University City Science Center 2012 Annual Review (spread)

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Philadelphia, PA 19104215-966-6000

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2012Annual Review

UNIVERSITY CITY SCIENCE CENTER

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2012 Annual Review

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8,000 people work on our campus

every day.

15,000 people are employed by the 93

Science Center graduate

companies in the Greater

Philadelphia region.

40,000 regional jobs are generated overall by Science

Center graduate companies and

Port residents.

$89,000 is the average salary of

employees of Science Center

graduate companies.

$12 million in government funding that

directly supported product

development was raised by

Port residents from 2006-2010.

$64.5 millionin tax revenue is contributed

to the City of Philadelphia

and Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania annually by

graduate organizations and

Port residents.

$80 million in private capital was raised by

Port residents from 2006-2010.

$9.4 billion in annual regional economic

output is generated by graduate

organizations and Port residents.

6 countries are represented in the

Port business incubator’s

Global Soft Landing Program.

12 QED awards of $200,000 each

have been made by the

proof-of-concept program.

21 academic and research institutions

participate in the QED Program.

29 sponsors – individuals, companies,

universities a nd foundations –

support Quorum.

29 startups have offi ce and/or lab space in

the Port business incubator.

30 partners form the Quorum Strategic

Partner Alliance.

31 shareholders located throughout Pennsylvania,

New Jersey and Delaware hold

interests in the Science Center.

170 programs,events and meetings drew 8,000

people to Quorum in its fi rst year

of operation.

350+ organizations have graduated from the Science

Center since its inception in 1963.

UNIVERSITY CITY SCIENCE CENTER

Sources include Science Center records and the 2009 report, “The University City Science Center: An Engine of Economic Growth for Greater Philadelphia.”

By the Numbers

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I often say that the Science Center exists at the intersection of innovation and economic develop-ment. That’s true; but it doesn’t tell the whole story. I’d like to take it one step further and declare that innovation is economic development.

Think about it. It’s the discoveries in the world’s labs and the efforts to bring them to the marketplace that is fueling company formation and job creation.

That’s what the Science Center is all about. As you’ll see in this Annual Review, we provide a network of support for entrepreneurs as they strive to turn a fl ash of inspiration into a thriving business.

I enjoyed an invaluable opportunity to focus on innovation and the role it plays in economic competitiveness this past year when I was named to the national Innovation Advisory Board, which was tasked with guiding the U.S. Department of Commerce as it developed a report on America’s competitiveness and innovative capacity.

Throughout the effort, one theme quickly became clear. Innovation and entrepreneurship alone will not lead us out of our current economic downturn, nor sustain our bright future. As Intel Co-founder Andy Grove has noted, “scaling,” or transitioning from the start-up to the manufacturing phase in a company’s early life, is the key to capitalizing on innovation and creating good jobs.

Greater Philadelphia’s ecosystem of innovators and entrepre-neurs is well positioned to support mechanisms for innovation that can be conceived and then further developed and scaled to benefi t our entire nation.

Just as Silicon Valley nurtures great tech companies, Greater Philadelphia is the cradle of the life sciences industry. And that’s important, because a thriving ecosystem must consist of more than just our great academic and medical institutions. Industry must be part of the equation as well.

Research parks and business incubators like the Science Center, as well as other economic development organizations, can serve as innovation intermediaries or linchpins to connect the creators of emerging technologies with investors, suppliers and users of those technologies. Through those connections, we can maximize the value of early-stage research and, in turn, accelerate technology commercialization to create new, high-paying jobs.

The future of our nation’s economic competitiveness relies on the collective strength of our nation’s regions where high innova-

tive capacity is translated into industries that can generate job growth. However, it will take a combination of strong leadership, collaborative public-private partnerships, and dedicated innovation intermediaries to get us there. Please join us on the journey.

Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D., MBA,President and CEOUniversity City Science CenterPhoto by Richard Dubroff/Final Focus

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO

As I refl ect on the past year – my fi rst as Chairman of the Science Center’s Board of Directors – I take great pride in the continued positive momentum of the organization. As illustrated within the Annual Review, this year has witnessed growth for key programs and initiatives, such as QED, Quorum, Breadboard and the Port business incubator. The partnership between the Science Center and the University City District in evaluating the elements for University City to evolve further into an innovation hub serves as a foundation for the future development of the Science Center campus.

Based on the strategic plan developed by its leadership team, the Science Center plays a critical role in commercializing technology and supporting entrepreneurship in the region. Serving as Chairman, however, has also afforded me the opportunity to gain a broader understanding of the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences and start-up sectors. In the past few months, Science Center CEO Steve Tang and I have met with leaders of comparable innovation-oriented groups such as Pennsylvania Bio, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania and BioAdvance. The web of support for life science and technology entrepreneurs that spans the region is impressive. The Science Center contributes by identifying technologies with commercialization potential, providing incubator space, and developing programs to help them gain access to capital and other support as they grow.

I serve as one of four Science Center Board members from the University of Pennsylvania, one of the original shareholders of the Science Center since its formation in 1963. Following the strategic plan, the Board has focused on reconnecting the Sci-ence Center to its shareholders – the collection of 31 colleges, universities and research institutions across the region. The Sci-ence Center offers a solid platform for working with industry and maintaining a vibrant connection to its academic and research roots. This intersection between academia and industry is where the Science Center excels.

We are fortunate to have the support of two strong Vice Chair-men of the Board who represent the academic and industry sectors: Ken Blank, Ph.D., Senior Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Education at Temple University, and Jim Datin, Executive Vice President and Managing Director at Safeguard Scientifi cs.

As we move through 2012 and into our 50th anniversary in 2013, Ken, Jim and I – and indeed the entire Board – will be

focused on working with Steve Tang and his management team to strength-en the relationship with our academic shareholders and ensure that we work together to support the Science Center and the broader entrepreneurship com-munity in our region.

Craig CarnaroliChairman of the BoardUniversity City Science Center

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

A Locationof Choice

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REAL ESTATE REPORT

It’s great to be a location of choice for the region’s innovative startups. But leaders at the Science Cen-ter have set a higher goal: to realize the potential of its campus and the surrounding University City neighborhood as a world-class center of innovation.

