Aro Biotherapeutics has leased 27,208 square feet of space at the Curtis, joining a growing number of life sciences companies occupying space in the building that fronts Washington Square in Philadelphia.

The biotechnology company will relocate out of BioLabs at the Cambridge Innovation Center in the University City Science Center.

Aro’s commitment to the space and so much of it for a company that is just three years old underscores the confidence in which it views its future. It sees growth, more jobs as well as a commitment to be part of Philadelphia’s evolving life sciences industry.

Earlier this year, Aro raised $88 million in its first venture capital round with plans to grow to 40 employees from 20 by year-end and took that into account when looking for new space. It is on track to reach that figure and now has a few more than 30 employees.

“The most important thing for us is that we would have space for now and space to grow and that it would be contiguous space,” said Susan Dillon, a former Johnson & Johnson executive who is Aro’s co-founder and CEO.

*Article courtesy of Philadelphia Business Journal

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