Log A00000002 – Start Transmission
Good afternoon. I have made my way to The University City Science Center in Philadelphia. It’s appropriate that my journey starts here – at the nation’s first urban research park. This is truly a grand space, and my BioStrength Locator is reading off the charts. As I approached this hub of activity my Helixsenses were indicating high levels of bioscience activity as I passed many learning and research institutions – as well as start-up bioscience companies. I took note of these places and sent them back to the Grand Centrifugium Assembly. My report included information on Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania, as well as the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. It is hard for me to believe that I have discovered so much in such a short time.
The facilities at The Science Center are extremely impressive. From what I can gather, this space serves as a physical hub that brings together entrepreneurs, scientists, emerging bioscience companies and established businesses with all of the resources they could ever need to be successful. If my calculations are correct, the total size of all facility space that The Science Center offers is nearly two million square feet. The Grand Centerfugium Assembly will be extremely pleased when I transmit my report.
I have gathered an immense amount of information about this place as I wandered the halls, and also its 'green roof.’ The graduate organizations, as they call companies that move out of the Science Center space, as well as current residents of the 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. These figures are so staggering that my Helixbrain is having problems computing the information. This would mean that of the 350-plus organizations that “graduated” from the University City Science Center, 93 are still in the Greater Philadelphia region, and these 93 companies, if my math is correct, employ more than 15,000 people. If I deduce this information ever further, each of these 15,000 employees would generate an additional 1.68 jobs throughout the region due to indirect and induced economic demand. This is astounding! No wonder my BioStrength Locator was indicating such high levels of bioscience activity. This is truly one of the more remarkable things I have seen. I must transmit this information back to the Assembly at once!
Wait…what’s this? As I’m standing here on the Science Center’s ‘green roof’ making this transmission, a brochure for Biotech 2009 just blew across my feet. Hmm…finance; communications; growth strategies for bioscience companies; drug delivery, device, and diagnostics; regulatory; hot topics in business; hot topics in science…these must all be the session tracks that will be featured at Biotech 2009! After my visit here at The Science Center, I’m sure that the track on growth strategies for bioscience companies will be a gigantic draw for companies located here within the incubators. November 16 is rapidly approaching; I only have 53 days and a few hours until this event begins.
I will be back in touch soon, as I have heard rumors of a G-20 conference in the western part of this state. I must travel there at once. So much to see before Biotech 2009…I must make haste!
To the Helixpod!
Until we meet again…
Helixman
Log A00000002 – End Transmission
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