Since 2013, the Penn Vet Working Dog Center has been running their Canine Handler Academy, an annual summer program for middle school students, on site at their Pennovation Works facility. With the pandemic circumstances this summer, however, they had to make the quick decision to move the program online.
Pennovation Works is home to an exciting mix of startups, research initiatives, and innovative companies. In this Meet the Innovator series, we will be introducing you to a member of the Pennovation Works community through a Q&A spotlight.
More and more accelerator programs are going virtual this year creating a unique opportunity for startups to engage with programs based in different cities and states, without the travel expenses. In August, Pennovation Works invited a couple of these accelerator programs to host virtual info sessions for our members.
Pennovation Works is home to an exciting mix of startups, research initiatives, and innovative companies. In this Meet the Innovator series, we will be introducing you to a member of the Pennovation Works community through a Q&A spotlight.
A new study further supports the theory that dogs can be trained to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2, or the COVID-19.
On July 29th, JLABS hosted the first cross-site engagement for companies in the Boston, New York, and Philadelphia ecosystems. A total of 15 companies representing all of the Northeast sites joined to introduce themselves and their work.
This was also an opportunity to share the two new residents of the JPOD @ Philadelphia: Orthoforge and SOLUtion Medical.
On Thursday, July 23rd, the JPOD @ Philadelphia hosted virtual 1-on-1 meetings with early-stage investment firm, Golden Seeds, who are focused on women-led businesses. Six Golden Seeds members, including three of the co-leaders of their Health Care sector -- Laura Davis, Petra Meyer, and Mitzi Krockover -- met with 13 companies across the afternoon. The 1-on-1 discussions were an opportunity for companies to introduce their work to the Golden Seeds team, and understand what Golden Seeds is looking for when making an investment.