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Evan and the chocolate factory
A dish of bespoke 3D printed chocolates

Evan and the chocolate factory

Engineering student Evan Weinstein fixated on the idea of liberating bespoke chocolates from the confines of both the bar and the mold. Rather than cast a chocolate shape, why not build it? Cocoa Press is his solution. 
An Alzheimer’s research pioneer, right here at Penn
Virginia Lee stands smiling in a lab surrounded by three colleagues

Virginia Man-Yee Lee leads a team of researchers at Penn’s Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, investigating the causes of disorders that occur more frequently with advancing age.

An Alzheimer’s research pioneer, right here at Penn

Virginia Man-Yee Lee, a professor and researcher at the Perelman School of Medicine, is the 2020 recipient of a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, earning $3 million for her innovative, inspiring work that could one day cure various neurodegenerative diseases.

Lauren Hertzler

Innovation at ‘Cellicon Valley’
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  • By the Numbers

    • Innovation at ‘Cellicon Valley’

    Key facts and figures about ongoing efforts towards translating discoveries and ideas into products and businesses at the Penn Center for Innovation.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    Strella Biotechnology tackles food waste by ‘hacking the fruit’
    strella biotech team members working in the lab

    Strella Biotechnology tackles food waste by ‘hacking the fruit’

    President’s Innovation Prize awardees Katherine Sizov and Malika Shukurova are expanding their startup and confronting $1 trillion of food waste with their novel biosensing technology.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    University of Pennsylvania receives $25 million gift to create data science building
    President Amy Gutmann, alum Harlan M. Stone, and Penn Engineering Nemirovsky Family Dean Vijay Kumar (left to right) at the gift agreement signing to support the construction of a new Data Science Building. Photo by Eric Sucar, University Communications.

    University of Pennsylvania receives $25 million gift to create data science building

    The largest gift in Penn Engineering’s history—a $25 million commitment from alumnus Harlan M. Stone to support the construction of a new Data Science Building—will serve as a hub for cross-disciplinary collaborations that harness expertise, research, and data across Penn’s 12 schools and numerous academic centers.
    Working hand in hand with the nation’s largest integrated care system
    A black-and-white image of health care professionals standing around a patient in a surgical suite during the Vietnam War.

    Mary Ann Krisman Scott (back, facing forward) was a nurse during the Vietnam War. She is also a 2001 Ph.D. graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. (Image: Courtesy Bates Center Archives, University of Pennsylvania) 

    Working hand in hand with the nation’s largest integrated care system

    In a unique partnership, Penn Nursing collaborates with the Veterans Health Administration on a range of issues, from pain management to end-of-life care.

    Michele W. Berger

    To monitor cancer therapy, researchers tag CAR T cells with imaging markers
    rendering of a t cell

    To monitor cancer therapy, researchers tag CAR T cells with imaging markers

    With CAR T cell therapy, a patient’s own immune cells are genetically modified and inserted back into the body to find and kill cancer. Now scientists have now discovered a new way to track CAR T cells in the body.

    Penn Today Staff

    JPOD @ Philadelphia, 365 days later
    four people sitting on two couches holding microphones, one person is speaking to an audience out of view, they are next to a large screen dotted with company logos and infront of a large banner that reads Johnson and Johnson Innovation JLABS, JPOD at Philadelphia

    JPOD @ Philadelphia, 365 days later

    One year after the launch of the partnership between Penn and Johnson & Johnson Innovation, the Pennovation Center celebrated the early successes of this innovative program.

    Erica K. Brockmeier