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BIOSTRATEGY PARTNERS STRENGTHENS COMMERCIALIZATION CAPABILITIES, ADDING LORRAINE KELLER & MAUREEN O’LEARY AS PORTFOLIO MANAGER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR
ELKINS PARK, PA, June 18, 2008--BioStrategy Partners, Inc. (BioSP), a virtual i...
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Headquarters:
Executive Offices
8360 Old York Road
Elkins Park, PA  19027
215.780.1532 (phone)
215.780.1494 (fax)
Administrative Offices
1231 Highland Avenue
Fort Washington, PA 19034
215.628.9844 (phone)
215.628.9839 (fax)
Founded: 2004
Tax Status: 501c4
Mission: To provide a continuum of services and infrastructure to emerging stage life sciences companies, enabling them to thrive in the Greater Philadelphia region  
Description: A virtual incubator for emerging life science companies, especially those led by first-time entrepreneurs and scientific founders
Board of Directors:

Joel F. Smith, Principal, The People Source Group, Chairman
Karen J. Hanson, Ph.D., President & Executive Director 
Jeffrey H. Nicholas, J.D., Partner, Fox Rothschild, Secretary & General Counsel
Kevin M. Doyle, CCIM, President, Trinity Capital Advisors, Treasurer
Patricia Weeks, VP (retired), Planning & Business Development,
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Chair Emeritus           
J. Todd Abrams, Ph.D., Director, Philanthropy and Business Development,
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Charles R. Huntington, Jr. CRPS(r), Vice President - Wealth Management,
The Huntington/Kraus Group, Citi SmithBarney
Carmen S. Italia, Jr., President, Montgomery County Industrial Development Corporation
Frank S. Keith, Executive Director Emeritus, Rutgers Camden Business Incubator
Jennifer Kmiec, VP, Business Development & Marketing, iBioPharma, Inc.
Larry F. Lemanski, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Research and Strategic Initiatives, Temple University
Erica Rose, J.D.
Kurt A. Schwinghammer, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President, Office of Corporate Alliances, Fox Chase Cancer Center


Accomplishments:

  • Founding and Managing Partner of BioLaunch611+ KIZ, a life sciences Keystone Innovation Zone encompassing the Philadelphia North community (parts of Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties)
  • A professional network of service providers for emerging stage life sciences companies
  • A Due Diligence Program that efficiently vets the technology and commercialization potential of very young life sciences companies and matches them with providers from our network
  • A Corporate Development Program that provides hands-on guidance and assistance in meeting business growth milestones
  • The Practical Knowledge Series of educational events for first-time entrepreneurs and scientific founders
  • The Life Sciences Leadership Forum, a business-building and networking series for scientific founders and first-time entrepreneurs

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Link to the BioLaunch611+ KIZ Site