The Nucleus Awards
The Science Center’s biggest event of the year, which convened the Philadelphia innovation community for a night of celebration and networking! Over 200 attendees came together to celebrate the work of Jeff Marrazzo, Jim Burnett, Jimmy White IV, and Shannon Morales – all while raising nearly $200,000 to support the Science Center’s mission.
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Nucleus Awards guests in Quorum Lounge -
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Jimmy White IV speaking with host Maiken Scott of WHHY's The Pulse -
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Jim Burnett speaking with host Maiken Scott of WHHY's The Pulse -
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Shannon Morales speaking with host Maiken Scott of WHHY's The Pulse -
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Jeff Marrazzo accepting the Commercialization Award from award sponsor CBRE -
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Nucleus Awards in Quorum
Catalyst
In July, Catalyst: Conversations for Changemakers, presented by Independence Blue Cross, brought together key members of Philadelphia’s innovation ecosystem, in addition to best-selling author, Amishi Jha, Ph.D. for discussions around building resilience and sparking change in our community.
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Michael Vennera, Executive Vice President at Independence Blue Cross, featured sponsor of Catalyst 2022 -
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Tiffany Wilson, Science Center CEO speaking with Amishi Jha, Ph.D.
Catalyst: Conversations for Changemakers
FirstHand STEM Field Day
Over 100 participants came out for our first-ever STEM Field Day! Local youth, parents and mentors participated in an obstacle course and several science-based activities.
STEM Field Day
Founders Fellows
We welcomed three Founders Fellows, Raquel Hollatz, Ian Dardani and Kristina Li to help turn their research into business reality.
Startup Wins
Neuralert, Pippy Sips, Stel Life, and SOLUtion Medical were just some of our portfolio companies experiencing big wins this year. They appeared everywhere, from TIME Magazine to the NASDAQ Board in Times Square.
BULB Wins
BULB participants participants Jamal Barksdale, Queen Mitchell, Natalie Justino and more, took on job and internship opportunities with local companies like CHOP and CIC shortly after completing their cohorts.
Science Center Culture
We kept things fun around the office with activities like group treasure hunts and a breakfast honoring Breast Cancer survivors.
New VP
Timnit Abraha joined our team as Vice President of Real Estate, to help continue to make uCity Square an inclusive innovation community.
FH IRL
FirstHand was officially back in the lab post-pandemic!
Black & Brown Entrepreneurship Expo
We hosted a Black & Brown Entrepreneur Expo at Venture Café featuring companies launched by FirstHand students who received mentorship, funding, and support to develop their own business plans.
Black & Brown Entrepreneurship Expo
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All of these moments and the programs that make them possible, rely on philanthropic support.
If you, or your organization, would like to make a gift to the Science Center, click below to make an immediate impact, or contact us at development@sciencecenter.org.
