PCI Startup Portfolio

Startup companies established by Penn or with founding technology developed at Penn

Penn inventors and researchers can choose to form startup companies leveraging their own expertise and partners or with direct support from Penn.  PCI provides a number of programs that support startup formation through our PCI Ventures group, those resources can be found here.

Additionally, PCI works closely with Penn faculty to advise them on how to create a startup company as well as with new companies to license Penn technology. 

Search our portfolio below, and click on each startup to learn more about their technologies, inventors, and whether they are looking for investors or new employees.

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Advac Therapeutic

Development of vaccines and therapeutics for the treatment of infectious diseases and cancers

Aero2Max

A revolutionary smart training system for high-performance athletes

AgingSense

Wearing physiological sensors to monitor for exacerbations of heart failure

AltruMed

Axonova Medical

Proprietary technology platform allowing stretch growth of axon bundles for use as fully functional grafts to address peripheral and CNS neuropathies.

Calorint

Heat-based technology for wound healing

Cantius Therapeutics

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Cantius Therapeutics has a unique and well-placed strategy to treat cachexia and block nausea/emesis.

Carisma Therapeutics

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Cellular immunotherapy for solid tumors.

Carousel Therapeutics

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Carousel Therapeutics is developing a universal CAR-T targeting system for the treatment of relapse and refractory solid tumors.

Cartio

Developing CAR regulatory T cells to treat atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases.

Cerespectus

Catheters using real time anatomic video feedback and fluoroscopic assistance for precise gene therapy delivery and treatment of other disorders of the central nervous system

Chip Diagnostics

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Lab-on-a-chip platform addressing the need for rapid, inexpensive, and highly sensitive diagnostics

Cogwear

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Affordable, mobile, comfortable, sustained, research-grade, brain state monitoring on the go

Cyloflux

Daimroc Imaging

Using Argentavue, a silver nanoparticle contrast agent for breast cancer imaging

Elaeis Therapeutics

EmboVent

EnaChip

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Developing magnetic materials, processes, and device designs that enable integration of magnetic components with silicon semiconductor devices

Enteropass

Developing novel enteric bypass solutions to change the paradigm of enterocutaneous fistula management

EpiVario

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Novel epigenetic therapeutics to treat complex psychiatric disorders

Evinacel

Exio

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Developing a diagnostic test to predict a patient’s responsiveness to cancer immunotherapy, with a focus on checkpoint inhibitor therapies.

FloBio

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Analyzes dynamic blood flow as a diagnostic technique in trauma, ER, and clinical settings

FluidiSpec

Fluorosurgical Biosciences

Forsagen

GastroVationX

Ghost Robotics

Building customizable robotic machines highly adept at perceiving tactile sensations

Hydropore

Hydropore is a clean technology start-up developing hydrogen fuel pellets for drones.

Hypknowledge

This app provides data-driven insights and recommendations to help people get their most, best sleep.

Hysplex

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Developing small molecule PARP inhibitors for the treatment of cancer and neurological disorders.

Infini – Fluidics

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Industry 4.0 in pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing processes

Innervace

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Implantable tissue engineered brain pathways for neurodegenerative disorders.

Instanosis

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An innovative and broadly-applicable point-of-care platform to detect ultra-low concentrations of disease biomarkers.

Jericho Music Labs

A mobile platform for copyrighted music distribution

JT Me-Sh Diagnostics

Developing a novel point-of-care device to evaluate an individual’s exposure to radiation.

LignaMed

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Targeted therapeutics from flaxseed derivatives

Limbsalv

Advanced technology for limb salvage and reconstruction

Linnaeus

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Developing a G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) agonist with applicability across a range of cancers.

Liquid Biotech

Diagnostic blood test for sensitive detection of circulating tumor cells.

Mechano Therapeutics

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A therapeutic delivery platform using mechanically-activated microcapsule technology

MobileOptx

Applying portable electronic technology to advance the potential of endoscopic imagery

MyoArete

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MyoArete is developing newly identified utrophin upregulation therapies that treat all Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy patients.

Neuralert

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Robust wearable monitors to rapidly identify critically important neurological events such as stroke

Neurokappa Therapeutics

Treatments for cerebral vascular spasm using salvia divinosum

Neurostorative

Nia Therapeutics

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Developing responsive neurostimulation therapies for patients with dementia and other memory disorders.

Onocor

Catheter based retrieval systems designed to recovered malposition cardiovascular devices

OptCon

Software and sensor technology to enhance productivity, increase efficiency and automate processes for the construction, mining and infrastructure industries

Osciflex

Developing medical devices for the prevention of thrombosis

Osetomics

Diagnostic and prognostic tools for the treatment of acute musculoskeletal injuries, chronic orthopedic pathologies, and bone implant complications

Osteome Synthetica

Developing personalized synthetic bone substitutes that are precision printed.

Ostiio

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A novel approach to correct skeletal deformities and deficiencies using a fully implantable, magnetically-driven, bony distraction device

Paladai

Paradigm Analytics

Paradigm Surgical

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Prophylactic mesh augmentation systems for fascial reinforcement

Peroxitech

Novel therapeutic to prevent acute lung injury, the major cause of death with sepsis.

Pinpoint Therapeutics

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Developing novel autophagy inhibitor molecules for cancer treatment.

PolyAurum

Biodegradable gold nanoparticles to diagnose and treat diseases via enhanced x-ray attenuation

Prolifagen

Developing microRNA therapies to treat myocardial infarction, prevent remodeling, and regenerate tissue

Quantaras

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Advanced body-wide analysis of medical imagery for clinical and research purposes

Radix Therapeutics

Rafias

Recupero Robotics

Robotics for improved physical therapy

Ribovate Therapeutics

Ribovate is developing the next generation targeted mRNA-lipid nanoparticle therapeutic platform.

RightAir

Wearable device for respiratory assistance in COPD patients

Sapience Leadership

Consulting services on curricula, operational issues, and strategic planning

SchoolSims

Technology-enhanced immersive learning solutions to leadership development for educational and other organizations

Stage One Immunotherapeutics

TAIRIS

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Improving neurosurgery and neurosurgeons through anatomical pattern recognition assistance

TheraVal

Vasowatch

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Decision support technology for obstetrics to improve outcomes for all mothers

Vellum Biosciences

Non-invasive imaging diagnostic to differentiate cancer, inflammation, and infection

Veltion Therapeutics

Novel approaches for cancer treatment by targeting the Integrated Stress Response and its role in tumor as well as stroma adaptation to stress

Ventru

Versatilis Therapeutics

Vetigenics

Using novel phage-display techniques to develop reagents and therapeutics for veterinary medicine

Vital Start Health

Empowering clinicians and caregivers by giving them a digital platform to improve neonatal care

Vivodyne

Creating a groundbreaking 3D tissue culture pipeline and statistical inference engine to test drugs, biologics, and immunotherapies directly on ultra-realistic , bioengineered human tissues.

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