Category: Philadelphia
Newly funded companies will create jobs, offer medical advancements, and more
PHILADELPHIA, PA (www.sep.benfranklin.org) – Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) recently approved investments totaling $800,000 for five early-stage Pennsylvania companies with promising technology innovations.
“We are encouraged to see the steady flow of early-stage companies during these difficult economic times. We are proud of these five companies for developing innovative technology and creating jobs throughout our region,” said RoseAnn B. Rosenthal, President & CEO of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
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.
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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.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania held their Starving Entrepreneur Annual Open House this past Wednesday. In attendance were portfolio companies, network partners and executives at Ben Franklin’s Navy Yard headquarters in the Building 100 Innovation Center.
BFTP/SEP is a branch of the economic development program focused on building the technology-based economy through funding, business development and partnerships with regional networks. Ben Franklin strengthens education, research and development and commercialization by engaging and partnering with both early stage and developed enterprises.
PHILADELPHIA--(December 1, 2009) – Market Street in University City is getting a facelift. Work began in November on a project to revitalize the streetscape on Market from 34th to 41st Streets. The University City Science Center is overseeing the project which is expected to take seven months to complete. The project was initially conceived by the University City District as a way to improve the 40th and Market area. The University City District then worked with the University City Science Center to expand the project to its current scope. The project is funded by property owners and landlords along the targeted area of Market Street and a $2 million grant from the City of Philadelphia’s ReStore Philadelphia Corridors program.
Diverse group of newly funded companies boost social media revolution, strides in energy conservation and more
PHILADELPHIA, PA (www.sep.benfranklin.org) – Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) recently approved investments totaling $950,000 to five early-stage Pennsylvania companies with novel technology innovations.
Philadelphia, PA. November 1, 2009 /BUSINESS WIRE/--Integral Molecular, Inc. has been selected to receive a five year, $9.1 million contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, to elucidate novel B cell epitopes on the surface of viral pathogens.
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Jeanne Mell
University City Science Center
215-966-6029
PHILADELPHIA--(October 21, 2009) – A new regional Proof-of-Concept program is pumping $600,000 into technology commercialization in the Greater Philadelphia region.
