Longfellow Real Estate Partners with the University of Pennsylvania to Develop 455,000 sq.ft. Life Sciences Research, Development and Manufacturing Facility

Ground-up life science development at Pennovation Works marks first Philadelphia asset for one of the nation’s leading life science investors

Press/Media Contacts: 

Casey Angel, Associate Director, Corporate Communications, Longfellow Real Estate Partners, (619) 400-7990, cangel@lfrep.com

On May 6-12 this year, the 12th annual Philly Tech Week (PTW) took place, highlighting technology and innovation happening throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. The week was filled with in-person and virtual events held throughout the city organized by various companies and led by Technical.ly, a news organization that serves a community of tech professionals.

On May 4^th, the Pennovation Center and JPOD @ Philadelphia welcomed 35 students and their mentors from the West Philadelphia school system for an introduction to a career in life sciences. The students, all 10th graders participating in Johnson & Johnson’s 3-year Bridge to Employment program, enjoyed lunch from Pitruco Pizza, and an introduction to what it’s like working in a lab from Frank Leu, PhD. The students later toured the site, met young founders and scientists, and rounded out their afternoon with a Pennovation-wide Ben & Jerry’s ice cream social.

This month’s Pennovation Works Meet the Innovator spotlight is Mike Siedlik, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at Infini Fluidics.

Before we get to know Mike, let’s get to know Infini Fluidics:

On Monday, May 2^nd the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia held a dynamic, in-person and virtual event, which included an update on the real estate developments impacting our region’s life sciences market. The life sciences industry in Greater Philadelphia continues to thrive and is poised for exponential growth as it has established itself as a global hub for research, talent, and capital, attracting companies in cell and gene therapy, gene editing, and connected health.

For the first time since the pandemic, members of the Pennovation Works community visited Austin, Texas for South by SouthWest (SXSW).  Jaime Sweet, Associate Director of Programming for Pennovation Works attended along with Michael Poisel, Executive Director of PCI Ventures and PCIV Admin Coordinator Raquel Giron.  Jaime shared that “[they] had a blast supporting Exyn and meeting other SXSW Innovation Award finalists.”  Exyn Technologies, a PCI Ventures portfolio company and Pennovation Center graduates, was

On Tuesday, February 22nd, Olivia McPherson, Program Manager of JPOD @ Philadelphia, discussed how the JPOD and Johnson & Johnson's JLABS program helps startups with life science commercialization.

Pennovation Works is home to an exciting mix of startups, research initiatives, and innovative companies. As the campus continues to grow, we are highlighting various members of the Pennovation Works community through the Meet the Innovators spotlight series. This month, we are spotlighting Steven Chen, CEO and Co-Founder at Treeswift.

Before we get to know Steven, let’s get to know Treeswift:

For many startups, tax season can feel daunting. To help ease that angst, we hosted Preparing for 2021 Tax and 1099 Compliance with Stephano Slack. Partner at Stephano Slack, Sam Musser, CPA, guided attendees through the steps and best practices to stay compliant.

Pennovation Works is proud to share our partners, the Penn Center for Innovation (PCI) Ventures, 2021 Spotlight.  The Spotlight highlights PCI Ventures' impressive portfolio companies, profiles their dedicated company leaders, and includes examples of the unique programs and services their team provides to support this community.

Read the full report here.