Satellite Quorum Plugs Startups into the Energy Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--How can startups in the clean tech and advanced energy retrofit sectors plug in to the entrepreneurial ecosystem? The University City Science Center is offering programming to help through Satellite Quorum -- an expansion of its successful Quorum program to The Navy Yard in Philadelphia in partnership with the Energy Efficient Buildings Hub (EEB Hub).

The Satellite Quorum program year will kick off on March 14 with a Get to Know Satellite Quorum program at Building 101 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The event will highlight the programs to be delivered by Satellite Quorum as part of the Energy Efficient Buildings (EEB) Hub. The Science Center’s program partners in the EEB Hub, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware Valley Industrial Resources Center and Wharton SBDC, will also share their plans for the future and how the group as a whole will work together to activate an entrepreneurial ecosystem around the Advanced Energy Retrofit sector.

Get to Know Satellite Quorum will begin at 8:00 a.m. on March 14 with registration, networking and a continental breakfast. The formal program will run from 8:30 – 9 a.m. with additional networking opportunities immediately following. There is no charge for the event which will take place in Building 101 at the Navy Yard, the current home of the EEB Hub. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Online registration is available at: http://sciencecenter.cal.basecampbusiness.com/node/364684

Quorum, a strategic initiative of the Science Center, unites the region’s entrepreneurship and innovation communities and offers programming to connect entrepreneurs to investors, advice and resources. Since Quorum launched in May 2011, 15,000 people have attended more than 250 events, programs and meetings at Quorum at 3711 Market Street. Satellite Quorum at The Navy Yard is the first expansion of the Science Center’s “clubhouse” for entrepreneurs.

About the Science Center

The University City Science Center is a dynamic hub for technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the Greater Philadelphia region. It provides lab space, office space, business incubation, programming, and support services for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and growing and established companies. The Science Center was the first, and remains the largest, urban research park in the United States. Graduate organizations and current residents of the University City Science Center’s Port business incubators have created more than 15,000 jobs that remain in the Greater Philadelphia region today and contribute more than $9 billion to the regional economy annually. The Science Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2013. For more information about the Science Center, go to www.sciencecenter.org.