PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two more international tech companies have joined the University City Science Center’s Port business incubator: HDI Group, a software consulting company headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and London-based medical communications company, Bioscript Science. In addition three new domestic companies have also taken space at the Port: OChem Industries, a testing laboratory servicing pharmaceutical, environmental and chemical industries, Cognizance Biomarkers, a diagnostic startup and FLUX Photon Corporation, an R&D company focused on developing materials for renewable energy applications.
Based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, HDI Group has developed an innovative and proprietary technology for testing software called STARC. HDI Group is now present in four different countries, having served clients such as ABN Amro, Tokyo Marine and Walmart Mexico. With its expansion into the U.S., HDI Group hopes to establish a foothold in the U.S. market with its unique software testing application.
Bioscript Science, an independent medical communications company with offices in London, Manchester, England and Philadelphia, has established a U.S. presence in the Bullpen, the Port’s co-working space. The Bioscript Group delivers medical communications to healthcare professionals, the pharmaceutical industry, health purchasers, universities, professional and government bodies, and the media. With the opening of its Philadelphia office, Bioscript Science is targeting early-stage biotech companies to assist with the output of manuscripts, review articles, regulatory writing, electronic media and press releases. Bioscript Science is a former virtual resident of the Port.
“The Science Center is the ideal location for Bioscript to launch its U.S. operations,” says Steven Walker, M.D., medical director of Bioscript Sciences. “The Science Center has not only helped us make a smooth transition into the U.S. market, but its location and community have given us access to the types of people and companies we aspire to work with.”
Bioscript Science and HDI Group are the newest participants 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 Philadelphia’s life sciences and IT markets. With the addition of Bioscript and HDI, there are now 11 international companies from eight different countries in the Global Soft Landing program.
One hundred percent woman-owned and operated, OChem Industries, LLC provides analytical and research and developmental services to the pharmaceutical, environmental and chemical industries. A scientific lab, OChem will accurately separate, identify, quantify and qualify the chemical components of natural and artificial materials through classical and instrumental methods with the ability to carrying short and long-term contracts for public and private companies.
A spinout of the University of Pennsylvania’s UPstart incubator, Cognizance Biomarkers is developing a blood test that will help doctors to diagnose and treat people with non-epileptic seizures. The test is based on previous research that shows that brain inflammation is a critical factor in the development of certain types of seizures that appear like, but are different to, epilepsy. Cognizance Biomarkers’ patent-pending diagnostic test identifies molecules that are indicative of these inflammation-induced seizures. Swift diagnosis is key to successful management of people with seizures.
FLUX Photon was formed in 2011 to innovate and develop new technologies for renewable energy applications.
About the Science Center
The University City Science Center is a dynamic hub for innovation, and entrepreneurship and technology development in the Greater Philadelphia region. It provides business incubation, programming, lab and office facilities, and support services for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and growing and established companies. The Science Center was the first, and remains the largest, urban research park in the United States. Since it was founded in 1963, 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. The Science Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2013. www.sciencecenter.org.
