On Thursday September 26th Pennovation Works, PCI, and PCI Ventures were pleased to host the National Cancer Institute’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs for both a presentation and office hours at The Pennovation Center.
Penn Vet Working Dog Center (PVWDC) hosted a viewing party at the Pennovation Center on Saturday, September 21st, for the Netflix documentary Inside the Mind of a Dog featuring PVWDC Executive Director Dr. Cindy Otto and her team.
The 2024 Workshop Tank Incubator Session was held at the Pennovation Center on Tuesday, September 24th.
As a part of the School District of Philadelphia's Innovation Network, The Workshop School is a project-based high school serving grades 9-12.
According to new data from PitchBook, the University of Pennsylvania has ranked among the top schools in the world for producing future founders.
Out of those founders, the university has produced 596 female founders who have raised a combined $12.2 billion.
Penn Engineering and Pennovation Center member, The Autoware Foundation, were featured in an article showcasing their F1TENTH project, a competition where students are graded on the design, assembly, and programming of self-driving cars that compete against each other in races. Read more in the article from Penn Today.
On Wednesday, July 24th, the Pennovation Accelerator held their seventh annual Pitch Day at the Pennovation Center. The culminating event for the six-week program focused on business development. In case you missed it, you can view a recording of the event, and read more about the Accelerator in our Pitch Day program.
Congratulations to Goeppert LLC, for being an SBIR Phase I NASA awardee!
Their proposal, nanocomposites for multi-analyte detection and plant health monitoring, will enable smart agricultural and vertical farming which significantly reduces transportation costs of vegetables into ISS and future lunar habitats.
Learn more about the company.
We are excited to announce the 2024 Pennovation Accelerator Cohort! The program's seventh summer kicked off on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 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.
On February 1st, Pennovation Works hosted Launchpad students and faculty for a tour of the ecosystem, a Q&A session, and demonstrations from a robotics company and the Polyhedral Structures Lab, a University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design research unit.
On Wednesday, July 26th, the Pennovation Accelerator held their sixth annual Pitch Day at the Pennovation Center. The culminating event for the six-week program focused on business development. In case you missed it, you can find a recording of the event here.