What Wharton MBAs Can Teach Penn Scientists

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Every year, university researchers make discoveries that could change the way we treat disease, power our communities, or improve the technologies we rely on every day. But promising discoveries don’t always make it out of the lab.  A researcher may have years of validated data behind an invention and still have noRead More

Mack Institute Pilots New MBA Course, Commercialization of Academic Science

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The Mack Institute is pleased to announce a new course for MBA students, Commercialization of Academic Science, piloting in Fall 2025. This hands-on course pairs student teams with Penn researchers who are developing cutting-edge technologies across healthcare, robotics, artificial intelligence, and more. Students will be tasked with conducting customer discovery,Read More