Millennials to Watch in Life Sciences
Fountain of Youth: A stream of young entrepreneurs out to improve human health
Three decades ago, when the region’s life science industry was first taking shape, the sector featured about a dozen biotechnology firms led primarily by pharmaceutical company veterans.
The Pennovation Works is a 21st Century hub for innovation and industry. Beginning with the creation of the Pennovation Center - a building redesigned and adapted from a 20th Century paint factory - the Pennovation Works consists of facilities existing for the purpose of turning ideas into economic opportunities for the surrounding area and neighborhoods. Interestingly, when you take a look at the site's colorful history, you see that it's been an incubator for industry and innovation in the Philadelphia area for more than 200 years.
Michelle Caffrey
Reporter - Philadelphia Business Journal
Philadelphia's aging infrastructure could benefit from the winning idea of the first-ever Comcast-Pennovation Challenge, after a multidisciplinary team of University of Pennsylvania students took home the grand prize by designing internet of things technology that can monitor the stability of bridges.
Even with a global workforce of over 8,000 people and 70% percent of the global drone marketplace, DJI remains quick to point out that just over 10 years ago, they were a single office startup. That’s part of what interested them in joining the Pennovation community.
Crain's Philadelphia
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Penn student Christopher Kao, a 21-year-old summer intern at Curalate, was looking for a way to fund his drone piloting hobby. So he built a company around it. (Technical.ly Philly)
ULI Philadelphia, in conjunction with PennPraxis, received a national grant to study the Grays Ferry corridor from Washington Avenue to Woodland Avenue. The Healthy Corridors Phase II Grant was awarded by The Urban Land Institute (ULI)’s Global organization through funds received from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Colorado Health Foundation. The Leadership team for this project includes the Public Health Management Corporation, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, University of Pennsylvania, University of the Sciences and ULI Philadelphia.
June 19, 2017
John George, Senior Reporter
The University of Pennsylvania has spun out another biotechnology company focused on developing immunotherapies to battle cancer.
The latest entrant to the Pennovation Center is Aerial Applications, yet another drone company to set up shop at Penn’s research and development hub.
Mixed uses and context sensitivity were themes that ran through this year’s ULI Philadelphia best-project honorees.
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