Greater Philadelphia - Science Center

The Greater Philadelphia region is home to leading-edge innovation and world-class business resources built on a rich history and promising future.

As the fourth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States, Greater Philadelphia offers attractive options for businesses of all sizes.  The region boasts an ideal geographic location—strategically centered between the political and financial centers of the U.S. and convenient access to the entire eastern business corridor.

It also features a diversified business base with Life Sciences and Information Technology industries well-represented by entrepreneurial ventures and established companies, as well as an educated and skilled workforce, and a high quality of life at a reasonable cost.

For additional information on the live science and technology sectors in the Greater Philadelphia Region, visit the Select Greater Philadelphia website.

Reports and Studies of Greater Philadelphia

• The Scientist
  A special supplement that showcases the rapidly growing life sciences industry in the Greater Philadelphia region.
• 2009 Regional Report
  Offers a comprehensive analysis of Greater Philadelphia’s 11-county region. The Report includes information about the region and how it compares to other markets on a number of key areas of interest, including: talent, regional assets, industry clusters, support for business innovation, the value of the region, market access and quality of life.
• Regional Bio-pharmaceutical Educational Resources
  Created by the Life Science Career Alliance and funded in part by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry.
• Milken Report on The Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Cluster, An Economic and Comparative Assessment
• Select Greater Philadelphia’s Entrepreneurs Resource guide