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Research behind COVID-19 vaccines reaps close to $1 billion in royalties for Penn

Penn officials said they are plowing the money back into early-stage scientific research.

The 2022 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Sciences went to University of Pennsylvania researchers Katalin Karikó (left) and Drew Weissman for their landmark research that set a foundation for the mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.
The 2022 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Sciences went to University of Pennsylvania researchers Katalin Karikó (left) and Drew Weissman for their landmark research that set a foundation for the mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer