Startup Genome, with Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, and the University City Science Center launched the Global Startup Ecosystem Report, the world’s most comprehensive report on startup ecosystems.
We are excited to announce the 2025 Pennovation Accelerator Cohort! The program's eighth summer kicked off on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at the Pennovation Center with the launch of the first event.
The Pennovation Accelerator cohort companies represent a variety of industries ranging from MedTech, financial management platforms, AI, robotics, and more.
R. Kyle Palmer, Chief Science Officer of Pennovation Center company Opertech Bio, was recently quoted in Nature Magazine.
The Nature Magazine article highlights the fascinating breakthrough in mapping the molecular structure of the human sweet taste receptor and shows how two widely consumed artificial sweeteners bind to and activate it.
This research has significant implications for understanding taste perception and driving innovation in the food and beverage industry.
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.
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.