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A foundation for success: honest reflection and genuine celebration. Check out May's newsletter below ⬇️ us17.campaign-archive.com/?e=be5f115bf6&…

Like finding cash in your jacket pocket, but instead it’s grants, accelerators, and #startup resources. 💵 🧥 This week, check out: 🦸 Small Business Heroes 👩‍🦰 TiE Women Program 2026 ⭐ Conscious Venture Lab Accelerator Program ➡️details: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.…

You're an essential part of the 2026 Nucleus Awards: we need YOU to nominate the region's changemakers! Tell us who deserves to be recognized this year for fostering a more innovative and collaborative future. ⬇️ Nominate now: sciencecenter.org/nucleus-awards…

⏰ Showcase deadline extended to May 8th! ⏰ @tpllaw is seeking a select group of innovative, growth-focused AI companies to present at their showcase during the Mid-Atlantic #AI Forum on June 3. Learn more and apply: troutman.com/insights/mid-a…

Airalux Medical is rethinking how patients with lung complications breathe – improving outcomes while lowering costs for hospital systems. Here’s how Josh Freedman is addressing a critical gap in post-surgical care. 🫁👉 sciencecenter.org/blog/a-better-…

🎉 Cohort 11 of the Capital Readiness Program is officially here! We couldn't be more excited to welcome 10 medtech startups from across the US and Canada to the Capital Readiness Program and Philadelphia. #Philadelphia is ready for you. Let's get to work. 🚀

Momentum season: build it, fund it, scale it. 🪴 This week's #startup resource roundup includes: 🧬Advance Biotech Grant via @MilliporeSigma ⭐ @Techstars AI Health Baltimore 🩺 Physician Innovator Series featuring Dr. Adam Glasofer 🏵️ Details: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.…

The first installment of the Science Center's Physician Innovator Series will feature Dr. Adam Glasofer for a roundtable discussion at the intersection of medicine, startups, and investment. 🗓️April 30: sciencecenter.org/events/physici…

In 2025, we focused on translating curiosity into capability: connecting Philadelphia youth to real-world experiences, industry mentors, and emerging pathways.💡 See what our STEM pathways made possible in the 2025 Impact Report: impact.sciencecenter.org

What if AI could iterate millions of experiments to design the best manufacturing process, helping to cut treatment timelines and costs? That’s the question that Irene Rombel set out to answer, & her company BioCurie is a gamechanger for genomic medicines. sciencecenter.org/blog/life-on-t…

The Science Center is now accepting applications for the Academic Publication & Conference Dissemination Scholars Program. With support from @genentech, a member of the Roche Group, the program provides up to $25,000 to help faculty share research. Info: sciencecenter.org/academic-publi…

Our 2025 Impact Report highlights the startups we’ve supported – as well as the impact they’ve had on the broader community, both here and beyond Philadelphia. This year was all about powering the breakthroughs that move innovations from idea to impact. impact.sciencecenter.org

Know someone who's shaping the future of STEM in our region? 🌟 Nominations are officially open for the University City Science Center's #NucleusAwards2026, presented by CSL! 👉 Submit your nomination and help us celebrate Philly's innovation community! sciencecenter.org/nucleus-awards…

Spring isn’t just for cleaning; it’s for refining. ⚡ Fresh #startup resources to help turn good ideas into real traction: 👋 Hey Helen Grant 🏛️ Federal Funding Support 🐳 The Whale Tank at DIA2026 Details: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.…

Moving forward is more than just checking boxes. Our April newsletter spotlights how startups like BioCurie demonstrate where traction can lead, the signals investors actually underwrite,and more. 👉ucsc.co/April2026

Registration now open! 📩 to the first installment of the Science Center's MedTech Builder Series. Sima Singadia Kulkarni from @DuaneMorrisLLP will walk medtech founders through essential IP strategy for their innovations. Info: sciencecenter.org/events/protect…

Our 2025 Impact Report is here! ➡️ impact.sciencecenter.org Innovation without impact is unfinished work. In 2025, we aligned capital, evidence, and the right stakeholders to help innovation move faster and more efficiently – and accelerate real-world progress.

A little less guesswork, a little more momentum: here's the #startup resource roundup for this week. ☀️ Conscious Venture Lab Accelerator 💵 Academic Publication & Conference Dissemination Scholars Program ✨Small Business Empowerment Grant Details: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.…

Strong science doesn’t get you funded—clear signals do. Drawing on our work alongside 99 startups and 35 investors through the Capital Readiness Program, we've distilled the signals investors actually underwrite—and what separates momentum from stall. sciencecenter.org/blog/when-capi…

Spring pulled a disappearing act🥶but these #startup resources are as reliable as ever. 💼Black in Business - @GoldmanSachs 🤝Investor Speed Networking docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… 💸Academic Publication & Conference Dissemination Scholars Program Full info: mailchi.mp/sciencecenter.…