On June 3rd, The Pennovation Center was an official stop on the BIO "Cellicon Valley" Ecosystem Tour. The tour group, which was made up of 50+ attendees had the opportunity to learn about the vision of the Pennovation Works campus and hear from the different organizations that contribute to the mission. The group heard from Jordana Barmish, Associate Director of PCI Ventures, who covered PCI Ventures' programs and services available to Pennovation members and PCIV portfolio companies. JPOD @ Philadelphia Programming Manager, Olivia Mcpherson shared details about the JPOD @ Philadelphia and the positive impact it's had on the biotech ecosystem. Lastly, the tour group gained insight from Avisi Co-Founder and CEO, Rui Jing Jiang about what it's like to run a biotech company as both a Pennovation Center member and JPOD @ Philadelphia company. After visiting the Pennovation Center the group went on to Schuylkill Yards and 3675 Market Street (Science Center/ CIC/ Bio Labs). As Jaime Sweet, Programming Manager for the Pennovation Center said, "It was an incredible opportunity to collaborate with other innovation spaces and show the Bio International crowd what West Philadelphia has to offer the wider Biotech ecosystem!"
