Safeguard Scientifics became a sustaining member of ic@3401, which means it will help to recruit and mentor member companies and bring in new industry collaborators.
SmartPlate2 from Fitly on Vimeo. About one year after it launched a delivery service for healthy meal ingredients, Philadelphia-based startup, Fitly has unveiled a “SmartPlate” designed to help users manage portion control and stay within calorie and carbohydrate limits through built-in cameras and sensors. It launched a Kickstarter campaign this week to raise $100,000 to […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The Philadelphia-based Digital Health Accelerator run by the University City Science Center is winding up it last couple of months. I took the opportunity to check in with Aron Starosta, who set up and managed the program with Chris Laing with the guidance of a nine-member board. As part of our talk, he shared how […]
A few years after it launched a QED Proof of Concept funding program, the University City Science Center has unveiled a new fund for a commercialization program. It’s fueled by a $1 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, according to a statement from the Science Center. Stephen Tang, the CEO of the Science […]
A program to stimulate girls’ interest in science, technology, engineering, art and math is crossing streams with the very unscientific, cheesy pop culture trend of selfies. Its part of a series of initiatives by the University City Science Center to encourage girls to take on a career in the STEAM sectors. The scientific selfies are […]
A new health IT accelerator in Philadelphia funded by Pennsylvania has selected seven healthcare startups spanning diagnostic device developers to house calls on demand. It represents an effort to diversify the Science Center’s offerings. The Digital Health Accelerator is a collaboration between the University City Science Center and Drexel University and is Philly’s third health […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
On a recent tour of the latest addition to University City Science Center’s campus in Philadelphia — an innovation hub in an established building on its campus set to officially open next week — I unexpectedly came across an office belonging to Merck. It’s all the more interesting because it’s just a few doors down […]
One year after DreamIt Health and the Canadian consulate launched digital health accelerators, the University City Science Center is hosting a state-backed health IT accelerator, according to a statement. The program has spots for six companies in a three-month program in Philadelphia. Aron Starosta, who set up the Canadian Consulate’s accelerator on the Science Center’s […]
Considering that the federal government funds nearly one-third of all research and development in the U.S., any reduction in funding would hurt. One of the biggest losers of sequestration has been government-backed life science research. A group of industry leaders representing research institutions, including the University City Science Center CEO Stephen Tang, appeared at a […]
Now that the election is behind us, I hope that our national discussion will focus more clearly on how we can keep our economy moving in a positive direction. Entrepreneurship and the role that innovation plays in spurring startups can – and should – be a big part of that conversation. Overall, I am optimistic. […]
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
Stephen Tang, the CEO of the University City Science Center, says the center gives Philadelphia a unique strength: neutral ground for startups and larger companies and institutions to exchange ideas and collaborate. This kind of meeting place can do everything from provide greater interaction between groups within the life sciences community to provide a forum […]
A life sciences funding group is offering to help university researchers prove that their digital health ideas are strong enough to turn into real businesses. The QED Proof-of-Concept Program is seeking applications in this space for the first time, according to a statement from the University City Science Center. Run by the University City Science […]
A university is offering early stage companies from its academic community office space in an incubator as the institution doubles its technology transfer office staff. Philadelphia-based Temple University has opened an office in the University City Science Center that serves as an incubator for many life science and technology companies. So far, it is negotiating […]
A Philadelphia incubator and the country’s oldest urban research park has received the National Business Incubation Association’s Soft Landings International Incubator designation. The University City Science Center of Philadelphia earned the accreditation for its incubator’s focus on welcoming nondomestic firms into its domestic market with translation services, helping them to cut through governmental red tape, […]
The University City Science Center is set to launch a fundraising effort next year for a $15 million endowment in support of a program to facilitate commercial investment in early stage life sciences technologies with potential in the healthcare industry. The proof-of-concept program presents three awards of $200,000 in each round, along with a year […]