LIFE SCIENCES AFFINITY CLUB at the Union League

What if your child left their life-saving EpiPen at home on prom night—and it inspired a whole new medical device? In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Edwin Pribitkin reveals the true story behind his invention: an auto-injector that attaches directly to your smartphone, born from a father’s panic and a daughter’s stubbornness. Dive into the highs and lows of medical innovation as Dr. Edwin Pribitkin...

What if the most powerful lesson you’ll hear this week comes from a six-year-old’s first election loss? In this episode of the Life Science Affinity Club podcast, legendary Philadelphia entrepreneur Brian Tierney reveals how a childhood lesson about voting for himself shaped his decades-long journey at the intersection of politics, business, and media. From his roots in Upper Darby to leading the...

What if a simple change in a baby’s diet could prevent peanut allergies for life? On this episode of the Life Science Affinity Club podcast, we reveal groundbreaking research that’s helping childhood food allergies decline—right in Philadelphia. Host Robert Christmas sits down with Dr. David Hill, a pediatric allergist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, to discuss what’s fueling the drop in p...