“We closed out 2011 with our newest development project, 3711 Market Street, 86 percent leased,” says Curt Hess, the Science Cen-ter’s Senior Vice President of Real Estate. “To go from zero to 86 per-cent in three and a half years is phenomenal. Given the economy and business climate over the past two years, that increase speaks vol-umes about the value that companies see in locating on our campus.” 3711 Market Street is one of 15 buildings across the Science Center’s campus, which collectively boast a 92 percent occupancy rate. ➤



University City has the potential to join other top

research clusters in the country, such as Cambridge,

Mass., and San Francisco, as a powerful example of

place-based innovation and economic growth.”

business incubator in the Port for companies spun out by Temple. “Although they have relatively small real estate footprints, these

organizations are important members of our campus community be-cause they have a signifi cant function that aligns with our mission of technology commercialization and economic development,” explains Christopher J. Laing, the Science Center’s Vice President for Science and Technology. “They shepherd the intellectual property assets of their universities into the private sector, driving new product develop-ment through licenses to existing and start-up companies.”

While the addition of new residents and the continued growth

of existing residents offer proof of the Science Center’s vitality, “we are looking ahead with an eye fi rmly fi xed on the future of our great neighborhood, city and region,” Science Center President and CEO Stephen S. Tang says.

“Although University City is an engine of growth and innova-tion, opportunities remain to super-charge our levels of technol-ogy commercialization,” Tang explains. “University City has the potential to join other top research clusters in the country, such as Cambridge, Mass., and San Francisco, as a powerful example of place-based innovation and economic growth.” ➤

The growing companies at the Science Center serve as ex-amples to new and relocating companies whose business goals mesh with the Science Center’s mission of supporting technol-ogy-based economic development in the Greater Philadelphia region. Today, as always, location matters.

Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, which graduated from the Sci-ence Center’s Port business incubator and moved into dedicated offi ce and lab space at 3711 Market Street in 2009, before being acquired by Eli Lilly in 2010, continues to expand its footprint

and activities. The company, which has received FDA approval for a diagnostic for patients being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease, has fi tted out another 8,500 square feet to add to its 16,000-square-foot headquarters, and has hired additional re-search staff strengthening its presence in Philadelphia.

New residents reinforce the Science Center’s connection to academic research institutions and technology transfer. Drexel University’s Offi ce of Technology Commercialization has moved into 3711 Market Street, and Temple University has established a small

S P O T L I G H T

ONE AWESOME WEEK Philadelphia celebrated its inner science and tech geek during April 2012, as the Philadelphia Science Festival and Philly

Tech Week took over the city. The Science Center was proud to co-sponsor both initiatives, and offered a Smart Talk

panel discussion devoted to Women in Science and a session on dangerous foods featuring Science Center residents

Benjamin Pascal of Invisible Sentinel and Marcia Pelchat of the Monell Chemical Senses Center.

REAL ESTATE REPORT

The Science Center’s master plan envisions recon-

fi guring some of the 2 million square feet already

developed and identifi es possible uses for up to

1.5 million square feet (noted in blue) on the fi ve

remaining parcels available for development.

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R E S I D E N T P R O F I L E

INFRASCAN

LIFE-SAVING DIAGNOSIS OF BRAIN INJURIES “Time lost is brain lost.” This essential truth is what drives Ba-

ruch Ben Dor, Ph.D. and his team at InfraScan, Inc., which started at the Science Center in 2004 with two employees and a bench-top prototype that was proven in a clinical study, but was far from the functionality of a commercial product. In December 2011, the company, which now has six employees, received clearance from the FDA to begin marketing its lead product – the Infrascanner Model 1000.

This new device will meet a vastly unmet need to quickly and effectively determine the best treatment option for each of the estimated 2 million individuals who seek medical treatment for head trauma in the U.S. each year. ➤

InfraScan CEO

Baruch Ben Dor, Ph.D.

A recent collaboration is pointing the Science Center in the right direction. The University City Innovation Collaborative, a joint effort between the Science Center, University City District (UCD), and Wexford Science + Technology, has established new, clearly defi ned priorities and strategies to help make University City recognized as a world-class innovation center.

Inspired by the 2012 report “Making University City a World-Class Innovation Center,” the Science Center, UCD and Wexford, along with stakeholders of other major University City institutions, have turned their focus to the Science Center and commissioned a study to update the master plan for future development of the Science Center campus. The plan envisions reconfi guring some of the 2 million square feet already developed and identifi es pos-sible uses for up to 1.5 million square feet on the fi ve remaining parcels available for development.

The plan sets out three critical principles to guide campus development for the next 10 years:

• Become the location of choice for innovation, startups and research, by demonstrating the value of co-locating

with the region’s top academic institutions, investors, and companies.

• Create a dynamic 24/7 urban environment with mixed-use development, including offi ce, laboratories, retail and residential.

• Generate a buzz, develop a critical mass of technology-oriented activity and establish the Science Center as a cool place to be.

Efforts to apply some of these principles are already underway. Examples include Quorum, the entrepreneurs’ “clubhouse” that opened at the Science Center in May 2011; pitch events; busi-ness development support through the QED Proof-of-Concept Program; and Breadboard, the Science Center’s community development program that explores the intersection of science, technology, art and design.

The popularity of these initiatives, Hess says, indicates that “we are absolutely a location of choice for innovation startups. Now we want our campus – and the region – to become the location of choice.”

S P O T L I G H T

LIFE SCIENCES JOBS AND INVESTMENT ACT The Science Center welcomed U.S.

Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA) and U.S.

Reps. Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Allyson

Schwartz (D-PA) and Pat Meehan (R-PA)

in July 2011 to announce the introduc-

tion of the Life Sciences Jobs and

Investment Act of 2011. The legisla-

tion provides tax incentives for small

and mid-sized businesses to invest in

life sciences R&D to enhance medical

innovation, life sciences education and

job creation.

REAL ESTATE REPORT


Beyond its signifi cant potential for civilian healthcare, this technology also has great promise for the military. InfraScan recently completed lab testing with the Of-fi ce of Naval Research based on a $2 million contract that it received in July 2010. The contract enabled InfraScan to work with the Navy and Marines to de-velop and conduct safety and fi eld-testing activities for a next-generation “ruggedized” version of the product that could be deployed on the battlefi eld, potentially saving the lives of American soldiers.

THE GOLDEN HOURThe critical question is: When is a head injury just a

headache, and when does it involve the life-threatening condition of brain hematoma (the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain)? The current diagnostic standard for head trauma, when brain hematoma is suspected, is a computed tomography (CT) scan, which in many cases, especially in rural clinical settings or on the battlefi eld, is not readily available. For a patient with a brain hematoma, any delay in proper diagnosis can mean the denial of treatment which can preserve life and brain function. The best patient outcomes are within the fi rst “golden hour” – during which hematoma needs to be identifi ed, and proper therapy instituted, to avoid critical clinical consequences.

