Special Programs

KIZ Tax Credit Seminar

Monday, Sep 08, 2025 | 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
KIZ Tax Credit webinar Sep 2025

Learn how your startup can leverage $100,000 in sellable tax credits.

The Science Center's annual KIZ seminar helps startups in a designated Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) with the process of understanding and applying for sellable tax credits.

This seminar helps startups navigate KIZ Tax Credit eligibility and application process.

This seminar will cover:
  • KIZ Tax Credit eligibility requirements
  • What your company should know before applying
  • How to complete the application
  • What happens after the December 1st deadline
Featured Speakers

Led by Tara Santore, Director Innovation & Development Zones Office of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

About the KIZ

The KIZ Tax Credit is an incentive program that provides tax credits to for-profit companies less than eight years old operating within specific targeted industries within the boundaries of a Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ). With a total pool of up to $15 million in tax credits available to KIZ companies annually, the KIZ tax credit program significantly contributes to the ability of young KIZ companies to transition through the stages of growth.

The University City KIZ is a partnership between some of the most respected research and academic institutions in Pennsylvania: Drexel University, Thomas Jefferson University, the University of Pennsylvania, The Wistar Institute, BioAdvance and the Science Center.

Registration closes September 3

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