Quantitative Radiology Solutions receives 510(k) FDA clearance
Quantitative Radiology Solutions (QRS), a privately-held company that enables body-wide analysis of medical images to personalize cancer treatment decisions, announced today it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Automatic Anatomy Recognition (AAR) technology for use in radiation treatment planning. AAR is a software-only medical device that automatically…
PCI Ventures Annual Spotlight 2020
The PCI Ventures team is proud to announce their 2020 Annual Spotlight, a review of the startups, deals, and portfolio highlights of the previous calendar year. Read the Spotlight
PCI Ventures Virtual Pitch Event Recap
On December 10th, 2020, PCI Ventures hosted their first Virtual Pitch Day. A virtual audience of investors and stakeholders heard from 12 innovative startups in Therapeutics, Diagnostic Devices and Digital Health, and Advanced Materials. Companies pitched for 10 minutes followed by a short question and answer session. This virtual event was an exciting opportunity for…
Philly start-ups pivot and scramble, trying to survive and thrive amid pandemic
A look at the different ways businesses are changing to adapt to COVID. The article features Pennovation tenant Tozuda: “Many other entrepreneurs had to come up with new ideas. Jessie Garcia, founder of Tozuda (www.tozuda.com), a head impact sensor for concussions, survived a succession of hard knocks. Some studies involving team sports that Garcia was…
FloBio selected as a 2020 Falling Walls finalist for Science Start-Up Breakthrough of the Year
FloBio, an early stage medical diagnostic company announced that it was selected by Falling Walls Venture as a finalist for the Falling Walls Breakthrough of the Year in the category of Science Start-Ups. FloBio is breaking the wall of diagnosing bleeding and thrombotic risk by pioneering a novel point-of-care diagnostic platform that enables clinicians…
Colliers LabNotes Interview with Michael Poisel of PCI Ventures
Colliers LabNotes provides a curated summary of the market news of the discoveries, successes, investments and deals that are shaping the Philadelphia Life Sciences cluster. In their recent newsletter, they featured a video interview with PCI Ventures’ Michael Poisel.
PCI Ventures, Pennovation & Penn-affiliated companies represented at PACT 2020 Capital Conference
PACT Capital Conference has a long tradition of uniting key players from the private equity, venture capital, and entrepreneurial communities. Each year, out of 100+ submissions, around 45 Entrepreneurial Companies are chosen to pitch their innovations live in front of investors, professional advisors, and key decision makers at the Capital Conference. This year, a number…
Pennovation Accelerator moves online
In its third summer, the six-week program for startup companies went entirely virtual, but that didn’t stop the cohort of entrepreneurs from learning, networking, and innovating. Read More on Penn Today
Paradigm Shift: A Penn engineer pivots to a career in health tech
Before becoming the first full time employee of Paradigm Surgical, Jonathan Sanchez was a Penn Engineering undergrad searching for a side project to explore his interest in CAD. Six years later, Jonathan is the Lead Product Design Engineer for the five year old medical device startup. In our interview below, Jonathan walks us through how…
Webinar Recording: Pennovation Works
Discover the opportunities for startups and researchers that are available at the Pennovation Works campus. This webinar was hosted by Anish Kumar, managing director of Pennovation Works, and Mike Wojewodka of MRA Group. The Pennovation Works is a distinctive blend of offices, labs, and production space developed by The University of Pennsylvania to link the…
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