Success Stories
Highlights of the PCI news focused on Penn commercialization accomplishments
PCI’s Managing Director leads panel discussion on Cellicon Valley with Penn Medicine faculty luminaries
On May 6th, as part of the Cellicon Valley '21 two-day event, John Swartley, Managing Director of PCI, joined Penn Medicine faculty to discuss the commercialization of CAR-T technology
Philly Tech Week: Innovation Lessons from the Frontiers of Healthcare
As part of Philly Tech Week 2021 and the Technical.ly Philly Introduced Conference, PCI and the Pennovation Center, hosted an educational webinar on the range of innovations emerging from Penn in the
Penn Emerging Startup Showcase during Philly Tech Week
As part of Philly Tech Week 2021, the Penn Center for Innovation and PACT featured pitch-length presentations from some of the most innovative startups emerging from Penn.
Vivodyne pioneers bioengineering tools
A Penn-founded biotech company that helps scientists test drugs and therapeutics has raised $4 million in order to more widely adopt their platform that embraces “organs on chip” technology. Vivodyne'
Philadelphia-area life sciences companies reeled in nearly $3B in the 1st quarter
Strong investor interest in local life sciences companies continued during the first quarter of 2021 with 16 Philadelphia-area businesses reeling in more than $2.9 billion.
Carisma Therapeutics continues to grow and thrive
Carisma Therapeutics Inc. raised a Series B equity financing this year bringing the total amount raised in this round to $59 million and CARISMA's total capital raised to date to nearly $121 million.