Welcome to the Bits in Bio January 2026 Newsletter.
Our works once again popped up for the main Bits in Bio Organization during their quarterly meeting.
The organization shouldn’t be thanking the city captains, they (and we at Bits in Bio Philadelphia) thank you the community for coming out to the events. We really appreciate it.
Speaking of thanks, for Show and Tell I want to do pre-thanks to Katie, Sarah, Omnia, and Christine for helping out on the Bits in Bio side for the event so far.
Housekeeping:
Our February Happy Hour is next week, and the Luma to register is here. RSVP and bring a friend. Check out the Luma page and RSVP: https://luma.com/0ht61ndn In the event of inclement weather, we will skip the Happy Hour that month.
Show and Tell: Date is Saturday, February 21st, 2026: https://luma.com/jzwdvqdr . We’re building at Proscia, IONOS is coming in with a $200 credit, and Airia is another sponsor that’s coming in with thier Orchestration Platform (yep, just announced it here).
If you know of any startup in the Philadelphia/Greater Delaware Valley region that’s in the intersection of Tech (AI, Data Science, Simulation, hardware, etc.), and Biology in any/all sense (medicine, plants, veterinary, molecular, etc.), or even on the Chemistry side, tell them to DM me.
Events:
PhillaCon Valley is having their Collab Lab at Pennovation for builders this Thursday: Collab Lab: Bring-One Builder Night · Luma
The American Chemical Society Philadelphia is having an online career talk Saturday Feb 7th, you can register for it here: Philly ACS Saturday Speaker Series - Careers in Biotechnology Tickets, Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite
There are less than 5 slots remaining for Beyond the Simulator: Perspectives on Modern App Development by PhillaCocoa https://luma.com/98u1j4t8
Volunteer:
Philadelphia has a Power Up Tech Corps and is taking volunteers: Volunteer for the Power Up Tech Corps | Services | City of Philadelphia
Alexa Parker is looking for founders to spare about a half hour to answer questions about what tools they use during the founding proces: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alexa-parker-6927a1307_philly-founders-if-youre-starting-a-local-activity-7421636550590971906-vgPn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAMz38cBzaCuszc-MA-PtXGKJQPzNvquV18
Jobs:
Highlight Health is looking for a Product Manager:Recruitment (adp.com)
Although HR related but still within tech Per Scholar is looking for a Director of Talent Solutions: Job Application for Director, Talent Solutions at Per Scholas (greenhouse.io)
IQVIA at Wayne, PA is hiring a Data Scientist Manager: Data Scientist Manager I (Hybrid) at IQVIA
Ventana Medical Systems which Roche Aquired is looking for a Remote Innovation Manager https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4366116399
Final thoughts:
Call your representatives (local and national) and demand accountability for Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s actions.
AJ