Biotech / PharmaGreater Philadelphia

University City Science Center

Biotech / Pharma · Philadelphia, PA

Oldest urban research park in US. Philadelphia innovation hub and accelerator adjacent to UPenn and Drexel. QED program for early life sciences. Key institutional anchor of Philly ecosystem.

Founded

1963

Region

Greater Philadelphia

Investors

People

About Philadelphia

Philadelphia sits on the Delaware River and was home to the country's first stock exchange, and its pharmaceutical industry — one of the oldest in the U.S. — grew out of that same early commercial infrastructure. Penn, Drexel, and Temple anchor a life-sciences and fintech base that's old money and old industry more than it's a recent boom.

Region Stats

Total firms 53

VC / investors 13

Companies 26

Schools 14

Known For

Life Sciences

Fintech

Venture