Construction crews will be working on Grays Ferry Avenue at the main exit from the Pennovation Works property at 35th Street beginning the evening of Sunday, January, 14, 2024. Beginning at 5:00PM, the main exit will be closed and all vehicle traffic leaving the property must exit at the 36th Street gate.
The PCI Ventures at Pennovation Works Showcase took place on November 2nd at the Pennovation Center, where attendees enjoyed an evening of education and networking. In celebration of its 13 years of service to the Penn community, PCI Ventures hosted a diverse group of entrepreneurs, faculty members, investors, and industry leaders. Startup companies from the PCI Ventures portfolio as well as Pennovation Works member companies participated in a poster and demo session. The full list of featured companies can be found below.
The Purina Pet Care Innovation Prize, in conjunction with Ben Franklin Partnership, the Penn Center for Innovation, and Pennovation Works held the Pet Care Meetup on September 21st at the Pennovation Center. Throughout the evening, attendees enjoyed a panel discussion featuring successful pet startup entrepreneurs, investors, and industry executives, a showcase of the most innovative pet startups in Delaware Valley region, and learned more about the Pet Care Innovation Prize.
The GRASP Treehouse officially opened for use on Friday, August 25th with the New Student Orientation event for incoming ROBO students, followed by the grand opening celebration. Located in Suite 250 of the Lab Building on Pennovation Works’ campus, the Treehouse marks GRASP’s third official location within the Pennovation Works ecosystem. The main room of the Treehouse suite contains lab space and benches, work desks, faculty office space, a student/collaborator conference room, and a multi-purpose room for hosting any GRASP-related events.
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.
We are excited to announce the 2023 Pennovation Accelerator Cohort! The program's sixth summer officially kicked off on Wednesday, June 14th, 2023, with the launch of the program's first event.
Avisi Technologies, founded in 2017 at the University of Pennsylvania, is a medical device startup investigating the use of patented nanotechnology in an ocular implant to stop blindness in glaucoma patients.
University City District recently highlighted innovators from around the neighborhood who are driving forward the future of University City in their State of University City 2023 publication. Watch the video, presented by University City District, to meet seven local founders, inventors, and business leaders including Pennovation's own Denita L. Henderson and Vertiq who are helping to pave the way for the next 25 years.
Philly Tech Week returned on May 5th - 13th featuring a week-long celebration of technology and innovation in Greater Philadelphia. The week-long series was comprised of in-person and virtual events organized by dozens of partners and led by Technical.ly, a news organization that serves a community of tech professionals. Tech Week brings together tech and tech-adjacent professionals from all over to connect, network, and show off their latest ideas.
In 2022, Pennovation Works, like many other ecosystems and institutions, saw an increase in activity and reactivation of the space as we continued the return to normalcy from the pandemic years. In addition to the reinvigoration of the space, Pennovation Works announced new leadership and staff, programming, and most notably, advancements in the overall development of the 23-acre site.