March 2018 news stories about innovation at Penn. Some highlights: March 8 – Celebrating Penn’s innovators (Penn Today) March 19 – ImmERge Labs shuts down (Technically Philly) March 19 – A culture and ecosystem of innovation (Penn Today) March 29 – Penn ranks third in the country for research expenditure (Daily Pennsylvanian)

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February 2018 news stories about innovation at Penn. Some highlights: Feb 7 – At SXSW, a two-story ‘house’ hopes to #AmplifyPhilly (Technically Philly) Feb 20 – 12 Networking Tips for Philadelphians Who Hate Networking (PBJ) Feb 21 – Penn & Novartis: On the front line of the war on cancer (Philadelphia Business Journal) Feb 26…

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January 2018 news stories about innovation at Penn. Some highlights: Jan 8 – At JPM 2018: Three Challenges That Will Define Health Care’s Future (LinkedIn) Jan 16 ‐ Penn researchers identify new treatment target formelanoma (EurekAlert!) Jan 22 – Celgene to Buy Juno Therapeutics for $9 Billion (WSJ) Jan 22 – These are Philly’s top…

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We are proud to recognize the following inventors who have been issued patents in the last quarter. Congratulations! US Patents (22) Country PI Patent # Patent Title Issue Date United States Bryan 9,792,681 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS AND PROBABILISTIC DIAGNOSIS  10/17/2017 United States Burdick 9,827,321 Stabilizing Shear-Thinning Hydrogels  11/28/2017 United States Coukos…

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December 2017 news stories about innovation at Penn. Some highlights: Dec. 14 –STEM startup ideas showcased at Pennovation Center (Penn Current) Dec. 14 — Navigating medical device development at every stage (Penn Current) Dec. 19 — Here’s What Was Accomplished at Penn’s Pennovation Center This Year (Philly Mag) Dec. 19 — FDA approves Spark’s gene therapy…

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November 2017 news stories about innovation at Penn. Some highlights: Nov. 9 –Pennovation Center welcomes new tenants, grows with activity (Penn Current) November 2017 – PCI Pulse (Newsletter) 

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October 2017 held many excellent news stories about innovation at Penn. Some highlights: Oct. 10 – Why downtown universities help fuel the urban startup ecosystem (Curbed) Oct. 10 – Hidden in plain sight: The oversized impact of downtown universities (Brookings) Oct. 11  – “Commercialization Guide” makes an impact as outreach tool for Penn (Technology Transfer…

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We are proud to recognize the following inventors who have been issued patents in the last quarter. Congratulations! US Patents (29) Country PI Patent Number Patent Title Issue Date United States Beltran 9,770,491 AAV-Mediated Gene Therapy for RPGR X-Link Retinal Degeneration  9/26/2017 United States Burdick 9,694,081 Protease Triggered Release of Molecules from Hydrogels  7/4/2017 United…

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Report: Hidden in plain sight: The oversized impact of downtown universities Scott Andes | October 10, 2017 A new report, “Hidden in plain sight: The oversized impact of downtown universities,” compares the commercial outcomes of downtown research universities to their peers located in the suburbs or rural areas. On a per-student basis, “downtown” universities outperform in licensing…

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