Science Center News

PECO Crown Lights Showcase Art in the Air: Best In Show Winners

Feb

Three local digital artists have each received $1,000 for their “Best In Show” works as part of the PECO and Breadboard Art in the Air program. Read...

University City Science Center Port Business Incubator Receives International Incubator Designation

Feb

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...

Four New Companies Join Science Center Port Business Incubator

Jan

PHILADELPHIA--(January 24, 2012) – The University City Science Center started off the new year by welcoming four new companies into its Port Business Incubator in Philadelphia, PA. Three of the four companies, Immunocore, Kwelia and MedCity Media have taken desk space in the Bullpen, the Port’s newest co-working space, which...

Stephen Tang, Science Center CEO, puts down the politics that slow innovation [Friday Q&A]

Jan

The University City Science Center will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, but this month, Stephen Tang [Coverage] is marking his own anniversary: four years since being appointed President and CEO. Read...

Science Center President Participates in National Study of Competitiveness and Innovation in the United States

Jan

PHILADELPHIA--(January 6, 2012) – University City Science Center President & CEO Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D., MBA, joined fellow members of the US Commerce Department’s Innovation Advisory Board in Washington, DC on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, as Commerce Secretary John Bryson unveiled a major new report on the economic competitiveness and...

Quorum Calendar – January

Jan

Click here to view the January - February Quorum...

Deborah Crawford Joins University City Science Center Board of Directors

Dec

Deborah L. Crawford, Ph.D., has been elected to the Board of Directors of the University City Science Center. Crawford is the Senior Vice Provost for Research at Drexel University. Crawford is responsible for overseeing Drexel’s research enterprise and guiding the University’s continuing growth as a comprehensive research institution. Crawford provides senior...

Tech transfer competition awards 3 early stage life science teams $200k

Dec

Bacteria-resistant textiles for hospitals to ward off hospital acquired infections, a diagnostic test for pancreatic cancer and a portable oxygen system were the winning technologies proposed by teams from three Pennsylvania universities competing in the fourth round of the QED Proof of Concept program run by the University City Science...

Three Regional Universities Receive Awards to Bridge the Funding Gap

Dec

PHILADELPHIA--(December 12, 2011) – Lehigh University, Philadelphia University and Thomas Jefferson University were each awarded $200,000 in the fourth round of the University City Science Center’s QED Proof of Concept Program, the Science Center announced Dec. 12, 2011. It was the first time any of the three universities have received...

Philadelphia life sciences and tech incubator adds to startup office space

Dec

Belgian company Biologistics Consulting is one of the first tenants of a new office space for startups at the University City Science Center‘s Port Business Incubator. Read...