AURP in the City of Brotherly Love
Earlier this summer, AURP CEO Brian Darmody attended an in-person Bisnow event in Philadelphia focused on an update on University City, "Philly's Hottest Neighborhood". Speaking at the event were Wexford's Pete Cramer and HDR's Elizabeth Mahon as moderator, both AURP members. Others AURP members and sponsors spotted at the event included CBRE, Skanska, Ballinger, U3 Advisors, SageGlass, and Greystar. The panel discussed the amazing transformation of the University City Innovation District into a thriving enterprise, with much more construction pending for lab space and housing at Drexel University, U of Pennsylvania, Jefferson Hospital, and other anchor research institutions in Philadelphia.
Later in the day, University City Science Center hosted its annual RAIN (Regional Affiliation Incubator Network) conference. AURP's former board member and president and now Wexford consultant Charlie Dilks was in attendance, as he had been in 2009 at the launch of this event. The conference included discussion on sharing health information among regional providers to improve patient outcomes, and an update on tech commercialization programs at the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
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U City Science Center's Tracy Bala speaking at 2021 RAIN Conference |
Today the RAIN credo is to convene the community that supports innovation and entrepreneurship in Greater Philadelphia and explore ways to make the startup community more vibrant, connected, and accessible.
Thanks to our members and sponsors in Philadelphia attending these events
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