Team members of I Corps Team and Penn President’s Prize Winner Sonura are Named Philadelphia Business Journal’s “Inno Under 25”
The group was named as 2023’s Inno Under 25 honorees by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Mitchell Named “Young Innovator of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering”
Mike Mitchell, PhD, J. Peter and Geri Skirkanich Assistant Professor of Innovation in Bioengineering (BE), was named a "Young Innovator of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering."
Lipid Nanoparticles Speed up CAR T Cell Manufacturing
The new method involves attaching a sugar molecule onto the surface of CAR T cells using metabolic labeling, a modification that enables the CAR T cells to attack cancer cells without any hindrance.
Mitchell Lab develops a microchip designed to transform the production of mRNA therapeutics and vaccines
“This technology has the potential to become a cornerstone in the field of nanomedicine, beyond RNA-based therapies,” Mitchell said in the Penn Today article.
GRASP Lab’s New “Treehouse” Suite Officially Opens In Lab Building
In August 2023, The GRASP (Penn Engineering’s General Robotics, Automation, Sensing, & Perception) Lab’s Treehouse officially opened at Pennovation Works.
Penn Engineering’s Amy Gutmann Hall Reaches Construction Milestone
Once completed, the new facility, equipped with next-generation hybrid classrooms and laboratories, will support research in a variety of engineering sectors.
Quantum Technology Innovation at Penn Engineering Receives Major Boost through Multi-Year Collaboration with Quantum Motion Technologies
Quantum Motion Technologies Ltd., a privately held company in London, UK, entered into an R&D collaboration agreement with Penn.
Penn Engineering Inventors Develop Metastructures for Solving Equations with Waves
U.S. Patent No. 11, 494,461 “Metastructures for solving equations with waves” was awarded and issued on Nov. 8, 2022.
Advisory Board for IoT4Ag Precision Agriculture Research Center Led by Penn Engineering Gains New Industrial Members
oT4Ag, the NSF-funded Engineering Research Center for precision agriculture led by Penn Engineering, has successfully recruited a diverse group of 19 industry leaders and innovative start-ups.
Penn Engineering and AlphaThera Expand License Agreement
AlphaThera, a startup company co-founded by Andrew Tsourkas, PhD, entered into an expanded license agreement with Penn.