Science Center@UCScienceCenter

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Joined November 2009
The team is heading back to @HLTHEVENT USA! Find us at Pavilion 1335 to meet the team and connect with our alumni companies and partners, joining us from everywhere between the Bay Area and New York.
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🕷️ We're weaving together another round of resources for Philly's startup community. This week's top picks: 🖥️ Tech Development & Commercialization Advising 🏆 Cancer Data Innovation Challenge 🤝 Mid-Atlantic Capital Conference 👉details mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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Four new Venture Fellows, four very different roads into health and life sciences investing, and one shared conclusion about where to spend the next year. Here's what they'll be doing over the next 12 months 👉 sciencecenter.org/blog/the-e…
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📣 We’re hiring! The Science Center is looking for a full-time Administrative Assistant to keep our programs and operations running smoothly. In this role, you’ll: 📅 Coordinate schedules 🤝 Support programs 📋 Manage administrative processes Learn more sciencecenter.org/careers/ad…
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📌 A few new opportunities to put on your startup’s radar. Check out: 🤝 Activate Fellowship 💡 Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Data Innovation Challenge 🔥 What's Hot in the Emerging Companies, VC & AI Deal Market Details + links 👉 mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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What's a realistic timeline for #NIH award funding? 👉 This virtual webinar gives executives and their advisors a candid read on the NIH agency as it operates today. More info and register now: sciencecenter.org/events/ins…
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Building a #startup comes with no shortage of things to figure out. Finding the right funding, support, and connections needn't be another challenge. This month's roundup includes: 💡 Accelerators, programs 💰 Funding 🤝 Networking and events 👉details: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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We assembled a room of payers, providers, pharma, and investors to answer the question: what would it take to translate innovation into real-world adoption? 👉 Read the latest article: sciencecenter.org/blog/the-g…
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Big news for biomanufacturing: the U.S. Small Business Administration has selected the Science Center to administer the Mid-Atlantic Biomanufacturing Scale-Up Cluster (MABSC). sciencecenter.org/news/scien…
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Cider and #startup opportunities – just a few things brewing this fall.🍎Check out: 💡 Emergent Ventures Grant (rolling) 🩺 Physician Innovator Series featuring Dr. Lara Zibners (Oct 13) ⚛️ @NucleateHQ Activator (Apply by Oct 21) Get the details: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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Science Center alumni companies have been clearing their operational bottlenecks and surging forward, despite sizable market challenges. Here’s a roundup of their key milestones in Q3: linkedin.com/pulse/q3-2026-a…
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On Wednesday, Oct. 7, join us in celebrating Black Bottom and the people who have worked to preserve its history and legacy. All are welcome! More info: sciencecenter.org/events/bla…
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The weekly Startup Resource Roundup is here⬇️ 🟦 The Blue Foundry (Apply by 10/4) innovationpartnerships.umich… 📝SBIR/STTR Training and Entrepreneurship Program (Apply by 10/12) lnkd.in/p/gDKh3CWR 🤝IS:Life Sciences Ecosystem Summit 2026 innovationspace.org/islifesc…
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This month's newsletter is full of momentum worth celebrating: from key insights shared by this year's Nucleus honorees, to exciting alumni updates and ecosystem action. Read it: bit.ly/OctNewsletter26
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Standing still is never an option: for innovation to actually succeed, it requires moving forward. At Tuesday’s Nucleus Awards, we celebrated four leaders who are shaping the future of Philadelphia. Here are the key insights shared by our honorees. 👉sciencecenter.org/news/scien…
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Pumpkin spice and startup advice?☕We’ve got the latter covered. 🏫Termeer Institute termeerinstitute.org/fellows… 🥗Philly AI Learning Exchange eventbrite.com/e/philly-ai-l… 🌿EmpathyTech and Cities of Inclusion - Philadelphia Summit empathytech.org/ More: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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One week until the 2026 Nucleus Awards! We’re looking forward to celebrating this year’s honorees & raising a glass to the people helping build what’s next for Philadelphia. 🕠 5:30pm 📍 3675 Market St 🎤 Hosted by @MaikenScott of @whyy's The Pulse Info: sciencecenter.org/nucleus-aw…
