Once was known as a publishing house, The Curtis at 601 Walnut St. is making room for the growing life sciences industry in Philadelphia.
A few such companies have moved into the stately building (which, for transparency, is Technical.y’s old HQ) in the last few years, such as Vivodyne and Aro Biotherapeutics. But its roster has grown to include Imvax Therapeutics, BioLabs, Chimeron Bio and Dispatch Bio.
The building owner, property group Keystone, announced Thursday that it would be developing an additional 200,000 square feet of the Washington Square-adjacent Curtis Center to cater to life sciences and biotech companies. The aim is to “provide the mission-critical infrastructure needed to meet the surging demand for lab space in Philadelphia’s Center City.”
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