The Infrascanner is a hand-held, non-invasive device that relies on the different abilities of traumatized and normal brain tissues to absorb and refl ect near-infrared light. It helps healthcare fi rst responders identify head trauma patients with hematoma so that they can be triaged for quicker and more intensive management at a hospital with brain-imaging capabilities and, if necessary, access to neurosurgeons. And it is much more affordable than a CT scan.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION InfraScan has roots in both the University of Pennsylvania and

Drexel University. The inventor of the core near-infrared technology, Penn’s Britton Chance, M.D., Ph.D., also served as the Scientifi c Director to the President of the University City Science Center in the 1990s. InfraScan’s engineering team, which applied Dr. Chance’s technology to the specifi c problem of diagnosing brain hematoma, originated at Drexel. “The Science Center provided easy access to both universities,” explains Dr. Ben Dor. “For a high-tech company coming from local universities, it is a perfect location.”

The Science Center has played an important role in the suc-cess of InfraScan, and continues to provide the company with proximity to its extended team at Penn and Drexel and the sup-port and services it needs to grow its business.

The Science Center also provides InfraScan with the core infra-

structure that a company needs, explains Dr. Ben Dor. “We can focus on running our business and building the company without being distracted.”

This support and infrastructure is even more important now that the Infrascanner has received FDA approval, and the com-pany starts to focus on building its sales distribution network throughout the U.S.

Its initial targets are hospitals, where it hopes to screen pa-tients with the Infrascanner in the emergency room. It also hopes to work with intensive care units to monitor patients where there is a concern that bleeding may re-start following treatment, and with pediatric departments, as children are at the highest risk for serious brain injury following head trauma.

With U.S. approval under its belt, and the impending launch of the ruggedized version for military use, the company is looking to the future. Dr. Ben Dor wants to aggressively expand InfraScan into key international markets, such as China and India, where there are signifi cant gaps in the triage capabilities for head trauma patients.

InfraScan’s impact on patient care has not gone unnoticed. It recently received the Patient Impact Award from Pennsylvania Bio and the MedTech Award for product innovation from PACT, the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies. As Dr. Ben Dor says, “For many years we have worked to reduce the unnecessary death and long-term disability associated with head injury, both for the civilian population and especially for our mili-tary servicemen. This recognition validates the InfraScan team’s hard dedication to improving the lives of patients.”

R E S I D E N T P R O F I L E : INFRASCAN

Quorum is proving the adage “If you build it, they will come.” Since the doors opened in May 2011, more than 8,000 people have attended over 170 programs, events and meetings.

But Quorum is more than the sum of its numbers. It’s the pro-gramming that is attracting people to the space, the connections that are being made, the ideas that are being sparked and the community that is forming.

“Quorum has been a great program for our startup,” says Brian So-wards, Founder and CEO of USEED, a Delaware-based company that connects alumni and community members with university students who are working on real-world projects. “We’ve met other startups there who’ve helped us network, a number of key advisors, a strategic partner and even a potential client! The lessons I’ve learned there have already proven invaluable a number of times. If you’re looking to do more, faster, then Quorum is a great place to start!” ➤

If You Build It,They Will Come

QUORUM

David L. Solt, InfraScan’s Vice

President for Research and

Development, at work in the

lab. Recent awards validate the

InfraScan team’s dedication to

improving patients’ lives.


QUORUM

Quorum has introduced three new programs that directly support its mission of connecting entrepreneurs with inves-tors and business-building advice. Each month a group of approximately 20 entrepreneurs sits down with an investor over coffee for Coffee & Capital, which is sponsored by the Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation. The only rule of the free-wheeling program? There is no such thing as a stupid ques-tion! Participating investors to date include David King of Quaker Partners, Ellen Weber of Robin Hood Ventures and Jim Datin of Safeguard Scientifics.

Angel Education, which is sponsored by the Citizens Bank Foundation, is by necessity more structured. Its goal is to intro-duce angel investors to emerging industry sectors and educate them about investment opportunities. Past Angel Education ses-sions on video gaming and mobile technologies featured panel discussions on different business models and presentations by investors in the sector. “The event was interesting and informa-tive. Great panel of experts in the mobile tech space,” said an attendee of the mobile technologies program who responded to a post-event survey.

Finally, Offi ce Hours brings a business advisor to Quorum each month to meet with three entrepreneurs individually. “Even a 30-minute dialogue in that environment can be very helpful,” says Kenneth J. Davis of Morgan Lewis, who held the inaugural Offi ce Hours in October 2011. “I was impressed with the sophistication

of questions asked by the entrepre-neurs. It was nice to have discus-sions with folks who had clearly thought about their issues ahead of time. It makes the time all the more productive.”

In addition to programming developed by the Science Center, Quorum has also hosted events by the members of its Strategic Part-ner Alliance, sponsors and other organizations in the region that share the Science Center’s mission of supporting entrepreneurship and tech-based economic devel-opment.

Add in the Quorum Lounge, which is open daily for networking, impromptu meetings and the like, and there’s rarely a day when Quorum is empty.

Quorum has meant so much more

than putting ParenteBeard’s name and

logo up on the wall. It has meant the

chance to be part of something very

special in the emerging growth busi-

ness arena… a chance to interact with

the brilliant minds that come through

the doors every day… a chance to

guide the success of companies that

will provide so many great things in

the future to all of us and our children.”

– Mark Nicastro, ParenteBeard

Quorum Founding Sponsor Sustaining Sponsors

Citizens Bank Foundation

Deloitte LLP

Dolfi nger-McMahon Foundation

Energy Plus

Fujirebio Diagnostics Inc.

Numoda Corporation

Odell Studner

Scientifi c Search

TD Bank

Friends

Kenneth J. Blank, Ph.D.

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Cashman

The Connelly Foundation on behalf of Craig R. Carnaroli

David R. King and Eunice S. King

New Jersey Technology Council

Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D., MBA

Media Sponsor

WHYY

As of May 15, 2012

Founding Sponsors

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

EisnerAmper

Endo Health Solutions

ParenteBeard

Pepper Hamilton

Innovation Zone Sponsors

Drexel University

Thomas Jefferson University

University of Pennsylvania

University of the Sciences

The Wistar Institute

QUORUM OPEN THE DOORS CAMPAIGN SPONSORSQuorum’s success and impact would not be possible without the support of the

Open the Doors Campaign sponsors who believed in the vision of the initiative.

