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Improving the city through technology at Philly Tech Week 2013

Dana Henry Tuesday, April 16, 2013

We've got your insider's guide to the annual tech smorgasbord. Whether you're a programmer, designer, gamer or simply tech-curious, there's an event for you.

Emerging Technology, High Technology, Inventing the Future, Media, Nightlife

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

Inventing the Future: Local makers flex their talents at the city's 'gym for innovators'

Dana Henry Tuesday, February 26, 2013

NextFab Studio, Philly's open-to-all high-tech workshop, has new digs packed with 3-D printers, industrial textile machines, revolutionary software and much more.

Design, Diversity, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, High Technology, Inventing the Future, Neighborhood Innovation, Talent Dividend

South Philadelphia

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