The region’s life sciences sector is booming: Philadelphia jumped to number seven on a recent list of top U.S. markets based on jobs, lab space and funding in 2020.

Some big leadership news came out of one local hub that contributes to that ranking last week: Sprawling life sciences center Discovery Labs, based in King of Prussia, announced that it had appointed a new president and chief operating officer.

Joerg Ahlgrimm, a former exec at the Lonza Group, will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the 1.6 million-square-foot Discovery Labs complex, and will oversee all operations for the Center for Breakthrough Medicines (CBM) and the Testing Centers of America (TCA). All revenue-generating functions at those two companies will report to Ahlgrimm.

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