Leadership SponsorsTemple University


Wexford Science + Technology


PORT BUSINESS INCUBATOR

When it was time for Biologistics Consulting to reinforce its presence in the U.S. market, the Port business incubator’s new co-working space was the logical place to start. As the fi rst resident of the Bullpen, Biologistics, a Belgium-based consulting fi rm which specializes in the medical device, biotech and pharmaceutical industries, wasn’t alone for long. Within a few months of the Bullpen’s opening in late 2011, the nine desks in the co-working space were all occupied by

early-stage companies and a waiting list had formed.Overlooking West Philadelphia and Fairmount Park, the Bull-

pen boasts some of the best views from 3711 Market Street. The space is outfi tted with desks, phones and high-speed internet connections. Residents of the Bullpen also have ac-cess to all the shared meeting facilities, business services, and business-building programs the Science Center offers, includ-ing Lunch for Hungry Minds’ scientifi c presentations, Smart

One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Hugues Van Espen of Biologistics

Consulting, left, chats with a fellow

resident of the Port’s new co-working

space, dubbed the Bullpen.

QUORUM

S P O T L I G H T

ADVAMEDU.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and U.S. Reps. Charlie

Dent (R-PA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Pat Meehan (R-PA) and

Erik Paulsen (R-MN) were on hand in March 2012 as the

Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)

released its economic impact study at the Science

Center. The report makes the case that recent regulatory

and tax policy changes are creating signifi cant burdens

that could cost tens of thousands of jobs, lower personal

incomes and reduce business opportunities worldwide.

Quorum Strategic Partner Alliance MembersThe Quorum Strategic Partner Alliance builds awareness of the Greater Philadelphia region’s innovation community.

Alliance for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE)

America-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC)

Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship at Drexel University

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania

BioAdvance (Biotechnology Greenhouse of Southeastern Pennsylvania)

BioStrategy Partners

Campus Philly

Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Montgomery County Community College

Delaware BioScience Association

Economy League of Greater Philadelphia

Entrepreneurial Law Clinic at the Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University

Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT)

Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce

Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group (GPSEG)

Health Innovation Partnership

Innovation America

Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)

New Jersey Technology Council

Penn Biotech Group

Pennsylvania Bio

Philadelphia Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders (PhIND)

Philly BioBreak

Philly Startup Leaders

Select Greater Philadelphia

Technology Forum of Delaware

Temple University Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

Villanova University Center for Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship (ICE)

Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs

World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia

As of May 15, 2012


PORT BUSINESS INCUBATOR

Talk’s business-building advice, and Quorum and its programs that connect entrepreneurs to investors and advice.

For Mathias Hollander, Business Development-US for Biologis-tics, the Bullpen offered an ideal solution. “Being surrounded by other young companies was inspiring and kept me motivated,” explains Hollander, who has since handed over the company’s U.S. operations to Hugues Van Espen. “These other ambitious entrepreneurs motivated me and reminded me why we’re doing this in the fi rst place.”

GROWTH SPURTLike the successful startups it supports, the Port experienced

its own growth spurt in 2011. In addition to the Bullpen’s 350 square feet, the Port added another 3,200 square feet that in-cludes three more double-occupancy offi ces, four more labs and a sixth conference room for Port companies.

Funded in part by grants from the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-vania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program and Wexford Science + Technology, this expansion gives start-up companies more options than ever for space to meet the needs of their growing businesses. “One size doesn’t fi t all,” explains Christo-pher J. Laing, the Science Center’s Vice President of Science and Technology. “Every startup has its own unique needs. With the expansion of the Port, we can better serve those needs as the companies grow and evolve.”

The Port’s Global Soft Landing Program is also growing. The num-ber of international companies residing at the Port has increased to 16, and includes companies from Belgium, China, France, India, Sin-gapore and the United Kingdom. The number of international trade delegations and investors touring the Port is up as well.

Further cementing the Science Center’s reputation as a magnet for international fi rms, the National Business Incubation Associa-tion (NBIA) awarded the Port the NBIA Soft Landings International Incubator designation in February 2012. The Port is one of only 23 business incubation programs around the world to have earned the designation since NBIA began the program in 2005.

“Since we launched the Global Soft Landing program in 2006, more than 20 companies from 10 countries have recognized the value and convenience of launching their U.S. operations in Phila-delphia, within easy reach of the fi nancial and regulatory centers in New York and Washington. But more importantly, these com-panies have all reaped the benefi ts of our networks, resources, and programs, which have collectively set them on a fi rm path to market,” says Science Center President & CEO Stephen S. Tang. “Receiving the Soft Landings International Incubator designa-tion from NBIA is a great validation of all that we do to support international companies and help attract them to the Greater Philadelphia region.”

The Science Center’s Global Soft Landing Program operates in partnership with the Common-wealth of Pennsylvania’s Depart-ment of Community and Economic Development, the Philadelphia

Industrial Development Corporation, the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, the International Visitors Council of Phila-delphia, and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration.

Today the Port is home to 29 domestic and international compa-nies employing about 100 people and deploying almost $20 million in early stage venture capital. It is one of the largest and most suc-cessful technology business incubation programs in the country.

For Bernardo Cordovez, Ph.D., Co-founder and Chief Techni-cal Offi cer at Optofl uidics, a medical device company devel-oping microfl uidic and biophotonic technologies for single molecule analysis and point-of-care medical diagnostics, the Port is much more than just a space for his biotech startup. “The program’s resources and the camaraderie with fellow resi-dents are just as essential to growing our company as our R&D activities,” Cordovez explains. “Almost every important con-nection we have made was facilitated either directly through the Science Center or through other Port companies. It is these connections and opportunities that will differentiate us from the thousands of other biotech startups across the country, and position us for success.”

For Bernardo Cordovez of

Optofl uidics, the Port is much

more than just a space for his

biotech startup.

Port Business Incubator Residents No matter what their focus, all residents of the Port business incubator are part of the Science Center’s community of innovation. Below each company’s name is its technology or activity focus.