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@1phltech is looking for founders ready to put what they’re building in front of the right people. Applications are open to present at Capital House on Oct. 23! Know a founder who should be in the room? 👉 Apply by Sept. 28th: capitalhouse.paperform.co/
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Four ways to move an innovation ecosystem forward: commercializing promising technology, allocating capital, convening community, and cultivating the STEM workforce. That’s what we’re celebrating at the 2026 Nucleus Awards on Sept. 29. Info & tickets: sciencecenter.org/nucleus-aw…
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Whether you’re looking for funding, preparing for your next raise, building your network or taking an idea from concept to commercialization, there’s plenty for founders to explore this month. funding, events, opportunities: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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A reminder for physicians exploring what’s next beyond the clinic: Join the Science Center on Friday, Oct. 16 for the next Physician Innovator Series. 🗓️ Oct. 16 🕑 8:30–9:30 AM ☑️ Free to attend, but registration is required. sciencecenter.org/events/phy…
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Meet our fellows! Earlier this week, Azure Skye, Jacky Chan, Yusuf Sulaiman, and Barbara Neves joined us as the Science Center's inaugural Venture Fellows. More info: sciencecenter.org/programs/f…
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There's a tier of federal funding that can compress a decade of work into a few years. The challenge: it's built for applicants with far more infrastructure than most startups have. 👉 Find out how to access federal funding beyond the Seed Fund: sciencecenter.org/blog/beyon…
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Tomorrow is the Wellness Expo & Vaccine Clinic! 🌿 Don't forget to sign up for a FREE chair massage beforehand. Other complimentary experiences available, including vegan food and DIY herbal tea blending. 🍵 More info: sciencecenter.org/events/sci…
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Fall weather? Pending. Startup resources? Check. ✔️ 💵 EMEA Advance Biotech Grant (Apply by Sept. 7) 🥼 2027 CancerX Accelerator (Apply by Oct. 1) 🙋‍♀️ Top Pitch CapCon Catalyst Series (Sept 16) 👉 Find details and the full list: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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Pennsylvania has a lot at stake in the future of American biotech. 🧬 Join @axios Live for a conversation on the state’s role in American innovation. 🗓️ Wednesday, September 9, 2026 🕑 8:30am - 10:00am ET 📍 Fitler Club, Philadelphia ✔️ RSVP: axiosbeyondthebreakthrough-p…
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A clinical validation gap, the physician innovator series, and a feature in Forbes: it's all in this month's newsletter. With updates from: Ajaya Bio Calla Lily Clinical Care FirstHand™ Liv Carter Endomedix, Inc. ...and more! Read it here: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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As summer winds down, check out this week’s roundup keep your startup moving forward. 🍂 💸 Capital Activation Experience (Sept 22) foundersfirstcapitalpartners… 🪴 Empower Growth Grant (Apply by Aug 31) 📈 Top Pitch CapCon Catalyst Series (Sept 16) 👉Info: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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This is your invitation to invest in yourself at the Wellness Expo. See you Sept 10 in Quorum! Aromatic "Breathe" jar 🌿chair yoga 🌿vegan food 🌿 insurance-billed COVID vaccine🌿tea blending Select activations complimentary while supplies last. sciencecenter.org/events/sci…
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It’s an overlooked factor that many medtech startups have in common: having the right clinical advisor. 👉 Read what a clinical advisor brings to the table: sciencecenter.org/blog/the-c…
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Register today ☑️ for the next Physician Innovator Series session, featuring Dr. Lara Zibners! The Physician Innovator Series is a peer forum for physicians exploring the intersection of medicine, startups, and investment. 📍 Virtual ✔️ Register here: luma.com/5ba8ztzd
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Join Axios Live in Philadelphia on Sept. 9th for a conversation about Pennsylvania’s role in shaping the future of American innovation. Kerry Benson will be among the featured speakers. 📍Fitler Club 🕐 8:30am-10am 🗓️ Sept. 9 ➡️ RSVP: axiosbeyondthebreakthrough-p…
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Up to $25,000 to get your research in the room where decisions are made. Submit your proposal by this Friday! More info: sciencecenter.org/programs/g…
