We are excited to announce the 2025 Pennovation Accelerator!

The Pennovation Accelerator invites a cohort of local startups to engage in a six-week program to develop their business strategy and cultivate their network. Cohort companies will participate in weekly educational sessions presented by subject matter experts. Each company is paired with an experienced mentor to advise them on their journey. In addition, curated networking opportunities help the companies make connections into the larger Philadelphia entrepreneurial community.

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February was filled with events to help founders prepare for the upcoming tax season. 

We hosted a virtual lunch and learn panel and were joined by Jennifer Leinbach, Executive Director at the PA DCED in the Office of Technology Investment; Tara Santore, Director at the Innovation Development Zones office for the PA Dept of Community and Economic Development; Kristin Hart, University City KIZ Coordinator; and Anne Fabry, MVM Associates/Bowers R&D. 

Accelerator alum, Revise Robotics, were one of 10 winners in Phase 2 of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) Re-X Before Recycling Prize. They were awarded funding and technical assistance and will use the award to further their mission to build a more circular electronics industry.

The MindCORE Neuroimaging Facility at Pennovation Works was built from a need for a facility dedicated for research and educating the next generation of scientists.

The 3,200-square-foot space is the first site in the United States to use the FDA-approved version of the Siemens MAGNETOM Cima.X 3 Tesla MRI scanner. Recently, in partnership with The Changing Brain Lab, data collection has begun with a 200-child study researching how much the brain can change in response to early childhood experiences.

The Pennovation Accelerator has been named the Program of the Year by Technical.ly!

Opertech Bio announced the publication of their new research article, “Sodium-dependent glucose co-transport proteins (SGLTs) are not involved in human glucose taste detection," published in the November 18, 2024 issue of the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE.

Pennovation Works Managing Director, Denita Henderson, had the chance to sit down with Chris from BioBuzz during the Philly Builds Bio+ conference to discuss why Pennovation Works is the place "where ideas go to work".

Watch the full video here. 

A great time was had by all at the annual Pennovation Works and GRASP Lab pumpkin paint and sipping event! Attendees unleashed their creativity by painting pumpkin swhile enjoying fall-inspired treats and networking. 

Congratulations to Pennovation Center members, Matt Williams and Arai Yegrosa from Philly Unlimited, the non-profit social impact arm of Tech Difficulties, on winning Best Idea at the Philadelphia Open Innovation Tournament!