Category: University City Science Center
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Jeanne Mell
University City Science Center
215-966-6029
PHILADELPHIA--(June 16, 2010) – What paths and pitfalls do growing companies face? A panel of start-up industry leaders will address the topic of managing growth as part of the University City Science Center’s Smart Talk: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism series, June 22, 2010 at 3711 Market Street in Philadelphia. The panel discussion is a follow up to remarks by Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley at a Smart Talk program in April.
CONTACT:
Jeanne Mell
University City Science Center
215-966-6029
PHILADELPHIA (June 14, 2010) – The University City Science Center announced the appointment of eight new members to its Board of Directors at its annual Shareholders Meeting on June 11:
CONTACT:
Jeanne Mell
University City Science Center
215-966-6029
PHILADELPHIA--(May 12, 2010) – Technologies to advance heart disease treatment and gene therapy received awards from the University City Science Center’s QED Proof-of-Concept Program in May. Three researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Penn Medicine and Rutgers University will each receive $100,000 from the Science Center, a $100,000 match from their supporting institution, and business advice for one year.
This is the second round of awards by the QED Program, the first multi-institutional proof-of-concept program for life science technologies in the U.S. Awards are made to bridge the “valley of death” -- the gap between research grants and commercial seed investment, by awarding grants to life science technologies with high potential in the healthcare industry.
PHILADELPHIA (May 6, 2010) – Philadelphia’s entrepreneurial culture will receive an infusion when DreamIt Ventures moves 15 emerging companies into the University City Science Center for the summer. More than 45 young entrepreneurs will spend three months working with a support team of mentors, accountants and lawyers as they work to bring their ideas to the marketplace.
DreamIt was founded in 2007 by three entrepreneurs who knew from first-hand experience that new start-ups need more than funding. So they designed a business accelerator that in addition to seed funding offers its teams a collaborative work space in the Science Center’s Quorum space; mentors and advisors; legal, accounting and administrative help; and introductions to funding sources including angel investors, venture capitalists, private investors and public sources of funding.
CONTACT:
Jeanne Mell
University City Science Center
215-966-6029
PHILADELPHIA--(May 4, 2010) – The University City Science Center has promoted Christopher J. Laing, MRCVS, Ph.D. to Vice President, Science & Technology.
Dr. Laing oversees the Science Center’s Science and Technology Programs, including the Port business incubators and the QED Proof-of-Concept Program. He also provides direct R&D strategy support to Science Center Port business incubator companies and facilitates their access to Greater Philadelphia’s academic and clinical communities through the Science Center’s Scientific Advisory Committee for the Board of Directors.
Dr. Laing began working with the Science Center as a consultant in 2004 and joined the staff as Director of Science & Technology in 2006. He has helped numerous Science Center business clients turn their academic research into thriving businesses. Dr. Laing provides guidance in early business and product development planning, in securing the resources required to retire early technology risks, and in providing a technical communication stream that includes publications, marketing, and applications to federal agencies including NIH, NSF, and FDA.
Contact
Jeanne Mell
University City Science Center
215-966-6029
PHILADELPHIA--(March 22, 2010) – Greg Bentley, CEO of Bentley Systems, will share his company’s experiences taking Bentley Systems from a University City startup to a global software company as he kicks off the University City Science Center’s 2010 Smart Talk: Adventures in Entrepreneurialism series, Wednesday, April 7 at the Science Center’s offices at 3711 Market Street in Philadelphia.
Before they had offices in more than 45 countries and annual revenues surpassing $500 million, Bentley Systems was a startup company in the University City Science Center incubator. Bentley Systems set up shop at the Science Center with two employees in 1986. Today, the Exton, Pa.-based company employs more than 2,700 people. Greg Bentley will share the company’s experiences both at the Science Center and beyond in establishing Bentley Systems as the leading provider of software for the design, engineering, construction and operations of the world's infrastructure.
Bread Board's NextFab Studio opened January 22, allowing students, adults, researchers and companies to fabricate and prototype novel designs in 3D. NextFab and Bread Board's Esther Klein Gallery which had an opening for the Brower Jet Propulsion Laboratory in conjunction with the open house, brought the public into the Science Center to share in the excitement and possibility that is always present.
The 3,600 square foot production space much like the gallery across the street meets a number of needs. It provides access to the materials that will generate both conceptual and physical innovation, so that the life cycle of information and commerce may perpetuate.
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Jeanne Mell
University City Science Center
215-966-6029
PHILADELPHIA--(January 20, 2010) – Saul Behar has joined the University City Science Center as Vice President and General Counsel. Behar has worked for the Science Center as a consultant since January 2009. He reports directly to Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D., the Science Center’s President and CEO. In addition to his role as General Counsel, Behar also has responsibility for government relations at the federal, state and city levels.
Behar brings to his new position nearly 25 years of experience as an attorney, senior executive and strategic advisor, managing sophisticated corporate, real estate and securities transactions for both early-stage and established companies in diverse fields. Most recently, Behar was a partner at Wolf Block LLP in Philadelphia. Prior to that, he served as General Counsel at Provident Senior Living Trust, a privately owned real estate investment trust based in Princeton, New Jersey that owned 68 senior housing facilities in 19 states. Before joining Provident, Behar served as General Counsel at Keystone Property Trust, an NYSE-listed real estate investment trust headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania that focused on industrial real estate. Provident and Keystone were highly successful real estate firms that were acquired by the leading companies in their industry sectors.
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Jeanne Mell
University City Science Center
215-966-6029
Evan Malone
NextFab Studio
215-921-3649
Philadelphia, PA - (January 11, 2010) –Access to 3D printers has generally been limited to people with deep pockets, like Jay Leno who uses his $15,000 3D printer to manufacture replacement parts for his antique auto collection. That’s changing later this month when Philadelphia’s first “gym” for innovators opens at the University City Science Center. NextFab Studio, a membership-based technology workshop and prototyping center, is unveiling its brand-new facility to the public with an open-house event, Friday, January 22nd, 2010, beginning at 5:00 pm.
Contact
Jeanne Mell
University City Science Center
215-966-6029
PHILADELPHIA--(December 21, 2009) – Lisa Staiano-Coico of Temple University has joined the University City Science Center’s Board of Directors. Dr. Staiano-Coico is Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Professor of Surgery at Temple University.
A widely published expert in skin cell biology, wound healing and burns, Dr. Staiano-Coico has held appointments as professor of nutritional sciences, professor of fiber science and apparel design, professor of microbiology in surgery, professor of public health, and professor of microbiology in dermatology. Prior to coming to Temple, she was dean of the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the New York Firefighters Burn Center Foundation and other agencies.
