Philly daily roundup: Spark’s new CEO; Nucleus Award honorees; AI and sexual health

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Spark Therapeutics gets a new CEO

Sylke Poehling will be the new CEO of local cell and gene therapy company Spark Therapeutics, replacing Ron Philip, who has been in the role since 2022. 

This month’s Power Moves also highlights the four honorees for this year’s Nucleus Awards, which recognizes leaders in the tech and innovation space in Philadelphia. Also, Keystone LifeSci Collaborative selected its first managing director. 

➡️ Get the details about these Power Moves and more

Would you ask AI for sexual health advice?

There are increasingly more AI apps for sexual health these days. People are drawn to them because they offer a solution to concerns in the privacy of their own home. 

But before you use one, experts want you to consider the apps’ claims and be cautious of technology that oversimplifies the problem. Users should also consider what kind of training data the app was built with. 

➡️ Read more about what you should look out for 

News Incubator: What else to know today

• Artist Winston Tseng confirmed to Technical.ly that he designed the art used for ads saying the Eagles endorsed Kamala Harris. Tseng said he didn’t know how the posters ended up at bus stops. [Technical.ly]

• Philadelphia fell two spots to No. 24 in CBRE’s annual ranking of Tech Talent in the United States. [CBRE]

• The University of Pennsylvania ranked in the top six for the number of founders and companies from a school and capital raised in PitchBook’s top 100 schools ranked by startup founders. [Pitchbook]

• The Institute for Business and Information Technology at Temple University released its annual report, recapping the past year of partnerships. [IBIT]

🗓️ On the Calendar

• Philly Data Visualization is having its monthly meetup on Sept. 11. [Details here]

• Service Design Philadelphia is hosting a symposium called “Healthy Aging, AI Technology and Hope” on Sept. 12. [Details here]

• Partner event: Calling all Phounders, Phunders and Phans! Connect with fellow climate tech enthusiasts, eat some vegan food and maybe even sign up to table and promote your own venture. [Sign up]

• Technical.ly is partnering with Back Pocket Media to bring Story Fest back to Philly and host local journalism live on stage. The event on September 25 and 26 at the Bok Building is sponsored by the Knight Foundation and Comcast NBCUniversal. [Buy tickets]

• Partner event: 1682 makes it’s post-COVID return on Oct. 18. Hosted in Center City at the fun Five Below HQ, the ticketed event ($500-$650) features a full day of workshops, panels and more on how AI and innovation are impacting the tech scene. [Register]