The Hershey Co. announced the opening of a new research and development center in Johor, Malaysia, that will enable the confectioner and snack giant to quickly create, test and launch new products customized to the tastes of consumers in the region.

New research in 3D printing will change the way manufacturers produce products in an era of supply chain issues and worker shortages, industry experts predict. 

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding highlighted nearly $1 million in Wolf Administration investments for the commonwealth’s hemp industry as he opened the 2022 Pennsylvania Hemp Summit in Lancaster today. 

Millersville University is one of 17 colleges in the state to receive grants totaling $2.3 million through the Manufacturing PA initiative, Gov. Tom Wolf said today. 

Penn State College of Medicine received $3.9 million from the Pennsylvania Department of Health to study what impact COVID-19 has on pregnancy.  

WellSpan and Johns Hopkins’ Kimmel Cancer Center have had a clinical and research collaboration since 2017 that saw Johns Hopkins provide specialists in pediatric, urology and plastic surgeries as well as second opinions on severe cancer cases, to WellSpan’s Southcentral Pennsylvania hospitals and cancer centers. 

Harrisburg University’s newest research center will evaluate the evolution of the Esports industry, its impact and its benefits.

Harrisburg-based nonprofit broadband network provider KINBER, announced its interim CEO, Nathan Flood, will be staying with the company as its president and CEO.

The state is now accepting applications for $10 million in grant funding through its COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments and Therapies program to support advancement in new methods to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

PA Options for Wellness, a Harrisburg-based medical marijuana company partnered with Penn State College of Medicine to provide medical marijuana for research purposes, opened the first of its six planned dispensaries this month in Harrisburg.

Lebanon County-based L2P Research LLC completed an acquisition with a New York-based competitor on Friday.

Following its most recent round of applications for the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Research Program, the state Department of Health has approved four more organizations to begin clinical trials alongside academic partners.

Experts say the average cancer patient needs more access and education on the benefits of trials before they choose them over better-known therapies.

A majority of cancer patients do not seek out clinical trials as their first course of treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the Hershey-based Penn State Cancer Institute.

One of the first of three medical marijuana research organizations approved by the state broke ground Wednesday on a 65,000-square-foot facility in Penn Township, Perry County where cannabis will be grown, processed, manufactured and researched.