On Jan. 5, the Hepatitis B Foundation, Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, and Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center (PABC) welcomed National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD to their Doylestown campus.
The nonprofits had the opportunity to highlight their academic programs, innovations, and collaborative research that support public health and advance biomedical discovery.
The visit was organized by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, who joined Dr. Bhattacharya on the tour of the three nonprofits housed on the PABC campus.
Fitzpatrick and Dr. Bhattacharya attended a roundtable discussion with three CEOs from PABC member companies and leadership from the nonprofits.
The visit also included a tour, allowing Dr. Bhattacharya the chance to visit many of the on-site laboratories and speak with several Blumberg Institute scientists.
“The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center is a unique biomedical ecosystem that brings together brilliant scientists to address scientific questions from the basic understanding of disease to drug discovery,” said Dr. Bhattacharya. “The Central Bucks and PABC partnership for students taking AP Chemistry is an exciting and novel opportunity to train the future workforce in biomedicine. I appreciate Rep. Fitzpatrick organizing this tour and bringing me to the PABC.”
“We were pleased to showcase the impact of sustained investment in biomedical and public health research to Dr. Bhattacharya,” said Chari A. Cohen, DrPH, MPH, president of the Hepatitis B Foundation.
Learn more about Jay Bhattacharya’s visit to the Doylestown biotech campus and the nonprofits themselves at the Hepatitis B Foundation.
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