PRINTER'S NO. 1722
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
346
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, MENSCH, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, BROWNE,
BREWSTER, FARNESE, AUMENT, SABATINA, HUGHES, SCHWANK,
RAFFERTY, VULAKOVICH AND COSTA, APRIL 25, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 25, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 22, 2018, as "Cellicon Valley Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Philadelphia region has long been a place of
firsts and innovation; and
WHEREAS, The Philadelphia region has recently seen a new wave
of health care advancement in gene and cell therapies; and
WHEREAS, In the summer of 2017, the name "Cellicon Valley"
was introduced to recognize the growing scientific field in the
Philadelphia region; and
WHEREAS, The new therapies utilize a patient's cellular and
genetic makeup to heal and even cure diseases that have long
plagued mankind; and
WHEREAS, Institutions in the Philadelphia region have been at
the forefront of developing gene and cell therapies, a new and
exciting health care trend, which has a growing and vibrant
industry and academic infrastructure that supports a new
direction in patient care; and
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WHEREAS, As this Commonwealth looks to lead the world in life
sciences, it is important to recognize the talented individuals
who apply themselves to perfecting gene and cell therapies and
bring the therapies to the patients' bedside; and
WHEREAS, The new technology associated with gene and cell
therapies will differentiate the Philadelphia region, along with
this Commonwealth, from its competitors; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate May 22, 2018, as
"Cellicon Valley Day" in Pennsylvania.
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