The Milken Institute ranked schools according to indicators like “patents issued” and “startups formed.” Here’s why Penn ranks high and where schools like Drexel, Temple and Jefferson landed on the list.
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Tracking The Evolution Of Industry At 34th And Grays Ferry
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Penn's Innovative Spirit
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People with hemophilia require regular infusions of clotting factor to prevent them from experiencing uncontrolled bleeding. But a significant fraction develop antibodies against the clotting factor, essentially experiencing an allergic reaction to the very treatment that can prolong their lives.
Penn's decision to stay the course, while making big moves -- Penn's influence and prominence in the region goes without saying, which is why the opening of its Pennovation Center at the Pennovation Works campus on Grays Ferry Avenue is so momentous. The anchor point fo the campus, which slowly opened over the fall and hosted a celebratory grand opening in October, is now home to scores of promising biomed, engineering, robotic, fabrication and tech startups in its meticulously designed, 58,000 square-foot space.
Engineering lab to be first Pennsylvania location for Fortune 500 company; serving as one of its global hubs.
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October 17, 2016