WESTCHESTER COUNTY BIOSCIENCE UPDATE
Featuring news, events and industry trends
Westchester County Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation to Speak at July 26th NYC Builds Bio Event
 
Deborah Novick, Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Westchester County, will speak at ‘Gateways to the North: From the Bronx to Westchester’ on July 26. This virtual event, hosted by NYC Builds Bio and sponsored by Triumvirate Environmental, is part of Sponsored Seminar Series that showcases each of the new life sciences developments and subclusters in the NYC Metro Life Science marketplace to educate a national audience about the strength of the market and new opportunities for collaboration and location.
New Report Notes NYC Metro Now Top Market for U.S. Life Sciences Jobs and Funding
 
A new report released by the New York City Economic Development Corporation and Department of City Planning, Life Sciences in the NYC Metro, shows that the NYC Metro is leading the country on jobs and funding in the life sciences industry.
 
The report illustrates the scale of the NYC Metro region life sciences economy with nearly 150,000 jobs and 5,100 businesses, generating over $23 billion in wages last year. The report further finds that the NYC Metro region has 14,000 more life sciences jobs than the next leading metro area, San Francisco, and 30 percent more life sciences businesses than Boston, which followed on the list. Further, the NYC Metro has more than 83,000 life science workers in specialized occupations—the largest concentration of technical life sciences workers in the nation.
 
"The biosciences industry is one of the strongest in Westchester County, and growing," said Westchester County Executive George Latimer. "This report reinforces the critical role Westchester plays in the biosciences sector throughout the New York metro area. It is exciting to see proof that our regional ecosystem is as strong as, or stronger than, Boston and the Bay area."
Intellia and Regeneron Present Updated Interim Data from Phase 1 Study of CRISPR-based NTLA-2001 for the Treatment of Transthyretin (ATTR) Amyloidosis Demonstrating that Deep Serum TTR Reductions Remained Durable After a Single Dose

Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. and Tarrytown headquartered Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced additional positive interim data from an ongoing Phase 1 study of their lead investigational in vivo genome editing candidate, NTLA-2001, which is being developed as a single-dose treatment for transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis. The data were presented in an oral presentation at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) International Liver Congress™ 2022, that took place June 22 – 26 in London.
Cognition Therapeutics Doses First Patient with Dementia with Lewy Bodies in Phase 2 Clinical Study of CT1812    

Purchase headquartered Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the first patient has been dosed in its double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized Phase 2 SHIMMER clinical trial of CT1812 in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). CT1812 is an experimental, orally delivered small molecule therapeutic intended to address the underlying biology of DLB.
Burke Therapeutics: Science Fuels Hope: Webinar Series

Join Burke on Friday, July 29th from 9:00-10:30 a.m. for an important webinar on Raising Disability Awareness. In honor of Disability Awareness Month and the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Burke Neurological Institute (BNI) proudly presents a panel discussion for individuals who are making remarkable strides in improving the lives of people with disabilities.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Westchester County Biosciences Accelerator 2023 Cohort Info Session
 
Date: July 13
Time: 12:00 PM
 

 WCBA 2023 Strengthening Your Application

Date: July 20
Time: 12:00 PM
 

NYC Builds Bio Presents Gateways to the North: From the Bronx to Westchester
 
Date: July 26
Time: 12:00 PM
 

MedTech’s Empire State Focus ’22 Series: Westchester/Hudson Valley
 
Date: July 28
Time: 10:00 AM
 

WCBA 2023 Information Session Hosted with Einstein Office of Biotechnology and Business Development

Date: August 2
Time: 12:00 PM
 

NewYorkBIO’s Virtual Manufacturing Summit
 
Date: August 5
Time: 9:00 AM


WCBA 2023 Strengthening Your Application 

Date: August 10
Time: 10:00 AM
 

WCBA 2023 Strengthening Your Application 

Date: August 18
Time: 5:00 PM
 

WCBA 2023 Strengthening Your Application 

Date: August 26
Time: 12:00 PM

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