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Roz Duffy

Q&A: Roz Duffy, TEDx Philly

Sue Spolan Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Philly's stellar girl has the inside chatter on the talks that will take The City by storm on Nov. 8 at the Temple Performing Arts Center. Read on for 20 percent off your ticket.
Seth Goldenberg

Philly Startup Has Prescription for Entering China Healthcare Market

Elise Vider Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The new company looks to help small- and medium-sized pharma, biotech and medical device firms enter the fastest-growing market in the world.
The beginnings of the first Urban Earthship - Kensington

Deep Dive on Green Jobs Shows Many Shades of Opportunity

Paul Glover Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Green jobs can mean many things to many people. To our expert, they have the power to transform Philadelphia on many levels: economic, environmental and educational, to name a few.
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Lots of Reasons to Cheer About University City

Elise Vider Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Projects totaling $2 billion and a healthy dose of collaboration have helped the pride of West Philly come a long way. All that's left is leveraging and messaging, says one of its leaders.
Rachel Cohen

Q&A: Rachel Cohen, Hand2Paw

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The Penn senior from Abington founded a nonprofit that connects homeless youth with homeless animals, addressing two major city problems in one fell, loving swoop.
Mimi Harnish and Sarge

FK Insider: Mimi Harnish, Fairmount/Art Museum

Joe Petrucci Monday, September 19, 2011
This punk rock runner and budding make-up artist makes a big impact for canine cancer research at PennVet with her salute to Sarge.
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What's the Scenario? World Class Greater Philadelphia Imagines 2026

Joe Petrucci Thursday, May 26, 2011
The Economy League is partnering with a Conshohocken firm in its comprehensive effort to prepare the region for world class status.
BERT Smart Plug

KOP Smart Plug Innovator Among Ten Early Stage Companies to Rake In Combined $2M

Joe Petrucci Monday, May 16, 2011
Early stage medical, energy and internet-based companies are again the focus of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania's latest investment round, including $500,000 for Green Power Technologies.
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Debunking the List: We're Not Nearly as Toxic as Forbes Thinks We Are

Lee Stabert Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Forbes points out the obvious - our industrial heritage - in ranking Philly atop its toxic cities list, but our own report finds that while we have some work to do, we live in an environment that's increasingly sustainable.
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Noticeable Shift Occurring in Technology Commercialization in Greater Philadelphia

Amber van Niekerk Tuesday, April 19, 2011
The term 'tech transfer' is giving way to new approaches focused more on developing technologies rooted in the region's vast academic and research laboratory, and early results are promising.
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Does Philly Have An Image Problem?

Sue Spolan Tuesday, March 15, 2011
We asked more than a dozen of the city's opinion leaders, game changers and gracious hosts that very question, and the consensus says that while we're often too hard on ourselves, we're good enough, we're smart enough, and people like us.
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Planning for Health: How Philly is Building a Model That's Proactive About Public Health

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Face it Philly, we're not as healthy as we'd like to be. Center City native Clint Randall's job is to help make the connection between city planning and public health, putting our region at the forefront of a growing trend.
Enzybel

Belgian Firm Makes Soft Landing at Science Center, Hiring Sales Rep for Natural Enzyme Applications

Joe Petrucci Monday, February 14, 2011
Enzybel will reside in Port Business Incubator as it establishes U.S. foothold for the natural compounds it commercializes for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and textile industries.
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A Nano Moment: Materials Science Gets Its Day

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Build your own carbon nanotube! Drexel, Penn and WHYY have teamed up for Saturday's free event, which will offer the public a variety of hands-on science and engineering experiences.

Revolutionary Cancer Therapy Among Three Projects Funded by Science Center's QED Program

Joe Petrucci Friday, January 21, 2011
Researchers at CHOP, Temple, and Penn were among those who received a combined $600,000 in funding from the University City Science Center's QED Proof-of-Concept program, announced earlier this week.
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