Tech Suites II: Welcoming Our New Tenants

Immunomic Therapeutics, Inc. (ITI) is expanding its reach to the Hershey area by building out its business in the new Tech Suites II facilities. With headquarters in Lancaster, PA, and lab facilities in Rockville, MD, ITI develops next generation vaccines based on the patented LAMP Technology. ITI has the exclusive worldwide license to the LAMP technology patent estate and is creating opportunities for groundbreaking, next-generation LAMP DNA vaccines, beginning with allergy, cancer and infectious diseases.

“Our vision is to create safe and effective vaccines across a broad spectrum of disease applications in human and animal health. In order to be successful and stable in the business, biotechnology companies need the support of facilities like HCAR. We will use our new partnership as a springboard to take our product from R&D into manufacturing. Assistance from HCAR during this process development phase will help us meet our goals and establish ourselves as leaders in advancing DNA sciences,” says Bill Hearl, CEO of ITI.

HCAR is excited to begin this new initiative with such a cutting-edge company.

NICT joins the HCAR Knowledge Community to build out its business in the United States. Providing IT services, solutions, development, training and staffing operations to the Mid-Atlantic region, NICT hopes to add scientific research initiatives to its list of specialties.

“HCAR has already proven itself as a catalyst for early stage and emerging organizations,” says NICT President Ravi Banka. “Even in the infancy of our partnership, we have greatly benefitted from HCAR’s mentorship. Expanding a company is a large undertaking, but HCAR has helped us gain stability and grow in a new place.”

Expected to begin conducting research in the fall, HCAR continues to work with NICT to acquire the correct documentation and laboratory validations for its new space in the Tech Suites II facility.

Pacific Edge: Opening U.S. Headquarters Soon

The story continues to develop around the opening of the new facilities for Pacific Edge Diagnostics USA at HCAR. This New Zealand-based biomedical company specializes in the discovery and commercialization of diagnostic and prognostic technology for the early detection and monitoring of cancer. Beginning work at HCAR will help Pacific Edge deliver on its vision and mission, by enabling its people, their skills, their enthusiasm and their abilities to grow and reach the global community.

“The location is ideal for us, strategically located in close proximity to key major metro areas, medical centers and academic institutions,” says Jacqueline Walker, CEO of Pacific Edge Diagnostics USA. “The HCAR team has been instrumental in introducing us to outstanding resources at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the local community, as well as helping to facilitate our construction and commercialization start-up activities. We are excited to work with key urologists in the area and to hire some brilliant employees from the highly skilled regional talent pool in Hershey.”

Pacific Edge’s new U.S. CLIA lab and Headquarters at HCAR are scheduled for completion in mid-September. HCAR will help the company obtain CLIA certification by March 2013. Pacific Edge plans to use HCAR as its basecamp to conduct a large U.S. clinical trial at clinical sites across the country while introducing its advanced, non-invasive bladder cancer detection and monitoring test, Cxbladder®, to the market.

U-GRO Learning Centres: Our Newest Partner

HCAR offers a variety of amenities for its partners to grow their businesses and maintain a healthy work-life balance. The organization is thrilled to provide a new resource that will help meet the needs of all families. This summer, HCAR joined with U-GRO Learning Centres to bring full- or part-day childcare, preschool education, summer camp and before-and-after-school (latchkey) programs to the Hershey area.

U-GRO focuses on affordability and convenience, without compromising the quality of education and care that each child receives. As award-winning leaders in the field, U-GRO designs and builds state-of-the-art facilities to help children flourish and experience the extraordinary every day.

The center is located at 1223 Research Boulevard, Hershey, PA.

All interested families may call 1-866-561-0815 for more information or visit www.u-gro.com/hershey.

Innovation Café: Connecting Creativity

It is time to kick back, relax and enjoy some end-of-summer networking with colleagues at the next Innovation Café. Please join HCAR on Wednesday, August 29, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Appalachian Brewing Company (ABC) for this great event sponsored by Riverside Law and the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Office of Technology Development. Gather on the second floor of this fun venue, which includes pool tables and a deck, to help spark those creative juices. There will be no formal speakers, so all attendees will have the chance to connect and share their own innovative ideas.

The Appalachian Brewing Company (ABC) is located at 50 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA. Free parking is available in the lot behind ABC.

Space is limited. Please click here to register today!

Farmers Market in Hershey Summer Concert Series: Event Schedule

The Farmers Market in Hershey Summer Concert Series is a community event established by HCAR to bring awareness to the Farmers Market in Hershey and the HCAR Research Park. It features local and regional musicians from all genres, and every event is family friendly! Lawn chairs are provided for public use during the concerts, but guests are welcome to bring blankets and chairs as well.

All concerts are free of charge. A very special thanks is extended to the sponsors for making these events possible: Bravo Group; Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC; Evans Engineering Inc.; Engle Development; The Hershey Company; Hershey Entertainment & Resorts; Heim Company; McClure Company; Members 1st Federal Credit Union; Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center; Source One Furniture; U-GRO Learning Centres; Whiting-Turner; and UJMN Architects & Designers.

The Concert Series is held outside on the lawn of the Cocoa Beanery in conjunction with the Farmers Market every Thursday evening through August 30, 2012. Performances run from 6 to 8 p.m.

Click here to download the full event flyer and see the entire musical lineup!