Mar24Tue

FDA Guidance on Clinical Trials + Other Federal Updates

Many thanks to Life Sciences PA for sharing regular updates.

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to disrupt our health care system and our day-to-day activity, we know many of our member organizations continue to pursue treatments and technologies for patients facing the coronavirus as well as many other diseases. As your research and development efforts move forward, we want to be sure you are up to date on the activity of two federal agencies with whom many of our members regularly interact – the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). While both are devoting significant resources to fight the pandemic, they are also ensuring other research and development efforts progress.

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Mar23Mon

Member Highlight: Gregory Black

If your company is in need of assistance during this difficult time setting up employees with the tools they need in order to work remotely. Please reach out to Irish Chamber member, Gregory Black. Premier Technology Group has many options available. Their partners are also offering free or discounted services to start. This is especially the case for Education, Healthcare and Government entities. Contact: Gblack@ptgnow.com or 610-628-2157.

Mar21Sat

A Letter from Irish Chamber Leadership

Dear Members, Sponsors and Friends,

Nasc is a Gaelic word that means link, connection or bond. We included this on our new banners – – talk about timing. Links, connections and bonds among our members and network are vitally important now more than ever.  As we all face disruptions to our daily lives and businesses and we cannot see you in person during this time, we want to make sure that we remain connected. Please know that the Irish American Business Chamber & Network remains committed to serving our members – we are with you.
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Mar20Fri

Resources for businesses

Resources to assist individuals and organizations through this crisis:

The City of Philadelphia and PIDC (Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp.) have launched the $9 million Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund. The $9 million fund offers a mix of new grants and zero-interest loans to small businesses in Philadelphia that make under $5 million in annual revenue and are facing an unprecedented challenge due to the ongoing global pandemic.

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