• Drexel's Tyler Roach Is Churning Out Virtual Reality Ideas

  May 04, 2017

  Since he first tried out a virtual reality headset, Tyler Roach has been looking for ways to help people with the latest technological advances. Whether helping doctors practice operating room habits or deaf people communicate without sign language, he’s using virtual reality to make a mark.

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• Learning-Innovation-Speaker-Series

  January 20, 2017

  The University’s new initiative aims to find the technologies and methods fueling creative approaches to education. It will feature a series of conversations on learning, a national survey of innovative spaces and pilot programs to put ideas into practice.

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• Drexel in the Top 50 of Worldwide List for Patents

  July 20, 2016

  Drexel was named 49th on a list of worldwide universities granted patents released by The National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property Owners Association, placing amidst some of the biggest names in innovation.

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• Ben Franklin Technology Partners Joins ic@3401 and Drexel to Boost Startup Resources in University City

  November 19, 2015

  A number of developments in University City’s startup ecosystem are aligning—all to the benefit of Philadelphia’s burgeoning community of entrepreneurs. Drexel University and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania are teaming up to create a $10 million early stage seed fund that will support spin-off companies from the University. Concurrent with the launch of the new fund, Ben Franklin will join Drexel and University City Science Center’s efforts to strengthen the offerings for members at the Innovation Center @3401 (ic@3401). And the technology and healthcare growth capital provider, Safeguard Scientifics, is also joining ic@3401 in a high-level capacity.

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• Drexel in Worldwide Top 100 List for Patents

  June 17, 2015

  Placing amidst some big names in innovation, Drexel was named on a Top 100 list for having patents issued in 2014.

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• Curiosity Fuels Drexel Professor’s Prolific Inventing

  February 13, 2015

  Professor Wan Shih’s curiosity has turned into a prolific inventing career in which almost 30 patents are attached to her name, resulting in a fellowship with the National Academy of Inventors.

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