Author: pbj_repost

Immuno-oncology Startup Finds a Home at College

February 20, 2019

When Nicholas Nicolaides decided to part ways with the company he co-founded two decades ago and launch another startup, one of his first tasks was finding lab space. He considered the University City Science Center, the place where he co-founded Morphotek in 1999, but ended up instead becoming the first biotech startup to set up shop at […]

Oncora Medical Teams Up With Oncologists at N.Y.’s Largest Health System

October 26, 2018

Oncora Medical, a Philadelphia medical technology company, has entered into a collaboration with radiation oncologists at New York’s largest health care provider. Under the partnership, radiation therapists at Northwell Health will have access to Oncora’s software designed to integrate clinical data to predict patient outcomes and deliver precision-based care. Financial terms of the deal were […]

Startup Kapsul’s Smart AC Unit Lands Offers From Big Retailers Amid Raising $5M

October 26, 2018

With October’s chill setting in, it’s hard to believe the sweltering, muggy heat of July isn’t that far away. But when it does come, Kapsul plans to be ready. That’s what COO Chris Myers told the Philadelphia Business Journal this week as the Philadelphia-based hardware startup is in the midst of a seed round to fund the […]

Angels To The Rescue? What Phila. Startups Can Learn From Pilot Program

September 27, 2018

Five months after a pilot program aimed at preparing companies led by female entrepreneurs and founders of color for investment wrapped up in Philadelphia and two other cities, a new report details what worked and how much more has to be done to reach parity in the startup world. The report was released this week […]

Clean Energy Jobs are Truly ‘Made in Pennsylvania’

September 26, 2018

When Pennsylvanians think of clean energy jobs, the images that come to mind might include a team of solar installers drilling panels onto a roof in Bucks County, or a hard-hatted wind turbine technician perched atop a 200-foot-tall white tower at Moosic Mountain outside Scranton. High-flying, high-profile jobs like these are crucial to our state’s […]

Meet the Health Care Innovators 2018

September 17, 2018

This 2018 Philadelphia Business Journal Health Care Innovators/Extraordinary Doctors awards program was dominated by the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Penn Medicine along with six doctors from the health system are among the 25 organizations and individuals selected for recognition. Also receiving multiple recognitions is Einstein Healthcare Network, which had three physicians selected as Extraordinary […]

‘Critical’ Point for Philadelphia’s Global Identity

September 10, 2018

Two rounds of interviews and 18 applications from national and international firms later, Philadelphia officials picked a consultant that will help the city navigate through a “critical” step in its global identity project to make it more competitive. And, for the family-owned firm’s chief executive, it’s been a long overdue project he’s been advocating for […]

Startup SocialLadder’s new deal with Ticketmaster Division is a ‘Big Win’

September 9, 2018

Philadelphia tech startup SocialLadder is moving up another rung, announcing Monday the company, which connects live event promoters with more than 150,000 brand ambassadors to drive ticket sales, landed a major deal with a division of Live Nation’s Ticketmaster. CEO and Co-Founder Raavi Iqbal said it has partnered with the entertainment conglomerate’s event ticketing site […]

HR Tech Company Phenom People Raises $22M Series B, Plans to Hire 150

June 11, 2018

HR tech company Phenom People raised $22 million in a Series B funding round, the Ambler-based company announced Thursday, bringing its total funding to $31 million to date. The new round, led by AXA Venture Partners with existing investors Sierra Venture, Sigma Prime Venture and Omidyar Ventures also joining in, will fuel global expansion of Phenom […]

Spun Out of Wistar, Isoma Diagnostics Aims to Improve Brain Cancer Treatment

May 11, 2018

A few years ago Steve Davis lost a close friend to glioblastoma. Today, he is leading a company developing a new approach to better diagnose and guide treatment for the common and deadly type of brain cancer. “Glioblastoma has been treated as one type of cancer for more than 20 years with very little clinical improvement,” said […]