Apr30Thu

Member News: Reading Terminal Market’s new GM

Exclusive: Reading Terminal Market’s new GM on leading the venue through Covid-19, future goals
Philadelphia Business Journal 

Philadelphia’s historic Reading Terminal Market has been no stranger to change recently.

The Covid-19 pandemic prompted the iconic venue to largely shift its business online, fueling explosive growth on its digital Mercato platform.

On May 6, the market will welcome its new general manager Conor Murphy. Anuj Gupta, who has served in the role since 2015, is headed to work as U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans’ chief of staff.

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Apr29Wed

Member News from MRP

MRP awarded Business All-Star Accreditation by the All-Ireland Business Foundation  

MRP Prelytix, the only enterprise-class predictive ABM platform, has been awarded the Business All-Star Accreditation by the All-Ireland Business Foundation (AIBF). The All-Ireland Business Foundation identifies and accredits best-in-class Irish businesses and promotes them to Irish consumers — giving them the confidence and reassurance they need to make smart purchasing decisions. Read More

Apr27Mon

Life Science industry news

The Life Science Sector Shifts Its Focus Quickly to Respond to the Coronavirus
CipherBio

If the coronavirus has proven anything, it is that size and impact are not necessarily correlated. A 125-nanometer parasite that cannot be seen with the naked eye, the COVID-19 virus has killed over 160,000 people globally and infected 2.4M people worldwide. It has exposed systemic vulnerabilities in national healthcare systems and marked the emergence of new global trends. In the life sciences sector, it merely reinforced an already existing trend characterized by increasing collaboration and more projects that rely on the collective contributions of various partners. Today, the sector is proving to be highly agile and primed for impact. Collaborations in the sector are taking place across countries, rival companies, and public and private organizations, with the single aim of putting an end to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Apr27Mon

Philadelphia area news

In unprecedented move, Philadelphia’s regional economic development groups join forces during pandemic
Philadelphia Business Journal

When the first confirmed coronavirus cases began to descend upon Montgomery County in early March, Dave Zellers knew things were going change quickly.

As director of commerce for the county, Zellers and others in the local government were conferring on how to proceed when events relating to the coronavirus began to accelerate in the county. More people were coming down with it and, on March 9, Merck & Co. told its roughly 10,000 employees at its sprawling research and manufacturing operations in West Point to work from home. The company makes vaccines in at its local facilities. The county started to cancel events and make other move to stave off the spread of the virus.

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