Triana Group Opens Office at University City Science Center and Eases Global Expansion for Life Sciences Companies

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--European life sciences companies looking to establish a presence in the U.S. now have another resource to turn to at the University City Science Center. Similarly, U.S. companies looking to expand into the European market can also seek the expertise of the Triana Group, the newest resident of the Science Center’s Port Business Incubator.

“The Science Center has created an environment for international companies to easily establish operations in the U.S.”

With offices in New York, Paris, San Jose and now Philadelphia, the Triana Group enables companies to grow and compete in the global marketplace by helping them access new markets and next-generation products internationally. With a business model ranging from fee-for-service to venturing, and various agreements in between, the company specializes in technologies which bring new value to industries including: medical, healthcare and life sciences; industrial sectors; services, including finance, and the digital marketing chain. Triana's teams and investors are experienced in business development, mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. In addition to its offices in the U.S. and Europe, The Triana Group has partners and joint ventures in Germany and the Gulf Countries.

The Triana Group is the latest participant in the Science Center’s Global Soft Landing program, which fosters international business in the U.S. by helping global companies establish a foothold in local life sciences and IT markets.

“The Science Center has created an environment for international companies to easily establish operations in the U.S.” says Triana Group Co-Director Lorraine Marchand. “This is a natural fit for the services that the Triana Group offers. We enable our clients, partner companies and investors to meet their international business needs-- from planning for talent, to the capital and intangible resources necessary to execute their market expansion strategies.”

“The addition of the Triana Group to the Science Center’s Port Business Incubator augments our Global Soft Landing Program, providing another resource to help growing companies compete on a global scale,” notes Science Center President & CEO, Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D., MBA.

About the Science Center

The University City Science Center accelerates technology commercialization, regional economic development, and the market availability of life-enhancing scientific breakthroughs by bringing together innovations, scientists, entrepreneurs, funding, laboratory facilities, and business services. Established in 1963 and headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, the Science Center was the first, and remains the largest, urban research park in the United States. Graduate organizations and current residents of the University City Science Center’s Port business incubators have created more than 15,000 jobs that remain in the Greater Philadelphia region today and contribute more than $9 billion to the regional economy annually. For more information about the Science Center, go to www.sciencecenter.org.