Life Sciences : Featured Stories

There's a ton to do in Philadelphia this week. In addition to Philly Tech Week, enjoy a couple of awesome art events and explore the mature side of science at NextFab Studio.

Local scientists are delving into the surprisingly mysterious world of taste and smell, hoping to unlock the keys to managing obesity, detecting disease, tracking genetic traits and managing trauma.

Local scientists from Penn Medicine and Adaptimmune are at the forefront of research into T-Cell immunotherapy, a treatment that could potentially cure some types of cancer.

Want to be able to roll up a tablet computer and slip it into your pocket? Graphene, a marvelous new carbon material being developed by local entrepreneurs, could turn sci-fi into reality.

Imagine if testing for tainted food was as simple as checking a handheld device. Local innovators Invisible Sentinel are making that happen, and saving lives in the process.

Philadelphia's AJ Kohn uses skateboarding as a tool for educating, organizing and inspiring 

Medical and higher education institutions are moving in, collaborating and growing, creating a cluster of positive developments in Camden.

A Villanova professor believes a personal brain-wave sample could help better determine the existence and severity of concussions.

Two hundred women convened for networking and learning on Saturday for this Philly Tech Week event, illustrating the local rise of women in technology.

Mihir Shah came from India in 1997 seeking to make a big impact and is closer than ever thanks to his relentless pursuit of more effective breast cancer diagnostics.

The record attendance was no coincidence: more startups are attracting more students and recent grads to stay in Philadelphia.

All four sectors have potential to supplant meds and eds, says our panel of experts.

A psychology website ranks our city as the most depressed based on Google Trends and an assortment of keywords. Both its methodology and presentation are bogus.

Speakers were as gritty as this year's theme, The City, and we tried to spread some old-fashioned folding fun down in The Fractory at Temple.

Whether it's about saving lives or cities, innovation can be on a faster track in Greater Philadelphia, and here's how some of the region's brightest minds propose we speed it up.