Innovation @ Penn is a sponsor of Philly Tech Week

Posted on September 16, 2020 — Jessica Jones Gupta

The Innovation @ Penn team, including PCI and Pennovation Works, is proud to support Philly Tech Week 2020. #PTW20 is September 21 to 25th and is all virtual this year and includes both free and paid events. To view the full calendar of activities, visit 2020.phillytechweek.com. Representatives from Penn will be active throughout the conference,…

The (nearly) complete oral history of the first 10 years of Philly Tech Week

Posted on — Jessica Jones Gupta

Why does PTW matter? Ahead of the 10th annual Philly Tech Week presented by Comcast, watch a bunch of the city’s tech, entrepreneurship and innovation leaders recount memories. Read More on Technical.ly Philly Don’t forget to register for PCI’s event on the 23rd 

Colliers LabNotes Interview with Michael Poisel of PCI Ventures

Posted on — Jessica Jones Gupta

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.  

Sept 23: Join PCI and our partners at Philly Tech Week and Amplify Philly @ Home

Posted on September 14, 2020 — Jessica Jones Gupta

On Wednesday, September 23, Penn is pleased to partner with Philly Tech Week and Amplify Philly on two great virtual events.   Penn Contributions to COVID Solutions: 1pm – 2pm Join PACT and the Penn Center for Innovation for this look at SARS-CoV-2 research and response at Penn and partner institutions. This event is part…

Philadelphia metro area increases ranking in JLL 2020 U.S. Life Sciences Outlook

Posted on — Jessica Jones Gupta

The Philadelphia Metro area is ranked number six among top life sciences clusters in the U.S. in the JLL 2020 U.S. Life Sciences Outlook, which was released on July 28.  The placement for the region is an increase over the 2019 report, which listed Philadelphia at number eight.  JLL, a leading professional services firm that specializes…

Robot dogs join US Air Force exercise giving glimpse at potential battlefield of the future

Posted on September 9, 2020 — Jessica Jones Gupta

Emerging from United States Air Force planes, four-legged robot dogs scampered onto an airfield in the Mojave Desert, offering a possible preview into the future of warfare.  The dogs are called Vision 60 UGVs, or “autonomous unmanned ground vehicles” by their manufacturer, Ghost Robotics of Philadelphia. Read More on CNN.com

Engineers develop laser-controlled, cell-sized robots

Posted on September 4, 2020 — Jessica Jones Gupta

Researchers from Penn Engineering and Cornell are looking through this lens at an even more fundamental level: creating robotic systems that are on the scale of biological cells. One of the researchers’ robots next to a paramecium. (Image: Penn Engineering) They have created the first microscopic robots that are made with semiconductor processing and can…

Fierce BioTech ranks Penn #8 on the global R&D Institute list

Posted on September 2, 2020 — Jessica Jones Gupta

Many new drugs and diagnostics would never have seen the light of day if it wasn’t for these institutes, and our top 10 are the most prolific when it comes to collabs and research pacts with the life sciences industry, with many big-name scientists and alumni working at biotech spin outs from our leading institutes….

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