Serial founder launches health app Workup
Serial entrepreneur Ryan Frankel launched his third company Workup on Wednesday. The platform is an aggregator for health and wellness resources, products and information.
After shutting down his last company This App Saves Lives, Frankel said he is focused on product-market fit with Workup.
➡️ Read more about what lessons Ryan Frankel is taking into this next venture
DCAD, UArts and arts school closure trends
Both the Delaware College of Art and Design in Delaware and University of the Arts in Philadelphia suddenly announced closures within days of each other.
Educators say that art schools need diverse student populations and a variety of disciplines to stay afloat.
➡️ Read more about the business behind art schools in Holly’s story
News Incubator: What else to know today
• Bucks County-based biotech company Windtree Therapeutics raised $12.9 million. The company is working on treatments for cancer and heart failure. [Philly Biz Journal]
• Software company Infinite Blue was acquired by critical event management company Everbridge. [LinkedIn]
• HR tech company Phenom was nominated for four awards in the 2024 SaaS Awards. [Business Wire]
• Dr. Katalin Karikó is the 2024 Helen Dean King Award recipient from the Wistar Institute. Karikó is a 2023 Nobel Prize Laureate recognized for work that contributed to the Covid-19 vaccine. [Wistar Institute]
