“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.
The first edition of the Franklin Social Innovation Prize is aimed to promote non-profit initiatives among Penn students and recent graduates.
by Andrea Rodes
On May 12, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy and Penn’s School of Social Policy and Practice presented the inaugural Franklin SP2 Social Innovation Prize (opens in a new tab), an award aimed to challenge students to give innovative solutions to fix Philadelphia's social issues.
University patents shouldn't just be a statistic, says Penn tech transfer heads John Swartley and Laurie Actman. There are people behind the inventions and you should know them.
By Laurie Actman / GUEST & John Swartley / GUEST
is the Nemirovsky Family Dean at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science
With Philly Tech Week behind us, it is timely to consider some of the latest innovations in technology that are happening here in Philadelphia. We are already known for technology innovation. The Huffington Post ranks us among the top five in tech cities, and the Progressive Policy Institute puts us in the top 10 "Emerging Start-Up Hubs" in the United States.
from Page 5 of the PIDC 2016 Annual Review:
Creating Workplaces for the Future
Ali Sundermier | alisun@upenn.edu | 215-898-8562
Three years ago, University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann launched the Penn Center for Innovation with the goal to provide infrastructure, leadership and resources to transfer promising Penn inventions, know-how and related assets into the marketplace for the public good.
And more takeaways from the Philly Tech Week fireside chat with the First Round Capital partner.
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