“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.
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
Amanda Mott | ammott@upenn.edu | 215-898-1422
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
The University of Pennsylvania’s Pennovation Center has been awarded LEED Gold status for new construction by the U.S. Green Building Council, a coveted recognition of best-in-class building strategies for energy and environmental design.
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.
BY LAURIE ACTMAN |
John George
Senior Reporter
Philadelphia Business Journal
April 27, 2017
BioBots is expanding its product line beyond three-dimensional bioprinters.