Penn inventors named Heroes of the Year by Time Magazine
Drs. Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, inventors of the foundational RNA research that led to the COVID-19 vaccines, are two of researchers named by Time Magazine as their Heroes of the Year 2021.
Celebration of Innovation 2021 Recap and Recording
The event honors the patent recipients from the previous fiscal year, as well as, those partners, inventors, and startups that made exceptional achievements.
Applications now being accepted for the President’s Innovation Prize
Unique to both Penn and across higher education, the Prize underscores the University’s considerable commitment to encouraging students to put their knowledge to work for the betterment of humankind.
$10 Million gift establishes new Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Penn Medicine
Center brings together autoimmune disease researchers and clinicians to advance diagnosis and treatment
Announcing the 2022 Y-Prize: Win $10k For Your Ideas!
For ten years, the Y-Prize Competition has brought Penn students together to unleash their creativity, build their entrepreneurial skills—and win money along the way.
Penn Medicine researchers receive prestigious NIH 2021 Director’s Awards
The grants, totaling more than $8 million, will support seven high-risk, high-reward research projects
Two pioneering RNA scientists win the 2021 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research
The foundational work that enabled the use of messenger RNA (mRNA) in vaccine development that they're receiving the 2021 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research,
Penn mRNA Scientists Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó Receive 2021 Lasker Award, America’s Top Biomedical Research Prize
Drs. Weissman and Karikó’s mRNA technology is recognized for enabling rapid development of highly effective COVID-19 vaccines.
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman named to the 2022 National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame, in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, is excited to announce the 2022 Class of Inductees.
Co-founder of Avisi Technologies named one of the Greater Philadelphia’s Inno Under 25
long with co-founder Brandon Kao, Rui Jing Jiang started Avisi Technologies in 2017, developing VisiPlate, a nanotechnology-enabled ocular implant to treat glaucoma.