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    Banking & Finance

    Montgomery County Leadership: Richard Vague, President, Widehall

    August 26, 2025

    Richard Vague, President of Widehall LLC and Author, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in Texas, moving frequently for…

  • Katalin Karikó giving a speech at the Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania event.
    Awards & Recognition

    Abington’s Katalin Karikó Inducted Into 2024 Class of Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania

    October 25, 2024

    Katalin Karikó, a Nobel Prize laureate, Penn professor, and renowned mRNA researcher from Abington, has been inducted into the 2024…

  • Katalin Kariko
    Pharma & Biotech

    WSJ: After Decades of Disparaging Her Research, Penn Celebrates Abington Scientist’s Nobel Prize

    October 5, 2023

    The University of Pennsylvania is basking in the glow of Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, two researchers who recently discovered…

  • Drew Weissman and Katalin Kariko
    Pharma & Biotech

    Abington Scientist Whose Work Made COVID-19 Vaccines Possible Awarded Nobel Prize

    October 3, 2023

    Katalin Karikó, the Abington scientist whose work led to RNA vaccines that transformed the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, was…

  • Katalin Kariko in the lab
    Abington

    Abington’s Katalin Karikó Adds Award to Collection for mRNA Vaccine Breakthrough

    September 17, 2023

    Abington biochemist Katalin Karikó receives another award for her pioneering work in mRNA advancement, writes John George for the Philadelphia…

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    Montgomery County

    Penn Likely to Be Top Research Institution for Licensing Revenue, Thanks to Abington Resident

    March 27, 2023

    The University of Pennsylvania is likely to once again be on the top among U.S. research institutions for licensing revenue,…

  • Katalin Kariko and mRNA
    Education

    Abington Biochemist’s Research Reaps Record $1 Billion in Royalties for Penn

    June 13, 2022

    Research performed by Abington biochemist Katalin Karikó that led to the development of COVID-19 vaccines netted the University of Pennsylvania…

  • Katalin Kariko
    Pharma & Biotech

    Abington Scientist Katalin Kariko One of Time Magazine’s 2021 Heroes of the Year

    February 10, 2022

    Abington’s Katalin Kariko is one of the Heroes of the Year, a group of scientists who introduced an innovative and…

  • Dr. Katalin Kariko
    Pharma & Biotech

    Wall Street Journal: Abington Scientist Saw Vast Potential of mRNA Technology Long Before Others

    December 6, 2021

    While many are singing praises to mRNA technology following the development of highly adaptable COVID-19 vaccines, Dr. Katalin Kariko, an…

  • man and woman who won prize
    Healthcare

    Abington Scientist Recognized with $3 Million Breakthrough Prize for Pivotal mRNA Research Leading to Development of COVID-19 Vaccine

    September 13, 2021

    Abington scientist Katalin Karikó and her colleague Drew Weissman have been honored with a $3 million Breakthrough Prize for their…

  • Pharma & Biotech

    Research by Abington Biochemist Proves Crucial for Both COVID-19 Vaccines

    December 9, 2020

    Decades of mRNA research by Abington biochemist Dr. Katalin Karikó have proven to be crucial in the development of both…

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