Featured Stories

Inventing the Future: From original idea to billion dollar enterprise

Dana Henry Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Philadelphia's fertile entrepreneurial environment has produced world class tech and science companies. We're checking in with some of the city's most successful homegrown hits.

Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Financial Services, Healthcare, Inventing the Future, Life Sciences, Sustainability, Transportation

University City

Inventing the Future: Fighting blight in West Philly, one house at a time

Dana Henry Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Part detective, part hostage negotiator, Project Rehab's Ryan Spak is reviving University City's abandoned properties, and saving taxpayer dollars in the process. The key is giving everyone -- owners, city agencies, lenders and contractors -- a seat at the table.

Inventing the Future, Reuse / Rebuild

University City, West Philadelphia

National Spotlight: Rise of the Rest

Eric Peterson Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Whether it's health care IT, translation technology or digital innovation, startups are popping up all over. Philadelphia is among the tech hubs blooming far from Silicon Valley.

Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Inventing the Future, Regionalism, Venture Capital

University City

Inventing the Future: Calling All Potential Scientists

Dana Henry Tuesday, April 16, 2013

"I Love My Science Job" hopes to spark young people to pursue careers in life sciences, a vital element of Philadelphia's new economy.

Emerging Technology, Healthcare, High Technology, Higher Education, Inventing the Future, Life Sciences

University City

Inventing the Future: Rethinking Market Street

Greg Meckstroth Tuesday, April 09, 2013

The Porch at 30th Street Station sparked the effort to makeover a key stretch of Market Street. In a few short years, this vital University City corridor will be denser, more vibrant and increasingly pedestrian-friendly.

Arts and Culture, Design, Higher Education, Inventing the Future, Transportation

University City

Inventing the Future: At Monell, it's a matter of taste

Dana Henry Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Local scientists are delving into the surprisingly mysterious world of taste and smell, hoping to unlock the keys to managing obesity, detecting disease, tracking genetic traits and managing trauma.

Food, High Technology, Inventing the Future, Life Sciences

University City

Adaptimmune laboratory � Scientist cloning a TCR

Inventing the Future: Working towards the next cancer breakthrough

Dana Henry Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Local scientists from Penn Medicine and Adaptimmune are at the forefront of research into T-Cell immunotherapy, a treatment that could potentially cure some types of cancer.

Emerging Technology, Healthcare, High Technology, Inventing the Future, Life Sciences

University City

Inventing the Future: Dynamic public spaces will transform Drexel's campus and the neighborhood

Greg Meckstroth Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Thanks to an Updated Master Plan, Drexel aims to spend half a billion dollars on development in the coming years, urbanizing and greening their campus. University City will never be the same again.

Higher Education, Inventing the Future, Philanthropy, Reuse / Rebuild

University City, West Philadelphia

PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Dogooders, local crafts & eating on the Avenue

Flying Kite Staff Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Check out this week's can't-miss events, including an awards ceremony for non-profits, a West Philly craft market and E. Passyunk Restaurant Week.

Arts and Culture, Food, Philanthropy

University City, West Philadelphia, Passyunk Square / East Passyunk

Inventing the Future: Philly startup is at the forefront of a consumer electronics revolution

Dana Henry Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Want to be able to roll up a tablet computer and slip it into your pocket? Graphene, a marvelous new carbon material being developed by local entrepreneurs, could turn sci-fi into reality.

Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, High Technology, Inventing the Future, Life Sciences, Supplier, Sustainability

University City

Inventing the Future: Startup's high tech food safety tool attracts attention and investment

Dana Henry Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Imagine if testing for tainted food was as simple as checking a handheld device. Local innovators Invisible Sentinel are making that happen, and saving lives in the process.

Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, High Technology, Inventing the Future, Life Sciences

University City