On Sunday, April 23, 2017, the Pennovation Center and PERCH will host a Philadelphia Science Festival Event called Be A Pennovator!
Be A Pennovator! is part of the Be A Scientist For a Day! program of events where adults and children alike can learn what it is like to be a scientist. The University of Pennsylvania is a core collaborator of the Philadelphia Science Festival, a 9 day festival held April 21-29, in partnership with the Franklin Institute.
Join the Arts + Business Council of Greater Philadelphia (ABC), in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, in bringing the business, legal, tech, maker and startup communities together for an event on supporting a robust statewide entrepreneurial ecosystem. Part conversation and part inventor clinic, this event provides under-resourced inventors, makers, startups and nonprofits with the assistance of pro bono patent attorneys. Click here to register now.
Join us to celebrate another two years of transformative community design at Leverage 2017, our signature event where you’ll mingle with community leaders and design professionals, enjoy delicious food and drink, and experience a pop up exhibition of pro bono design at Pennovation, the exciting new space developed by the University of Pennsylvania to foster collaboration between researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs.
Spring dinner for the University of Pennsylvania's Engineering Board of Overseers, hosted by Dean Vijay Kumar.
Pennovation Center members may join our management team for a luncheon, discussion, and presentation.
In today's age, the technology offerings of many start-up companies involve developing apps. These start-ups need to know what types of intellectual property they should be pursuing for apps, and how they should go about doing so. One of the most complex and evolving issues in U.S. patent law today is whether, and the extent to which, software and algorithms can be patented.
Join Anne Fabry, Director of Business Development at MVM Associates, Inc. for a discussion on economic development grants and tax credits for Pennsylvania and New Jersey businesses.
Specific details will be provided about the Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) Tax Credit and Research & Development credits that are available through both the federal and state government. Other incentive opportunities related to hiring, training, business expansion, and growth will also be reviewed.
Join the team from Slice Communications to learn how to use strategic communication to grow your business.
The presentation will provide an introduction to PR. In addition we will discuss:
Presented by Cass Bailey, Founder and CEO; Brian McDonnell, Business Development; and Jullieanne Cueto, PR Account Manager
FemmeHacks is a beginner friendly collegiate hackathon for women-identifying individuals, hosted by our very own WiCS! Our goal is to empower, educate, and inspire women in the Philly tech community to build cool apps and meet one another. We will have both beginner and intermediate workshops on Friday at SEAS. On Saturday, hacking will be held at the brand new Pennovation Center (transportation provided)! There will be super awesome tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Jane Street at the hackathon who will bring mentors to answer any questions you have!
What are the most critical intellectual property questions for a start-up to answer? We will discuss the kinds of IP and the importance of tailoring your IP strategy to your business, how to maximize your protection on a limited budget, how to protect yourself from losing rights, and how to use available resources to your best advantage. There will be plenty of time for general questions.
A presentation by Cynthia Dahl, Director of the Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic at Penn Law