Residents

Adaptimmune LLCLife Sciences Products

Arlenda Inc. Life Sciences B2B Services

BeiGene BioLife Sciences Products

Biologistics Consulting Life Sciences B2B Services

BioNano Genomics Life Sciences Products

The Charlesworth Group Education B2B Services

CropLord LLCChemicals B2B Services

DMX Bio, Inc. Life Sciences Products

Enzybel International Materials Science Products

Epitek Inc. Life Sciences Products

ERAI Multi-sector B2B Services

Follica, Inc. Life Sciences Products

Immunocore LLC Life Sciences Products

Invisible Sentinel Life Sciences Products

iPraxisEducation

KayentisLife Sciences B2B Services

Mitergy Inc.Life Sciences Products

Nelum SciencesMaterials Science Products

Nuvon, Inc.IT B2B Services

Optofl uidics, Inc.Life Sciences Products

Oxo Pharma Inc.Life Sciences B2B Services

Parsortix, Inc.Life Sciences Products

Pharmaceutical Press Education

PrimBio Research InstituteLife Sciences Products

REGENX BioSciences Life Sciences Products

RSC Worldwide Education

Triana Group Life Sciences B2B Services

Vector BiolabsLife Sciences B2B Services

Vipix SystemsMulti-sector B2B Services

Port Affi liates

Karlin Asset ManagementMulti-Sector Funding

Robin Hood VenturesMulti-Sector Funding

BioAdvanceLife Sciences Funding

MedCity MediaLife Sciences Media

Temple UniversityEducation Products

NUS AmericaEducation

As of May 1, 2012

S P O T L I G H T

COACHING FOR INVESTMENT For four University City Keystone Innovation Zone (UC KIZ)

companies, coaching and pitching had nothing to do with

baseball – and everything to do with funding. As part of a

partnership between the UC KIZ’s Access2Capital pro-

gram and MidAtlantic Diamond Ventures (MADV), Stabilize

Orthopaedics and Science Center residents BeneLein

Technologies, Invisible Sentinel and Optofl uidics worked

with seasoned advisors to refi ne their pitches in hopes

of attracting interest from area investors. In March 2012,

each company presented to about 70 investors, entrepre-

neurs and business leaders during the MADV/UC KIZ Life

Science Venture Forum held at Quorum. Offering tax cred-

its to eligible startups, the UC KIZ is administered by the

Science Center and operates under the Quorum umbrella.


QED PROGRAM

“Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have… It’s not about the money. It’s about the people you have, how you’re led, and how much you get it.” When Steve Jobs made this statement to Fortune maga-zine in 1998, the competition was outspending Apple on R&D by at least 100-to-1. Apple has since launched a host of ground-breaking products that have transformed the personal computing, music and telecommunications industries.

Jobs’ philosophy encapsulates the spirit of the Science Center’s QED Proof-of-Concept Program, the nation’s fi rst multi-institutional proof-of-concept program for the life sciences. QED launched as a pilot in 2009 and continues to operate as a resource for academic researchers in the Greater Philadelphia region as they develop promising medical technologies. While QED provides focused funding awards of $200,000 for selected projects (with half of the funding contributed by the Science Center and half contributed by the recipient research organization), it’s not just about the money. The true value of the program lies in the business guidance and in-sight given to researchers and how they use this knowledge to their advantage as they plan commercially relevant studies and attract support from the private sector.

THE PEOPLE YOU HAVEThe Greater Philadelphia region is home to

a wealth of academic medical research. In-vestigators at regional academic institutions expend more than $1.6 billion on life science research and development annually. Based on the premise that high-potential research is already taking place across the region, the QED Program engages 21 of the region’s major universities and research institutions.

The regional approach has proven effective. Since launching in April 2009, 178 investigators at participating organizations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware have submitted applications, and 40 have received further program support in developing their projects.

Even more compelling is the fact that the 12 fi nalist projects selected for funding by an independent QED Selection Team represent eight different research organizations. This serves as reinforcement from the private sector that high-potential opportunities don’t just exist at one or two high-profi le institu-tions, and demonstrates the depth and breadth of the region’s capabilities in life sciences product development. ➤

The Science Center thanks the United States Department of Commerce’s

Economic Development Administration, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s

Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority, the William Penn Foundation,

and Wexford Science + Technology for their fi nancial support of the QED Program.

A Product of

People, Leadership

& Funding “The QED experience and

the business advisors have

contributed greatly to changing

the way I think about research,”

says Hwyda Arafat, MD, Ph.D.,

left, Professor of Surgery and

Co-Director of the Jefferson

Pancreatic Center at Thomas

Jefferson University. Dr. Arafat

and Mon-Li Chu, Ph.D., Profes-

sor and Vice-Chair of Research

in Dermatology & Cutaneous

Biology, developed a strong

candidate for the fi rst clini-

cally reliable test for pancreatic

ductal adenocarcinoma. Photo

courtesy of Thomas Jefferson

University


“Multi-institutional programs like QED are key to our region’s competitiveness as a source of new medical technologies and products,” says Christopher J. Laing, Vice President of Sci-ence and Technology at the Science Center. “If you look at successful technology clusters, they are built on a critical mass of research infrastructure. The Greater Philadelphia region represents almost four percent of the nation’s academic medi-cal research output, and QED creates a mechanism for new product development that mobilizes and showcases that entire powerhouse.”

HOW YOU’RE LEDEach QED applicant receives business guidance, ranging from

one-on-one meetings with QED staff, to pairing with business advisors and individual project feedback from market insiders. QED business advisors are eager to roll up their sleeves and map out a plan of action based on the commercial pathway and corresponding research strategy that makes the most sense for a given technology. (A complete list of QED Business Advisors is available at www.sciencecenter.org/programs/qed.)

Once a project proposal is funded by QED, business advisors continue on for the 12-month duration of the project – with some even developing formal relationships with the investigator and research institution beyond the scope of QED. Dr. Hwyda Arafat, a Round 4 awardee from Thomas Jefferson University, speaks to the value of the relationship, saying, “The QED experience and the business advisors have contributed greatly to changing the way I think about research. As a physician I always think about the patient fi rst, and as a researcher I think about the experi-ments and the data. Having the business advisors has made me think about other issues between the lab and the patient. More questions have been raised, like ‘What is the market status and the potential competition?’ and ‘How much and how long will it take to get the technology into the market?’ This business-ori-ented way of thinking about research is something that we really appreciate about the QED Program.”

Another key source of business guidance is the QED Selec-tion Team, which brings together leaders and investors from the biomedical industry. Based on their experience assessing medical technologies, this group offers useful feedback to all of the project teams and makes fi nal recommendations for QED funding awards.

