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 pre-seed, concept companies with scientific founders and/or first-time entrepreneurs, and for university technologies with commercial potential

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, J.D., Partner, Fox Rothschild, Secretary & General Counsel

David R. Sinkway, Director of Finance & Administration, Protez Pharmaceuticals/Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Treasurer

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

J. Todd Abrams, Ph.D., Director, Philanthropy and Business Development,
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research

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

Stephen G. Nappi, Director, Technology Transfer Operations, Temple University

David A. Niles, Senior Advisor, CresaPartners

Kurt A. Schwinghammer, Ph.D., Vice President, Office of Research and Development Alliances, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Patricia Weeks, Founder & CEO, Weeks Consulting, LLC

Jeffrey P. Libson Attorney at Law, Pepper Hamilton LLP