Think of JPOD Philadelphia, a Johnson & Johnson networking and resource center for entrepreneurship, as the company’s way to keep an eye on innovations coming out of the University of Pennsylvania.

Inside a hub officially opening Nov. 1 at Pennovation, the company will combine regular networking events with mentorship for budding life-sciences entrepreneurs.

Kate Merton, a former life-sciences exec who holds a Ph.D. in pharmacology, became head of JLABS for New York, Boston and Philly in November of last year. She calls it her “dream job.”

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