HOW MUCH YOU GET ITThroughout the three-year QED pilot, the Science Center has

been assessing whether, and how, program resources bring academic research closer to successful technology commer-cialization. Early indications are promising. Five projects have already transitioned from their academic organizations to the private sector – including four which have been the focus of newly formed companies. To date the portfolio has attracted almost $9 million in follow-on investment.

The QED Program has received national attention as well. It was included in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s report, “The Competiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States,” as an example of how public-private partnerships can help translate innovative capacity into job growth.

Realizing such positive outcomes after only three years has prompted the Science Center to continue the QED Program beyond the pilot phase. To sustain the program in the future, the

Mayuresh Kothare, Ph.D., right, and Shivaji Sircar, Ph.D. of Lehigh

University won a fourth-round QED award for their discovery of a way to

miniaturize the mechanism that delivers oxygen-rich gas from ambient air,

allowing greater energy effi ciency and lower costs. Photo by Ryan Hulvat/

ryanhulvat.com, courtesy of Lehigh University

FUNDED PROJECTS

Round One

• Sol-gel drug delivery platform, University of Pennsylvania

• Breast cancer detector, Drexel University

• Hand-held wound monitor, Drexel University

Round Two

• New gene silencing platform, Rutgers University

• Minimally-invasive heart valve replacement,


• Magnetic nanoparticle drug-delivery system,


Round Three

• Differentiation therapy for leukemia, Temple University

• Use of microRNAs to treat hepatitis C virus,


• Rapid detection of microRNAs using nanopores,


Round Four

• Fabrics that are resistant to bacterial contamination,

Philadelphia University

• Miniaturized medical oxygen concentrator,

Lehigh University

• Diagnostic and screening test for pancreatic cancer,


S P O T L I G H T

RAIN The Science Center convened the Regional

Affi nity Incubation Network (RAIN) in 2009

as a vehicle to connect regional research

parks and business incubators, giving them

the opportunity to speak with a unifi ed voice. Since then,

RAIN has expanded to include the growing number of

diverse incubators and co-working spaces in the re-

gion. The 2012 Annual RAIN Conference will explore the

region’s diverse incubation and co-working models and

how they can support regional efforts spearheaded by

the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia to ensure a

world-class future for Greater Philadelphia.

QED Participating InstitutionsThe QED Program is open to researchers at the following institutions:


Delaware State University

Drexel University

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Lankenau Institute for Medical Research

Lehigh University

Monell Chemical Senses Center

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine


Rutgers University

Temple University


University of Delaware

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey



Widener University

The Wistar Institute

As of May 15, 2012

Science Center is launching a major fundraising campaign, confi dent that it has shown that a regional ap-proach to technology commercial-ization has substantial promise.

The portfolio of QED projects represents a signifi cant pipeline of therapeutic, device, diagnostic, and other healthcare technologies that are available for new product devel-opment. But even more important is the potential impact on patient care.

Alan J. Snyder, Ph.D., Vice President for Research at Lehigh University, which won a fourth-round award for a portable medical oxygen concentrator for patients with lung disease, notes the QED Program’s assistance in bringing laboratory research into real-world practice. “When a patient wakes up to a better reality,” he says, “we’ve realized our goal of fostering innovation. The QED award, and the business assistance that comes with it, brings us one step closer.”

QED PROGRAM


Breadboard, the Science Center program that introduces communities to creative applications of technology, has embraced the power of partnerships as it has grown beyond its beginnings as the Esther Klein Gallery to encompass artist residencies, community outreach and exhibits. Breadboard has leveraged partnerships with NextFab Studio (a rapid prototyping facility located on the Science Center campus), PECO, the City of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program and others to meet its mission of exploring the intersection of art, design, science and technology.

Shelley Spector personifi es the range of Breadboard pro-gramming. The Philadelphia-based artist leveraged a six-month Breadboard Artist Residency at NextFab Studio to create work for an exhibit at EKG (formerly known as the Esther Klein Gallery), as well as community programming.

What struck Spector most about her experience with Bread-board and NextFab is the similarity between art and science. “When I go into the studio, I experiment with materials, pro-cesses, technology and ideas. I focus on one objective and push its boundaries and try varied approaches to meet that goal – just like science. This is a new awareness for me – the connection between the studio and the lab.” ➤

BREADBOARD

Artist Shelley Spector’s exhibit

at EKG was the culmination

of her Breadboard Artist

Residency at NextFab Studio.

Where Art, Science &Technology Meet


As part of her Breadboard Artist Residency, Spector took advantage of the resources available at NextFab, including the ideas and expertise of the staff and other patrons of the rapid prototyping studio. “NextFab is about as good as it gets for someone like me who loves tools, process and experimentation,” says Spector, whose residency culminated with “Dreck Groove,” a solo exhibit at EKG featuring the work she created at NextFab.

Complementing her residency, Spector held two community workshops at NextFab designed to teach attendees about digital embroidery and the other tools she used to develop pieces for her show. “Shelley’s workshops were a great opportunity to intro-duce 21st century tools and technologies to individuals who may not have a technology background,” comments Dan Schimmel, Director of Breadboard.

ART THE AIRBreadboard’s impact extends beyond the Science Center cam-

pus. The Art in the Air program, for example, transforms PECO’s Crown Lights display atop its headquarters in Philadelphia’s Center City into an outdoor digital gallery. Art in the Air, which is a collabo-ration between Breadboard and PECO, displayed the work of 12 digital artists from Pennsylvania and Delaware on Friday evenings from September – December 2011. “The Crown Lights provide a unique and inspiring canvas for a diverse group of artists,” says Schimmel. “From students at Drexel and the University of the Arts to a scientist at the University of Delaware, these artists and their work exemplify the range of creativity found in the Greater Phila-delphia region.” Art in the Air will continue in 2012 and expand to include artists from around the country.

MURALAB Just as Breadboard can be considered the think tank of the Sci-

ence Center, muraLAB takes the City of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program one step further as it explores how murals in the 21st cen-tury take on and adopt technologies used in our everyday lives.

A partnership between the two cutting-edge programs was a natural fi t. Over a fi ve-month period, four Philadelphia-based artists and artist teams became Breadboard Artists-in-Residence at NextFab Studio. With a $2,000 stipend from Mural Arts and access to NextFab’s fabrication equipment, the artists developed public art project concepts and prototypes for the 21st century. The work created through the residency was displayed at EKG from April to June 2012 and will be considered for development as a full-scale Philadelphia public art project in 2013.

