Biolyst Scientific plans to lay off 76 employees and close its Hatfield facility early next year. The company will shift its headquarters to Berks County, which drives the restructuring. According to a filing with Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry, the job cuts will start Jan. 1 and end Jan. 26. Some employees will receive… Read more »
Eli Lilly and Co. announced Wednesday that it will open a new Lilly Gateway Labs site in Philadelphia. The move offers another strong boost to the region’s growing life sciences ecosystem. Lilly will take 44,000 square feet at 2300 Market Street, a Center City life sciences building developed by Breakthrough Properties. The news follows the… Read more »
The life sciences sector has experienced a challenging 2025, marked by federal policy shifts under the Trump administration, including proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health funding, withdrawal of government backing for mRNA vaccine initiatives, new tariffs, and drug pricing reforms. Philadelphia’s biotech ecosystem has felt the impact. Nearly 1,000 local life sciences jobs have… Read more »
Eli Lilly and Co. is reportedly exploring Philadelphia as a potential site for one of its Lilly Gateway Labs biotech incubators, according to industry sources. The Gateway Labs concept serves as an innovation hub offering shared lab and office space for early-stage biotech companies driven by “scientific curiosity.” These incubators focus on advancing research in… Read more »
Orchestra Life Sciences, a consulting firm serving pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies developing therapies for cancer and rare diseases, has officially relocated its global headquarters from Montreal, Canada, to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The company has leased 7,000 square feet at 1200 Intrepid Avenue, launching with four employees and plans to expand to 20 local staff… Read more »
Even with nearly one million square feet of newly developed lab space currently unoccupied in and around University City, John Grady views the vacancy as evidence of the region’s significant growth in the life sciences sector. Grady, Senior Vice President at Wexford Science & Technology, has recently been named chair of the University City District… Read more »
Following Dispatch Bio’s recent $216 million capital raise, Brandywine Realty Trust CEO Jerry Sweeney expressed optimism about the region’s life sciences sector, calling it in “recovery mode.” “Green shoots on the capital raising front are emerging,” Sweeney noted, pointing to the funding as a positive indicator amid a challenging market. The milestone is notable given… Read more »
Spark Therapeutics’ decision to lay off 337 employees—nearly half its workforce—could inject thousands of square feet of lab space into an already saturated University City market. One prominent landlord is even marketing lab space to office tenants due to the oversupply. The layoffs span Spark’s locations at the Cira Centre (2929 Arch St.), the Bulletin… Read more »
Mayor Cherelle Parker announced that the city’s new forensics lab will be housed at University Place 3.0, a largely vacant life sciences building since its completion in mid-2023. Parker allocated $67 million for the lab over five years (FY 2026–2030) as part of her $6.7 billion budget proposal, which requires City Council approval. The city’s… Read more »
Brandywine Realty Trust’s newly completed 14-story building at 3151 Market St., originally envisioned as a premier life sciences property, may soon welcome office tenants. This possibility emerged after FS Investments signed a 117,000-square-foot lease at Brandywine’s nearby 3025 John F. Kennedy Blvd., bringing that building to 83% occupancy with just over one vacant floor remaining…. Read more »
