PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 -- Dechert, a law firm, issued the following news: Dechert has advised Poxel (Euronext: POXEL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, on its non-dilutive financing agreement with OrbiMed for US$50 million. This transaction monetizes a portion of Poxel's future royalties and sales-based payments from TWYMEEG(R) sales by Sumitomo Pharma in Japan. The financing is set to bolster Poxel's strategic initiatives in rare diseases, reduce its debt and support ge  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Two years ago, every single House Republican - including Brian Fitzpatrick - voted against the Inflation Reduction Act and the expansion of the ACA subsidies that kept health care costs down. If Fitzpatrick and House Republicans had their way, they would let these subsidies expire and raise health care costs on roughly 20 million Americans - including roughly 27,000 people in Pennsylvania's  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Two years ago, every single House Republican - including Scott Perry - voted against the Inflation Reduction Act and the expansion of the ACA subsidies that kept health care costs down. If Perry and House Republicans had their way, they would let these subsidies expire and raise health care costs on roughly 20 million Americans - including roughly 20,000 people in Pennsylvania's 10th Congre  more

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: Research by a prize-winning student-faculty team from Grove City College on the care of unaccompanied migrant children in Pittsburgh was recently published by the Center for Public Justice (CPJ). Megan Brock '25, a senior Social Work major from Renfrew, Pa., and Dr. Lisa Hosack, chair and associate professor of Social Work, were awarded the Hatfield Prize earlier this year by the Alexandria,   more

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: Grove City College Professor of Political Science Dr. Paul Kengor has received the Lee Edwards Award for Scholarship from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC). Kengor accepted the award recently at a VOC event in Washington, D.C. "Paul Kengor is a master educator, superb writer, and excellent communicator. His work blends first-rate research with brilliant storytelling," Dr. Eric Patter  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 -- Wilkes University issued the following news release: Nancy E. Levinger, professor of chemistry at Colorado State University, will deliver the Catherine H. Bone Lecture in Chemistry at Wilkes University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Stark Learning Center 105. Levinger's lecture, "Save the Plants! Visualizing Cryoprotectant Permeation and Location Confined in Plant Cells and Tissues," is free and open to the public. For anyone who has looked out the wi  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: The below message was sent to faculty, staff, and students on October 2, 2024. A version was also sent to alumnae/i. Dear Bryn Mawr College Community, The first few weeks of the semester were a rush, and suddenly, it is October, with Fall Break just ahead. My days, like all of yours, have been full as I continue to learn from and about this passionate community. We had more than fifty people at the first "Curren  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released audits of nine county children and youth services agencies performed during the third quarter of 2024. "Our audits ensure that counties are properly using state funds to protect at-risk children," Auditor General DeFoor said. By law, the department audits the fiscal reports that county CYS agencies submit to the Pen  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * In 2024, PIDA has approved $17,624,290 in low interest loans that are generating $28,883,059 in private investment, the creation of 175 new full-time jobs, and the retention of another 378 jobs. * * * Today, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger announced the approval of a new low-interest loan through th  more

SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 -- Shippensburg University issued the following news: The Shippensburg Community Resource Coalition (SCRC) is thrilled to announce that it has entered its third year of renewed funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This grant will allow the SCRC to continue addressing the risk factors of youth substance use while focusing on resilience. Dr. Liz Fisher, professor of social work and SCRC chairperson, is excited to have this grant c  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * Under Governor Shapiro's leadership, DEP has achieved historic progress by plugging over 260 wells across the Commonwealth - more than in the previous 10 years combined - reducing methane emissions, improving public health, and creating Pennsylvania jobs. The new grant program is designed to help plug some of Pennsylvania's estimated 350,000 orphaned wells and is par  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: Chester, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Sen. John I. Kane (D-9) today announced the return of more than $44,000 in unclaimed property to ChesPenn Health Services, headquartered in Chester. * * * "It's great to know that this money is back where it belongs to benefit the many people who rely on ChesPenn to get the healthcare they need. Treasury is working to return m  more