Gene therapy pioneer invents new therapy to improve delivery of gene therapies to treat ocular diseases
Awarded a patent that describes mRNA trans-splicing as a gene therapy for treatment of ocular diseases caused by defects in large genes.
Penn Engineer invents DNA sequencing and SNP detection technology
Arjun Raj, PhD, Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering, was awarded a patent for technology that captures an innovative method to detect Single Nucelotide Polymorphisms (SNPs).
Interius Therapeutics raises record-breaking Series A round
A two-year-old Philadelphia gene therapy company spun out of the University of Pennsylvania has raised $76 million
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'
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.
Toyota chooses SEAS for multi-institutional $75M AI-focused automotive research alliance
Penn was picked as one of 16 universities to receive part of $75 million in funding for a five-year artificial intelligence research program from the Toyota Research Institute.
Leading Universities launch Joint Technology Licensing Program
Penn is one of fifteen of the country’s leading research universities that launched the University Technology Licensing Program (UTLP).