TURNING STEM INTO STEAMA large-scale geometric sculpture rising more than two stories

at EKG commanded the attention of anyone entering the gallery during the summer of 2011. This piece was the end product of an exercise performed by seventh graders at Grover Washington Jr. Middle School in North Philadelphia. Each student placed a dot on a map of Philadelphia representing where they lived or played. After connecting the dots, the unique geometric forms were built into cardboard 3D sculptures at NextFab Studio. Across the gal-lery hung a slew of globes varying in size, decorated by students after traveling to Washington, DC to listen to climatologist Warren M. Washington speak about the earth’s future.

These sculptures were among a number of pieces displayed at Breadboard’s EKG in fall 2011 as part of a STEAM exhibit. By using art to introduce students to the STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering and math, Breadboard is helping to turn STEM into STEAM. At the same time, it is helping to ensure that the pipeline of future STEM workers is full.

OPERATION EVELooking ahead, Breadboard’s newest program, Operation Eve,

introduces tween and teenage girls in the Philadelphia area to STEM subjects through creative and collaborative arts-based workshops that encourage hands-on exploration, design and learning. Operation Eve offers girls an opportunity to explore, learn, play and realize their inherent potential in technology, engi-neering and math, thereby building self-confi dence and long-term interest in STEM subjects.

Supported by a grant from the Best Buy Children’s Foundation, Breadboard will launch Operation Eve in the second half of 2012.

Breadboard and its partner NextFab Studio were recognized

as a Business & Arts Partnership of the year by the

Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia.

Breadboard SupportSupport from those listed here allows Breadboard to deliver its innovative programming.

Best Buy Children’s Foundation

The Connelly Foundation

PECO

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Samuel Fels Foundation As of May 15, 2012

Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D., MBA President & CEO

Steve Tang became President & CEO of the Science Center in Feb-ruary 2008 following an extensive nationwide search.

Dr. Tang is the fi rst president in the Science Center’s history to have not only led a company through venture funding and an initial public offering, but also to have served as a senior executive with a large life sciences company as it acquired and integrated smaller start-ups.

A seasoned life science, energy technology, and manage-ment consulting executive, Steve previously served as Group Vice President and General Manager with Olympus America Inc., where he led U.S. operations for the company’s global Life Science businesses. Before joining Olympus in 2005, he was President and CEO of Millennium Cell Inc., an energy technology fi rm he led through its initial public offering in 2000.

Previously, he served as Vice President and Managing Director of the global pharmaceutical and healthcare practice of A.T. Kear-ney Inc., and was Vice President and Co-managing Director of the global chemical and environmental practice for Gemini Con-sulting Inc., now known as Cap Gemini. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Director and Senior Research Engineer at the Lehigh University Center for Molecular Bioscience and Biotechnology.

Dr. Tang earned a doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Le-

high University, an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.S. in Chemistry from the College of William and Mary. A graduate of the public school system in Delaware, he has resided in the area for most of his life.

Curt HessSenior Vice President of Real Estate Operations

Curt Hess is responsible for the management and leasing of more than 1.0 million square feet of Sci-ence Center offi ce and lab space in Philadelphia and Delaware. He has more than 20 years of diversifi ed real estate experience.

Before joining the Science Cen-ter, Curt served as the Director of Operations for Brandywine Realty Trust, where he was responsible

for the management and leasing of 40 properties totaling more than 3.0 million square feet. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Asset Management at Lubert-Adler Management, overseeing a portfolio of 24 investments including offi ce, residential, hotel, and retail properties. Before joining Lubert-Adler, Curt spent 14 years at Equitable Real Estate in several different capacities, including Vice President of Portfolio Management.

Curt received his B.A. from West Chester University in Busi-ness Administration, is a Certifi ed Public Accountant, and has his Real Property Administrator designation with BOMA. ➤

Science Center Management Team

MANAGEMENT TEAM

S P O T L I G H T

DRIVING COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATIONScience Center President & CEO Stephen S. Tang joined fellow members of the US

Commerce Department’s Innovation Advisory Board in January 2012, as U.S. Commerce

Secretary John Bryson unveiled a major new report on the economic competitiveness and

innovative capacity of the U.S. Dr. Tang solicited feedback for the study, which is designed

to inform national policies at the heart of U.S. job creation and global competitiveness,

during an Innovation Town Hall at the Science Center in October 2011.

BREADBOARD


Saul A. BeharVice President and General Counsel

Saul Behar joined the Univer-sity City Science Center as Vice President and General Counsel in 2010, after serving as a consul-tant. In addition to his role as General Counsel, Saul also has responsibility for government relations at the federal, state and city levels.

Saul brings to his position a wealth of experience as an at-

torney, senior executive and strategic advisor, managing so-phisticated corporate, real estate and securities transactions for both early-stage and established companies. Most recently, Saul was a Partner at Wolf Block LLP in Philadelphia. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Provident Senior Living Trust, a privately owned real estate investment trust based in Princeton, New Jersey. Before joining Provident, Saul served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Keystone Property Trust, an NYSE-listed real estate investment trust that focused on industrial real estate.

Earlier in his career, Saul served as a senior in-house counsel at Pep Boys. He began his career at Dechert Price & Rhoads (now Dechert LLP).

A Philadelphia native, Saul received an A.B., cum laude

and with distinction, from Cornell University and a J.D. from The University of Chicago Law School. He is a member of the Pennsylvania bar.

Thomas Greenwood Vice President, Accounting

Tom Greenwood joined the Science Center in 2006 after spending over 20 years with Telerx Marketing, Inc. In 2008 Tom was promoted to Vice President and as-sumed responsibility for the overall fi nancial and fi scal management of the company, providing fi nan-cial oversight of the corporate real estate, treasury, grant planning and budget activities of the Science Center and its subsidiaries.

While at Telerx, a leading supplier of outsourced consumer affairs services in the packaged goods, food, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, Tom oversaw the company’s growth as Vice President of Finance and Administration, and later as Vice President of Strategic Planning and Development. In this role, he was responsible for defi ning and managing corporate strategic initiatives, integrating fi nancial, operations and sales channels to improve process and profi tability, and expanding business operations internationally.

Tom received his B.S. in Accounting from Villanova University.

MANAGEMENT TEAM

S P O T L I G H T

NIGHT MARKETA corner of the Science Center campus was trans-

formed into a street food festival one rainy night

in June 2011, as we hosted the Philadelphia Night

Market. Duff Goldman of Charm City Cakes and Food

Network fame, Iron Chef Jose Garces’ gourmet Gua-

pos Tacos, and lesser known (but equally delicious)

vendors helped demonstrate that Philly is indeed a

great food town – no matter what your budget.

