This week, the iNest celebrates its grand opening, with honored guests to commemorate this exciting new partnership hub on campus with an open house.
“I am proud to see SHRO’s partnership with Temple University manifest tangibly through the groundbreaking of the iNest,” says Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph.D., Founder and President of SHRO, where he directs the research of faculty and students collaborating with the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology located at the Temple University College of Science and Technology since 2002. “The iNest is a testament to our commitment to fostering innovation and real-world impact within the research community,” adds Giordano.
The iNest is over 8,000 square feet in the center of Temple’s innovation ecosystem, connecting and guiding researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups looking for meaningful partnerships. There they will have access to space and equipment such as wet labs, cell culture rooms, clean rooms, gene sequencing, and high-throughput computing, with event space and dining.
“In my years of service as a Director and general counsel to SHRO,” says Philadelphia attorney and SHRO Board member Dirk Simpson, “the iNest marks an important milestone on a truly enjoyable journey of collaboration with Temple University.”
At the iNest, Temple technology commercializations will seek out new innovations from Temple faculty, offer them resources to develop those innovations, and provide resources to protect their work. It also houses an office for student innovations and other Temple University spinout companies. The iNest will also host educational programs and events to connect the community of educators, students, and local entrepreneurs.