There’s a big push in Philadelphia to help researchers and entrepreneurs move their tech to the marketplace. Tech transfer isn’t a new concept, but with the amount of innovation spaces popping up around universities and companies, the energy around the concept feels urgent now.
While Philly may have gotten a late start, initiatives like the University City Science Center’s QED Proof-of-Concept program, which helps academic researchers from 21 local institutions move their technology ideas from the “discovery” phase to development, prove that there’s an opportunity to keep growing.
