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This week in Philly, more overnight trains could be coming to the East Coast soon, a NICU app strives to end feeding errors and more.
Read on for Technical.ly’s weekly roundup of top news in the region.
📰 News Incubator: What else to know
• Organizations like Jefferson Health and the Health Federation of Philadelphia are working on digital equity initiatives that could lead to more positive health outcomes. [Technical.ly]
• Check out this guide to navigating immigrant work visas under the Trump Administration. [Technical.ly]
• The University City Sciences announced the next cohort of its Capital Readiness Program. These 10 healthtech startups from across the United States and Canada will come to Philadelphia in April for a weeklong accelerator program. [University City Science Center]
• Pathology software company Proscia raised $50 million, which it will use to advance its platform Concentriq. The company raised a $37 million Series C round in 2022. [Proscia/Technical.ly]
• The Navy Yard celebrated its 25th anniversary last Thursday, commemorating when Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation took over the property from the US Navy. [Metro Philadelphia]
• BioLabs Philadelphia rebranded to BioLabs for Advanced Therapeutics. It plans to expand its presence at the Curtis building with a new incubator set to open in the second half of 2025. [BioLabs]
• Philadelphia has 1.57 million square feet of life sciences space under construction, ranking fourth in the US, according to a report from Commercial Search. [CommercialSearch]
• State representative Napoleon Nelson introduced a bill that would prohibit the use of foreign AI platforms on all state-owned devices. [PA House]
• Twenty-two women professionals received scholarships from the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia. The Paradigm Scholarship for Working Women aims to help support women trying to complete their undergraduate degrees. [The Chamber of Commerce]
• Bucks County-based biotech company Optinose will be acquired by Boston-based Paratek Pharmaceuticals for $330 million. [Philly Biz Journal]
🗓️ On the Calendar
• Join the Penn Center for Innovation for a discussion about pathways for women in STEM fields on March 26. [More details]
• ProductTank Philadelphia is hosting a discussion about becoming an impactful product leader on March 26. [More details]
• Learn how to get involved with civic tech group Code for Philly at its interest event on March 26. [More details]
• Agora Cyber Charter School is hosting an automotive technology event on March 28 at the Community College of Philadelphia. [Sign up]
.• Meet up with the Philly Game Mechanics at Good Karma on March 29. [More details]
• Great Careers Network hosts a monthly career support group for immigrant professionals. Join the next Zoom meeting on March 31. [Register here]
.• Partner event: Looking to meet with entrepreneurs from around the globe? From April 5 – 9, they’ll be convening in Philly at the 39th International Conference on Business Incubation for sessions on ecosystem mapping, the green economy, founder support and more. [Register]
Sarah Huffman is a 2022-2024 corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The Groundtruth Project that pairs young journalists with local newsrooms. This position is supported by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism.
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