Folks in Philadelphia’s startup and business community have known for years that the life sciences industry, which employs more than 50,000 people in the Philly metro area, is on the rise in our region.

But last week, leaders in the local industry got to show off some of that growth to the nation during a traveling event series by The Atlantic, which is currently featuring science communities across the country.

Thursday night at Power Plant Productions in Old City, industry leaders outlined Philadelphia’s trajectory in the new-ish field and mused about its future.

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