Success Stories
Highlights of the PCI news focused on Penn commercialization accomplishments
PCI Hosts Mandela Fellow David Jeng of The Gambia
During his time at PCI, David worked on a wide range of projects and hopes to eventually establish an innovation hub in Africa that will address intellectual property issues for Africans.
Penn’s Boon Loo Talks to Technical.ly Philly about his Experience in Academic Entrepreneurship
Penn Engineering’s Boon Thau Loo, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Education and Global Initiatives, was featured in Technical.ly Philly for his deep personal experiences with academic entrepreneurship.
President’s Sustainability Prize Winner Shinkei Systems Aims to Upend the Fish-Harvesting Industry
The 2022 President’s Sustainability Prize winner Shinkei Systems was recognized in a recent article by Tech Crunch for its role in changing the seafood industry.
EpiVario Awarded NIH Grant to Advance Research in Treatments for Cocaine Use Disorder
EpiVario is developing neuroepigenetic modulators to treat memory-related addiction and psychiatric disorders.
Interius BioTherapeutics Receives Clearance to Begin Phase 1 Clinical Trial for Its First-in-Class In Vivo CAR Therapeutic for B Cell Malignancies
Interius intends to begin patient enrollment for the trial in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Development of RNA Therapeutics Targets Neurological Diseases
The collaboration combines Ascidian's RNA exon editing technology with Roche's expertise in CNS delivery to create novel treatments for hard-to-treat neurological conditions.
Cabaletta’s Early Data Shows Potential for Treating Autoimmune Diseases
The company reported positive results in the first two patients who received its new CAR T therapy, CABA-201, which aims to treat the autoimmune diseases lupus and myositis.
Nature Interviews Penn Medicine’s AI Leader César de La Fuente
César de la Fuente, PhD, Presidential Assistant Professor at Penn, has significantly advanced the field of antibiotic discovery through his innovative use of computational and AI-assisted techniques.
Four Penn Startups Make The Philadelphia Business Journal’s PHL Inno List of 2024 Startups to Watch
Baleena, BlueWhale Bio, Treeswift and Verismo were all recognized.
PCI Recognized on Technical.ly’s List of Philadelphia’s Biggest Tech Moments of 2023
In the article, Technical.ly highlights that Penn affiliated startups attracted over $1 billion in investment capital in 2023.