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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.
PCI and Penn Medicine Represent at PHILLY BUILDS BIO+: 2ND ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM FOR LIFE SCIENCE INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Jon Epstein was keynote speaker and Ben Dibling served on a panel discussing science and technology in the context of accelerating innovation.
Penn Spinout Heirloom Technologies and Microsoft Sign One of the Largest Permanent CO2 Removal Deals To-Date
Microsoft signed a long term contract to purchase up to 315,000 metric tons of CO2 removal over a multi-year period from Penn spinout Heirloom Carbon Technologies.
BlueWhale Bio, a New Cell Therapy Production Company, Emerges from Stealth Mode
In September 2023, Penn spinout BlueWhale Bio surfaced with a mission to overhaul cell therapy production.
Exyn Technologies Closes on Series B Funding
Exyn has a mission to deliver world-class autonomous robots to data-hungry industries that include mining, logistics and construction.
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman Named Co-Recipients of the 2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine
Penn’s Katalin Karikó, PhD, and Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, have been named winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Penn Faculty Discover an Innovative Potential Treatment for Tooth Decay
The study provides a potential solution for dental caries, also known as tooth decay.
Penn grads develop The Community Grocer to provide hot food for those using SNAP benefits
Penn graduates Alex Imbot ‘20 and Eli Moraru ‘21 were featured in the Inquirer for their non-profit corner store idea, The Community Grocer, which improves food access for those using SNAP benefits.
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.