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Between the 15th and 18th of November, 2015, Jefferson University and NextFab hosted the three-day Independence/Jefferson HealthHack. As the name suggests, this was an event to “hack” health, or more specifically, healthcare apparatus and processes. The event brought together nearly 200 people to solve challenging healthcare issues. Designers, med students, engineers and entrepreneurs alike formed teams […]
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On Monday, May 2nd Mayor Jim Kenney attended a panel of tech community leaders to discuss how the City of Philadelphia plans to foster the growth of the local tech industry. “You know which tech company I’m excited about?” said Mayor Kenney, “NextFab.” Many attendees of the Mayoral Tech Town Hall event, including reporters from Technical.ly and […]
As Philadelphia’s most forward-thinking and tech-savvy development space and community, it stands to reason that NextFab has a strong educational focus. With eighty-eight college-level institutions and four hundred and fifty thousand college-level students in the Philadelphia area, NextFab’s student incentives and support programs cultivate valuable and unique relationships with Philadelphia students and institutions. Whether it’s […]
“I was having kind of a bad day. I was between jobs, had a cold and was in a pretty foul mood all round. On my walk home from the grocery store, as I turned the corner at the southwest corner of 7th and South a kid on a skateboard careened into me at full […]
Musician and recording engineer, Peterson Goodwyn, was looking for components to add texture to his audio recordings. With analog recording gear becoming increasingly sought after and consequently, expensive, Goodwyn sought other options. Applying “a little patience and research” Goodwyn realized that he could build the components that he needed for a fraction of the cost […]
Matt Watson, NextFab’s Metal Processes Manager, has been re-engineering the educational and instructional aspects of the metal shop. His focus on precision, accessibility and relevance to members needs, has built the foundation of the Welding Theory and Application class at NextFab’s Washington Avenue location. “The entire course was designed around making things easier for members […]
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney visited our Washington Ave location with the Director of The Philadelphia Department of Commerce, Harold Epps, and other city officials, for a tour with NextFab Founder and President, Evan Malone. The Mayor was intrigued with the “awesome, high-tech” things happening at NextFab, and was very impressed with our Incubator companies after […]
With the help of NextFab, the University of Pennsylvania Electric Racing team has been racking up wins on the track with their zero emissions, zero-to-sixty-in-under-three-seconds, 115hp, Rev1 electric race car. In June 2015, the Penn Electric Racing team competed in the Formula SAE Electric competition in Lincoln, Nebraska. Of the twenty registered teams, Penn Electric […]
Check out the Honey Dipper project at North 4th utilizing the Roland MDX CNC and the wood lathe! To finish the highly successful Winter Open Studio Night sessions at NextFab North 4th, Matt Malesky has been busy prepping blanks for the wood lathe. These blanks will be used to get hands on experience with wood […]
Martha is a cozy, eclectic new bar in the Kensington neighborhood of North Philly. Located at the corner of East York and Martha Street, the pub has been described as a “chill bar with snacks and a retro den feel.” Martha’s atmosphere is more like an artist’s residence than a bar. Utilizing NextFab’s wood and […]
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