To provide a continuum of services and infrastructure to emerging and early stage life sciences companies, enabling them to thrive in the Greater Philadelphia region  

A capacity-building organization for idea-stage life sciences technologies and companies, specializing in beginners and beginnings: Scientific founders, first-time entrepreneurs, and academic technology transfer

Timothy J. Pelura, Ph.D., President & CEO, Immunome, Inc., Chairman

Ronald E. Schmid, President, R.E. Schmid & Associates, LLC, Vice Chairman

Karen J. Hanson, Ph.D., President & Executive Director

Jeffrey H. Nicholas, Esq., Partner, Fox Rothschild, Secretary & General Counsel

David R. Sinkway, Treasurer

J. Todd Abrams, Ph.D

Charles R. Huntington, Jr. CRPS, First Vice President – Investment Officer,
Huntington/Kraus Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors

Jeffrey P. Libson, Esq., Partner, Pepper Hamilton                                                        

Stephen G. Nappi, Director, Office of Technology Development and Commercialization,
Temple University

David A. Niles, Senior Advisor, CresaPartners

Joel F. Smith, President & CEO, J.F. Smith & Associates, LLC, Chair Emeritus