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Invisible Sentinel Establishes Pilot Manufacturing Facility At the University City Science Center In Preparation for Commercialization

PHILADELPHIA--(August 28, 2012) – Invisible Sentinel Inc ., a life sciences company that develops rapid diagnostics for the detection of foodborne pathogens, has established a pilot manufacturing program at the University City Science Center  in Philadelphia. Invisible Sentinel, which employs 12 people, began its laboratory research on technology that addresses global food safety at the Science Center’s Port business incubator  in 2007, and added

Breast Cancer Detection Sensor Receives Grant From Pennsylvania Department of Health’s CURE Program

PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 21, 2012) – Physicians could soon have a new, noninvasive and radiation-free option when it comes to performing regular breast exams. A hand-held device that can detect cancer by sensing the elasticity of breast tissue is moving into the final stages of testing and development with help from a Pennsylvania Department of Health  grant. “Intelligent Breast Exam” (iBE™) is a device developed by researchers in Drexel University’s College of Medicine and School of

SCIENCE CENTER CEO JOINS TEAM PA BOARD

PHILADELPHIA--(June 27, 2012) – Stephen S. Tang , Ph.D., MBA, has been elected to the Team Pennsylvania Foundation Board of Directors.  Dr. Tang is the president and CEO of the University City Science Center  in Philadelphia. Established in 1963, the Science Center is the oldest and largest urban research park in the United States. Graduate organizations and current residents of the Science Center’s Port business incubators have created more than 15,000 jobs that remain in the Greater Philadelphia

QED Proof of Concept Program Opens Fifth Round With New Participants and New Special Emphasis Topic

PHILADELPHIA--(May 21, 2012) –  Researchers at 21 universities and research institutions have the chance to compete for funding and business guidance to translate their research projects in the life sciences and digital health technology into new products as the University City Science Center  opened applications for the fifth round of its QED Proof-of-Concept Program  on Monday, May 21, 2012. The QED Program will award up to $200,000 to up to four projects. Sixteen projects will receive guidance from market

Penn Biotech Spinout Receives Support from Science Center New Ventures Program, Takes Office and Lab Space at Port Business Incubator

PHILADELPHIA--(March 12, 2012) –A biotech company formed out of the University of Pennsylvania  with the support of the University City Science Center  is one of two new companies to locate in the Port Business Incubator . Nelum Sciences, a spin out of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering, is occupying lab space while Oxo Pharma, headquartered in France, has established its U.S. presence in the Bullpen, the Port’s newest co-working space. Both companies are

Vascular Magnetics Proves the Power of Philadelphia’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

PHILADELPHIA--(February 22, 2012) – When Vascular Magnetics  raised $7 million in Series A financing this month, it demonstrated more than the potential of the start-up company’s proprietary, magnetically targeted drug delivery system for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD). It also proved the power of Philadelphia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.    Vascular Magnetics was formed through a connection made at the University City Science Center’s  QED Proof-of-Concept Funding Program 

University City Science Center Port Business Incubator Receives International Incubator Designation

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — (February 7, 2012) — The National Business Incubation Association has awarded the NBIA Soft Landings International Incubator designation to the University City Science Center in Philadelphia. The NBIA’s Soft Landings Program recognizes incubators that are especially capable of helping nondomestic companies enter the incubator's domestic market. The University City Science Center was selected for the program because of its slate of business services for nondomestic firms and its demonstrated success at helping firms enter the U.S. market, said Tim King, NBIA

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