The mission of the Penn Center for Innovation (PCI) is to translate ideas and discoveries invented at the University of Pennsylvania into products and services that provide economic and social benefits. We hope you enjoy reading about some of our significant highlights and accomplishments achieved during Fiscal Year 2018.
Ideas
Researchers have developed a new way to efficiently treat tumors using CAR-T cells.
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Patents
Penn Co-inventors William A. Beltran, DVM, PhD and Gustavo Aguirre, VMD, PhD were awarded a U.S. patent for a new gene therapy for the treatment of the most common form of the inherited retinal disease X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa (XLRP).
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PCI Facilitates Exclusive License for RNA-targeted Small Molecule Technology with Arrakis Therapeutics.
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New Alliance formed between Penn’s Gene Therapy Program and Precision Biosciences.
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Bio-prototyping company formed by faculty researchers from the Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Design.
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Penn startups Tmunity Therapeutics and Carisma Therapeutics have cumulatively raised over $185 million so far in 2018.
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Local and national press continued to highlight Penn and PCI’s commercialization activities and outcomes.
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PCI hosted the second annual Celebration of Innovation, honoring patent awardees from the past fiscal year.
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PCI continues to support the development of resources to facilitate entrepreneurship and commercialization activities at Penn.
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Throughout FY18, PCI showcased Penn technologies and startups for investors and corporate partners at four different locations throughout the United States.
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Innovation Center
In its second year of operations, the Pennovation Center has greatly expanded its tenants and programs, including welcoming the Mini Maker Faire for the first time in summer 2018.
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Penn and Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC announced a collaboration to open the first JPOD location in the United States at the Pennovation Center.
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