of karate matches will be on…

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Chester County Health Department Now Accepting Appointments to Vaccinate Children Ages 5 and Older

The Chester County Health Department is gearing up to deliver Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations to children ages 5-11 now that the Centers for Disease…

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

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…

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

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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Girls from 215 Schools Across the Region Explore Careers in Science, Tech at Annual GETT

With Philadelphia just named the third-best city in the U.S. for women in tech, more than 1,200 girls, parents, and educators from…

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ICYMI: West Chester to Settle Wyeth and Pfizer Litigation

West Chester Borough Council voted to settle its litigation with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer on May 18th, bringing an end to the long and arduous…