PHILLY BUILDS BIO +
Philly Builds Bio+: Inaugural Symposium for Life Science Innovation and Development was designed to bring the life science and real estate communities together around the key drivers of the life science industry in Philadelphia (its opportunity and potential), and the opportunities and challenges of life science real estate development in the region.
The Symposium concluded with the introduction of a new membership and programming initiative, called Philly Builds Bio+ led by Nancy J Kelley and Mitch Simpler, Founding Members of Builds Bio+ and other leading members of the Philly life science and real estate development community, who have served on the Steering Committee for the Symposium. Profits from the meeting will be used to support the creation and operation of a Philly Builds Bio+ Initiative.
Learn more about the Symposium
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“The biggest innovations of the 21st century will be at the intersection of biology and technology. A new era is beginning.”
Steve Jobs
THE STEERING COMMITTEE
Leading members of the Philly academic, life science, government, association and real estate development communities have formed a Steering Committee for the Symposium.

Nancy J Kelley
Founding Member, Builds Bio+ and President & CEO, Nancy J Kelley + Associates

Mitchel W. Simpler
Founding Member, Builds Bio+ and Managing Partner Emeritus, JB&B

RoseAnn B. Rosenthal
Managing Director, The First Fund; Director Emeritus, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA; Co-Founder and Chair Emeritus, Broad Street Angels

Eric Hacherl, PhD
Vice President and Head of Manufacturing, Spark Therapeutics

Dario C. Altieri, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Wistar Institute and Director, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center; Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment & Metastasis Program

Dr. Todd Kilbaugh
Endowed Chair of Translational Science and Innovation, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Audrey Greenberg
Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, Center for Breakthrough Medicines

Tom J. Piombino, PE
Managing Director, Americas, IPS-Integrated Project Services

Lauren Gilchrist
Managing Director, Research, Longfellow Real Estate Partners

Kathleen Brunner
President,
Acumen Analytics

Philip Burkett, AIA, WELL AP, LEED AP, NCARB
Principal, Meyer

Louis P. Kassa, III, MPA
Chief Executive Officer, Baruch S. Blumberg Institute and PA Biotechnology Center

Daniel Maldonaldo
Senior Management Executive, DPR Construction

Scott Nissenbaum
President & CEO, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA and Managing General Partner, Global Opportunity Fund

Tracy Brala
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships at University City Science Center
ADDITIONAL SUPPORTERS

Janine La Marca
Director of Client Relations at JB&B

Steven E. Eberling
Executive Vice President, IPS Integrated Project Services

Ana Collins
AVP, Marketing and Communication, IPS Integrated Project Services

Avi Nandi
VP, Process Development, Center for Breakthrough Medicines

Alan Moore
Chief Strategy Officer, Center for Breakthrough Medicines

Matt Orlando
Director of Physician Practice Administration and Strategic Research Programs, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

David Cohen
Chief Executive Officer, Saxony Development

Kate McDonough
Senior Consultant, Nancy J Kelley + Associates

Mike Forth, LEED® AP
Northeast Life Sciences Core Market Leader, DPR Construction

Nancy Bocanegra
Chief of Marketing and Operations, Nancy J Kelley + Associates

Bhakti Kulmala
Founder and Lead Designer, Bhakti Creative

Bryan Tsao
Chamber Life Sciences and Healthcare Initiatives
BECOME A MEMBER
All members of NY Metro Builds BIO+ will receive reciprocal membership in the new Philly Builds BIO+ Initiative. The benefits of supporting Builds BIO+ include:
- Exclusive Networking Opportunities
- Quarterly Meetings with Prominent Industry Speakers
- Access to Future Property Database for Property Posting and Access to Listings
- Full Calendar of Educational Research and Reports
- Annual White Paper
- Monthly Electronic Communications
- Quarterly Newsletters
- Annual Life Science Real Estate Development Symposiums
MEMBERSHIP BROCHURE (PDF)
