The workforce talent study is part of the Chamber's broader efforts to proactively address the talent needs of the cell and gene therapy community through research, strategic promotion, early-career talent-focused events, and convening employers. "When two of Greater Philadelphia's strongest training organizations collaborated with industry partners to launch the pilot of this workforce development program, we envisioned something that could be replicated and repeated many times over to support our region's rapidly expanding center for life sciences and cell and gene therapy," said Sarah Steltz, Vice President of Economic Competitiveness, Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia. "Iovance's commitment to a second cohort of the Biomedical Technician Training Program, and the launch of another cohort with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, demonstrate the possibilities for partnership.