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The clock is ticking on these startup resources. ⏰ Check out August's roundup, including opportunities from: ⚡ @NucleateHQ ⚡ @Merck ⚡ @Join_Tribaja ⚡ @PhilaPACT ⚡ @HLTHEVENT ...and more! 👉 mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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If this text looks familiar, you’re not alone. 👇 Capital Readiness Program (CRP) exists to fix exactly that. It's a 5-day, in-person intensive in Philadelphia where medtech founders get direct, unvarnished feedback from our investor network. ✍️ Apply: sciencecenter.org/programs/c…
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In this month's newsletter: We’re honoring four leaders translating groundbreaking ideas into real-world impact and a historic investment will ensure ideas and innovation continue to thrive in PA. Plus, an alumni company announces its $30 million Series A. mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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The startup ecosystem moves fast: stay one step ahead with this week's resource roundup. 👟 Check out: ⚡Pennovation Accelerator pennovation.upenn.edu/node/1… 💁‍♀️ Melissa Washington Small Business Award 💰 Capital Readiness Program ➡️ Full details: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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The right accelerator can open doors for startups. The wrong one can derail a company. With thousands of accelerator programs to choose from, how do you know which one will actually move your startup forward? 👉 sciencecenter.org/blog/which…
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Free IP help, $200k in prizes, and a paid fellowship that teaches you to think like an investor: check out this week's top startup resource picks 👉 ⚖️ Free IP Legal Help via @pennlaw 🤝Venture Fellows Program 💵 National Innovation Programs ⭐info: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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We are thrilled to introduce the 2026 Nucleus Awards honorees! This annual celebration recognizes the visionary leaders who are moving the needle in our region. Press release: sciencecenter.org/news/scien…
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Grace Akinyele had a groundbreaking idea for mitochondrial preservation – but wasn't sure entrepreneurship was the path for her. Read how the Science Center and Grace worked together to propel her startup into a full-fledged biotech company: sciencecenter.org/blog/prese…
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Don't let summer slow your momentum! Everything your startup needs to know this month, from funding opportunities to founder resources. Including updates from: ☀️ LifeX ☀️ @pennlaw ☀️ Project Medtech ☀️ @Merck ...And more! 👉mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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Our alumni companies continued to knock out wins in Q2. Here’s a look at top funding, partnerships, milestones and more from April through June of 2026 ➡️ Including updates from BioCurie, Endomedix, Inc., Cosm Medical and more! linkedin.com/pulse/q2-2026-a…
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Get evidence into the rooms where policy, coverage, and care-delivery decisions get made. The @genentech Scholars Program is funding publication-ready health research that can inform clinical practice, policy, & patient care. Proposal Deadline: Aug 19 sciencecenter.org/programs/g…
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The heat index is high. So is the value of this week's resource roundup. 🕶️ Check out: 🧬 (TRDNT) Challenge (Apply by July 15) 📈 Venture Fellows Program (Apply by July 24) ☀️ Built to Last – International Business Networking Reception (July 23) ➡️ Info: us17.campaign-archive.com/?e…
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In this month's newsletter: updates from -@CosmMedical -Calla Lily Clinical Care -@DamaHealth -Airalux Medical -@spot_it_early -BioCurie ...and more! Read it here: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org…
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Less searching, more building. We've gathered this month's top opportunities for startups and innovators. With resources from: PSF (@PSpendForum) @Verizon @Allstate @MayoClinic @novella_center ...and more ➡️ Explore resources: us17.campaign-archive.com/?e…
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Think like an investor, build like a founder: the Science Center's new Venture Fellows Program teaches you how to do both. 🗓️ Apply by July 24 🕑 Commitment of 20-24 hours/week 📍 Onsite in Philadelphia Learn more and apply: sciencecenter.org/programs/v…
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The startup ecosystem never stops moving: here's what caught our attention this week. 💡AI Health Baltimore 💵 Small Business Digital Ready grant 🦾 The LIFT Series at DIA 2026 ➡️Full details: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org… ➡️ Subscribe to resources: sciencecenter.org/subscribe
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The World Cup is headed to Philadelphia, and all the preparations are a reminder of something we know well: behind every major breakthrough is an entire ecosystem making it possible. This month's updates: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.org… PS: we're now on Threads!
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