AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAviation & Health Logistics: BETA and partners completed the first operational eVTOL flights under the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, flying about 275 nautical miles across a Virginia–Maryland corridor while carrying manufactured organs for United Therapeutics. Cancer & Cell Therapy: University of Pennsylvania researchers report a mesothelin-targeting CAR T (CAR 422) designed to avoid shed-antigen “decoys,” showing tumor control in ovarian and pancreatic cancer models. Space Science: Penn-led work explores how an extreme, tidally locked exoplanet (LHS 3844b) could still host habitable pockets beneath the surface. Public Health & Opioids: A Rutgers/Columbia study finds long-acting injectable buprenorphine use is rising nationally and in New Jersey, but still under 5% of prescriptions. STEM Policy in PA: Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Pennsylvania’s $50.8B budget, including new requirements for data centers to report energy and water use, plus education funding and a teacher pension increase. STEM Workforce & Training: PennDOT and PDE launch initiatives aimed at expanding Pennsylvania’s heavy highway workforce. Education Tech & Kids: Reports highlight how schools struggle to block children from dangerous online content and games, even as device use continues.
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