In September 2021, the Working Dog Center at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet)  launched a new video, “Two Decades Since 9/11: A Tribute.” This  video features the handlers of Search and Rescue working dogs deployed to Ground Zero and the Pentagon immediately following September 11, 2001. The video is dedicated by the Working Dog Center to the canines who served our country in the aftermath of September 11th, and to all dogs who continue to bring humans hope in difficult times.

Penn Dental Medicine and Penn Engineering recently awarded the Center’s first IDEA (Innovation in Dental Medicine and Engineering to Advance Oral Health) Prize to Dr. Henry Daniell, W.B. Miller Professor at Penn Dental Medicine, and his collaborator, Dr. Daeyeon Lee, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Penn Engineering. Their award-winning project “Engineered Chewing Gum for Debulking Biofilm and Oral SARS-CoV-2,” reduces dental plaque and oral SARS-CoV-2 transmission using chewing gum. 

On Thursday, August 19th, the Pennovation Accelerator held their virtual Pitch Day, 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!

Penn Center for Innovation (PCI) Ventures, housed at the Pennovation Center, has worked with more than 200 UPenn faculty and staff members, bringing their discoveries to the commercial market. PCI Ventures supports more than 60 companies within their portfolio as well as the member companies of the Pennovation Center.

In this edition of Meet the Innovator, we welcome Seth Harrington, Team Administrator at Avisi Technologies

Before we get to know Seth, let's get to know Avisi Technologies:

Innovation Lessons from the Frontiers of Healthcare 

Penn Center for Innovation Ventures (PCI Ventures) recently hosted their 8th Annual Showcase virtually, in partnership with Venture Café Philadelphia. Michael Poisel, PCI Ventures Executive Director kicked off the event by sharing a brief recap and highlights from the past year.  Afterwards, Michael announced the 2020 CEO of the Year, an award presented annually to an entrepreneur who has made significant progress with their company, reached important milestones, and best exemplifies the PCIV mission.

On April 15, the Pennovation Works community (virtually) welcomed futurist and innovation expert, Michael Tchong! 

Welcome to a new edition of Meet the Innovator! This month we have the opportunity to introduce Christopher Toews, Production Manager at Ghost Robotics. In theme of Earth Week, we conducted this interview outside on our campus.

Before we get to know Chris, let's get to know Ghost Robotics: