New Co-Working Space Opens at Science Center Port Business Incubator

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Bullpen isn’t just for relief pitchers anymore. The University City Science Center’s Port Business Incubator has opened a new co-working office space for emerging startup companies called the Bullpen. The new space, which offers entrepreneurs a desk, phone and high speed Wi-Fi, is located on the Science Center campus at 3711 Market Street in Philadelphia. Belgium-based Biologistics Consulting is the first company to call the Bullpen home.

“The Bullpen gives early-stage entrepreneurs one more option when they are deciding on a location for their company”

“The Bullpen gives early-stage entrepreneurs one more option when they are deciding on a location for their company,” notes Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D., MBA, President & CEO of the University City Science Center. “If they are not quite ready for a cubicle, office or lab, a desk in the Bullpen offers an inexpensive, flexible solution. In addition, Bullpen residents have access to the same services and programs offered to all of the residents of our Port Business Incubator.”

Biologistics Consulting, which optimizes logistics for industrial companies in the healthcare sector, transitioned from a virtual Port residency to a desk in the Bullpen. The company, which is also a close partner of the Belgian government, recently launching a new project called BioLog Europe. The mission of this government initiative is to develop the healthcare industry in Belgium. As a result, the company provides assistance to American companies considering expanding their operations to Europe. BioLog Europe provides advisory services, access to infrastructure and connections to a network of industry players. This project is based on a nonprofit model and BioLog Europe doesn't charge the U.S. companies.

A participant in the Science Center’s Global Soft Landing Program, Biologistics Consulting is headquartered in Liege, Belgium and has had a U.S. presence since February 2011. The Port’s Global Soft Landing program is designed to foster international business in the U.S. by helping global companies establish a foothold in local life sciences and IT markets.

In related Port Business Incubator news, Arlenda Inc. has taken office space at the Port Business Incubator at 3711 Market Street in Philadelphia. Also headquartered in Belgium and a participant in the Global Soft Landing Program, Arlenda facilitates risk-based decision making throughout the entire product development and commercialization cycle for pharmaceuticals and vaccines, using statistical and software solutions for nonclinical and early clinical development, pharmaceutical manufacture and quality control. Arlenda has several academic and industry associations in the region including Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, Thomas Jefferson University, Temple University, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Biotech, formerly Centocor – a graduate of the Science Center.

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.

The Port business incubator offers start-up companies more than just physical resources. It also surrounds emerging ventures with the other ingredients required to grow and be successful. The Port offers its residents access to free programming including Lunch for Hungry Minds scientific presentations and Smart Talk’s business building advice. The Science Center’s Scientific Advisory Committee connects Port companies with a vast array of clinical and technical expertise and facilities. Current committee members include the senior research administrators (or equivalent) from academic, healthcare and research institutions, as well as from leading local companies in the life sciences and other industry sectors.

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