Penn startup Sync Labs, which is developing a new AI solution to improve caregiving for seniors, won the pitch competition at the “Innovate & Inspire: Research Panel & Pitch Competition” event during Philly Tech Week. The event was hosted by the PCI, Pennovation Works and Philadelphia Alliance for Capital & Technologies (PACT).
Sync Labs, a graduate of the Penn I-Corps Program and a 2025 President’s Innovation Prize winner, was founded by Penn Engineering students Melanie Herbert, Nami Lindquist and Alexandra Popescu, with mentorship from Jeffrey Babin, Professor of Practice and Associate Director of Engineering Entrepreneurship at Penn Engineering.
Sync Labs utilizes AI and privacy-focused edge computing to address key problems faced by caregivers. Navigating potential blind spots in care and reading time-consuming documentation can lead to caregiver burnout, reduced quality of personalized attention and increased health risks. To address this, Sync Labs’s technology uses discreet, AI-powered sensors and an app to privately track seniors’ daily activities, giving caregivers real-time insights and saving time on manual recording. Read the full article here.