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Innovation
3D printing drones work like bees to build and repair structures while flying
3D printing drones work like bees to build and repair structures while flying
Researchers including Weitzman’s Robert Stuart-Smith have made a swarm of bee-inspired drones that can collectively 3D print material while in flight, allowing unbounded manufacturing for building and repairing structures.
Deploying microrobotics for dental treatments and diagnostics
Deploying microrobotics for dental treatments and diagnostics
Penn Dental Medicine and its Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry show that microrobots can access the difficult to reach surfaces of the root canal with controlled precision.
2021-22 in review: A return to old traditions and new normals
2021-22 in review: A return to old traditions and new normals
Many in-person traditions returned to campus this year after a lengthy hiatus, including classes, but Penn’s output of research, innovation, and growth never slowed throughout the year.
University of Pennsylvania’s first NFT commemorates mRNA research
University of Pennsylvania’s first NFT commemorates mRNA research
Proceeds from the July auction of the non-fungible token—a digital asset—will benefit ongoing research at Penn.
A $365 million development will expand the life sciences hub at Pennovation Works
A $365 million development will expand the life sciences hub at Pennovation Works
Penn Senior Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli speaks with Penn Today about the evolution of the research and manufacturing project, led by Longfellow Real Estate Developers, and its value for Penn and the region.
ToxiSense wins 2022 Venture Lab Startup Challenge
ToxiSense wins 2022 Venture Lab Startup Challenge
Four first-year students win the $50,000 Perlman Grand Prize for their sustainable water testing method through genetically engineering plants with bioluminescent properties.
Ellen L. Hanson and Richard E. Perlman commit $10M to create entrepreneurship through acquisition at the Wharton School
Ellen L. Hanson and Richard E. Perlman commit $10M to create entrepreneurship through acquisition at the Wharton School
Their gift will establish Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) and support other programming at the Venture Lab.
Improving access to at-home health care
Improving access to at-home health care
With their company Mobility Health, President’s Innovation Prize winners Aris Saxena and Yiwen Li have created a program which connects patients with on-demand health care at their homes.
From wearable light to tech startup
From wearable light to tech startup
Lumify Care, supported by the 2021 President’s Innovation Prize and co-founded by May graduate Anthony Scarpone-Lambert and NICU nurse Jennifferre Mancillas, launched an app in January and expects version 2.0 of its uNight Light later in 2022.
Inspiring people, place, and purpose
Inspiring people, place, and purpose
Penn President Amy Gutmann’s record tenure of nearly 18 years is the University’s most transformative.
In the News
PhillyVoice
Penn to build massive life sciences complex at Pennovation Works campus
The University of Pennsylvania has selected a developer for a life sciences facility that will join the school's Pennovation Works incubator along the Lower Schuylkill.
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Philadelphia Business Journal
Penn, Longfellow to develop $365M life sciences complex at Pennovation Works
The University of Pennsylvania has teamed up with Longfellow Real Estate Partners on a $365 million, 455,000-square-foot life sciences and biomanufacturing building at Pennovation Works.
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Technical.ly Philly
What does the rise in remote work mean for research-based innovation?
John Swartley and Bhavana Mohanraj of the Penn Center for Innovation discuss how research center hubs are changing and how they’re staying the same.
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Axios
Penn students win over $70,000 to revolutionize water and drug testing
First-year students Aravind Krishnan, Udit Garg, Andrew Diep-Tran, and Aarush Sahni have an idea they believe will transform drug and water testing, and they just won more than $70,000 to help launch it.
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Technical.ly Philly
Leggy bots, flying bots, building bots: Here’s what Penn’s robotics hub is up to
School of Engineering and Applied Science students past and present, including Gavin Kenneally, Daniel Mellinger, Divya Ramesh, Mickey Whitzer, and Chao Liu, were highlighted for their work at the Pennovation Center. Their efforts were showcased at Philly Tech Week.
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Technical.ly Philly
A new research center at Wharton wants to make a fintech hub out of Philly
The Wharton School’s David Musto will be heading the new Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance, which will offer research courses and mentorship to students pursuing careers in the fintech sector. “Penn’s unique mission has always been to take on the biggest real-world challenges and opportunities through knowledge-based and data-driven innovation,” said President Amy Gutmann.
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