Christopher J. Laing, MRCVS, Ph.D. Vice President, Science and Technology

Chris Laing oversees the Science Center’s Science and Technol-ogy Programs, including the Port business incubator 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 Scientifi c Advisory Committee.Chris began working with the Science Center as a consultant

in 2004 and joined the staff as Director of Science & Technol-ogy in 2006. He was promoted to Vice President, Science and Technology in 2010. Chris provides guidance in early business and product development planning, in securing the resources re-quired 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.

Chris has helped raise more than $20 million in equity-sparing federal funding to directly support product development by small technology companies.

Chris has a Ph.D. in molecular endocrinology and completed his post-doctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine. He is a Member of the Royal College of Vet-erinary Surgeons in the United Kingdom.

Jeanne Mell Vice President,Marketing Communications

Jeanne Mell joined the University City Science Center in 2009 as Vice President Marketing Com-munications. She is responsible for all aspects of corporate marketing, communications, public and media relations, community development and non-governmental fundraising.

Jeanne also oversees the Science Center’s Breadboard program, which explores the intersection between art,

science and technology; and Quorum, the entrepreneurs’ clubhouse. Jeanne was formerly Senior Vice President, Communications

for the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. Prior to joining the Chamber, Jeanne had a career in journalism. Most recently she

served as Director of Photography and Design at The News Journal in Wilmington, Delaware. She also worked at the Associated Press in New York and Philadelphia, ABC News, Good Morning America and Popular Photography Magazine. She started her career at Inc. Magazine – back when it was a startup.

A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Jeanne has a B.A. in Art History from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Kindra Sloan, PHR, CPP Senior Manager, Human Resources

Kindra Sloan joined the Univer-sity City Science Center’s senior management team as Senior Manager, Human Resources in 2010. She is responsible for the development and execution of the Science Center’s strategic Human Resources program, as well as the delivery of human resources ser-vices including employee relations, benefi ts, compensation, recruit-

ment and selection, training, and policy development.Kindra joined the Science Center in 2006 as the Payroll Ac-

countant/Accounts Payables Manager and subsequently ex-panded her role to include Human Resources. Kindra earned the designation of Professional in Human Resources (PHR) in 2009.

Prior to joining the Science Center, Kindra served as Senior Ac-countant/Payroll Manager for American Baptist Churches, USA in King of Prussia for over seven years. She received her B.S. degree in Psychology from Marymount College in Tarrytown, New York.

S P O T L I G H T

SUMMER OF SCIENCE Philly’s pharmaceutical and health-sciences industry is

expected to grow, yet the region’s high concentration of

well-paying science-related jobs is disproportionate to the

number of high school students – the future workforce –

who have expressed an interest in science. The Science

Center and Philadelphia Academies Inc. have partnered to

fi nd a solution — summer internships exposing students

to potential science careers. The Science Center and its

resident companies look forward to welcoming their third

“class” of high school interns during summer 2012.


CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The American College

Bryn Mawr College

Burlington County College


Delaware State University

Drexel University

East Stroudsburg University

Haverford College

Lafayette College

Lehigh University

Lincoln University

Mercy Health System

NUS America (National University of Singapore)

The Penjerdel Council

Pennsylvania Hospital

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine


The Presbyterian Foundation for Philadelphia

Rowan University

Rutgers University

Salus University

Swarthmore College

Temple University

Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine


University of the Arts


University of Delaware


Villanova University

Widener University

Science Center Shareholder InstitutionsAn independent 501(c)(3) corporation, the Science Center began as a collaboration among several

local academic institutions and now includes 31 colleges, universities, hospitals and research insti-

tutions among its shareholders.

Maxine BallenNew Jersey Technology Council Chairwoman, Community Development Committee

Richard A. BendisInnovation America

Kenneth J. Blank, Ph.D.Temple UniversityBoard Vice Chairman

Craig R. Carnaroli University of Pennsylvania Board Chairman

Christopher CashmanN-versx Pharmaceuticals

Deborah L. Crawford, Ph.D.Drexel University

Katherine Crothall, Ph.D.Aspire Bariatrics, LLC

James A. DatinSafeguard Scientifi cs Board Vice Chairman

Ernest DianastasisComputer Aid, Inc.

Michael A. DiPianoNewSpring VenturesChairman, Audit Committee

Steven J. Fluharty, Ph.D.University of Pennsylvania

Glen N. Gaulton, Ph.D.Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Chairman, Scientifi c Advisory Committee

Philip P. Gerbino, Pharm.D.University of the Sciences (President Emeritus)

Jane H. HollingsworthNuPathe

David P. HolveckEndo Health Solutions

Osagie O. ImasogiePhoenix IP Ventures

Richard P. Jaffe, EsquireDuane Morris LLP

J. Larry Jameson, M.D., Ph.D.Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Health System

Philip R. Johnson, M.D.The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Russel E. Kaufman, M.D.The Wistar Institute

David R. KingQuaker Partners

Carl Kopfi ngerTD Bank Chairman, Asset Management Committee

Kenneth L. KringKorn/Ferry International Chairman, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Paul TouheyFujirebio Diagnostics, Inc.

Tara L. WeinerDeloitte LLP

Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D., MBAUniversity City Science Center

Science Center Board of Directors

ExpensesResearch park operations $13,061,350Program costs 3,615,528Supporting services 2,859,139

Total expenses $19,536,017Increase in net assets from operations before non-cash charges $2,075,555

Consolidated Statement of Activities (from core businesses)Year Ended December 31, 2011

RevenuesResearch park operations $17,865,351Government, corporate & individual grants 2,318,427Incubator operations 1,124,203Other revenues 303,591

Total Revenues $21,611,572

The information above was extracted from the University City Science Center’s December 31, 2011

audited fi nancial statements prepared by EisnerAmper LLP, which are available upon request.

2011 Sources of Revenue

2011 Program Costs

2011 Financial HighlightsOther revenues

1%Incubator operations

5%

Government, corporate & individual grants

11%

Research park operations

83%

Port businessincubator

53%

Breadboard4%

Keystone Innovation

Zone5%

QED27%

Otherprograms

1%

Quorum10%


The Science Center is proud to be part of an informal network of partners throughout the region

that share our mission of technology-based economic development.

REGIONAL PARTNERS

PhiladelphiaL I F E L I B E R T Y A N D YO U

City of

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Documents

University City Science Center 2012 Annual Review (spread)