On January 17th Pennovation Works hosted Unshackled Ventures for a Fireside Chat discussing how immigrants can start and build a business while on a visa.

Katie Martin, Project Director at The Pew Charitable Trust, moderated a discussion between Unshackled Ventures founding partner Nitin Pachisia and Tom Zhang, founder of Daxo Industries.

Topics ranged from when to start speaking to a VC, what kind of capital to seek out, problems that immigrants face when starting a business, and what are the challenges faced when starting a business on a visa. 

Join us at the Pennovation Center on Wednesday, January 8th from 8:30 - 10:00am for our monthly Open House!

If you're interested in learning more about the Pennovation Works community now is your chance to meet our members, enjoy light refreshments, and tour our facility.

To register scan the QR code below or click here. 

Protect your assets! January is IP Month at Pennovation Works and we're bringing the most up-to-date information on Intellectual Property to founders. 

On November 20th, Pennovation Works hosted the 14th annual PCI Ventures Showcase.

Thirty PCIV portfolio companies and Pennovation Accelerator alumni postered at the event. Opening remarks were given by Pennovation Works Managing Director, Denita Henderson, and PCIV Portfolio Manager, Bhavana Mohanraj.  

The audience of over 175 attendees heard from Cogwear CEO, David Yonce, Vasowatch CEO, Christine Rohan, and Pennovation Center member, Tejas Agarwal, Founder and CEO of Sahay AI. Rohan of Vasowatch was named PCI Ventures CEO of the Year.

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.

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!

Pennovation Works was proud to be a sponsor of the 1682 Conference being held at the Five Below headquarters in October. 

And we're excited to announce that Pennovation Center member, Tejas Agarwal, Founder and CEO of Sahay AI, won the Venture Awards pitch competition that was held during the event. Congratulations Tejas and team! 

The Philly Builds Bio+ 3rd Annual “Bridging the Gap to Commercialization” Symposium took place in October at the Crystal Tea Room. It was a day filled with over 50 panelists discussing innovations in Philadelphia's life sciences sector. 

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