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.
BY SANDY SMITH |
“We are proud to celebrate the business and civic leadership of Bill Rouse through the ULI Awards for Excellence” said Jack Farrell, President and CEO of The Norwood Company, past Chair of ULI Philadelphia, ULI Governor, and Co-Chair of the ULI Philadelphia Awards. “This year’s projects honor his legacy through their vision and transformative qualities.
TONY LEE
Engineers at University of Pennsylvania are developing drones called ‘SWARMS’ that can autonomously coordinate with each other using infrared cameras around the room. The team is building off this technology to create autonomous drones that uses its onboard sensors to perform labor intensive tasks, such as inspections or search and rescue.
June 5, 2017
GEN’s Annual Ranking Counts Down the Nation’s Most Nurturing Regions
Alex Philippidis
Bruce Booth, D.Phil., a partner at Atlas Venture, astutely observed earlier this year that two key resources fueling the growth of biopharma were until recently somewhat geographically spread among the 10 or so regions of the nation where the industry began to arise a generation ago.
Last week, the Penn Vet Working Dog Center celebrated three of its canine graduates, who are joining up with police departments in the region to contribute their highly tuned skills in scent detection.
Text by Katherine Unger Baillie
Last week, a small group of Penn graduates, surrounded by loved ones, was feted for their rigorous training and bright future in a ceremony punctuated by enthusiastic barks.