The Innovation Partners

The Innovation Partnership (IPart) is a consortium of economic development and business assistance organizations located throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Our statewide network of partnering agencies provides us the depth and breadth necessary to address your need for additional financial, technical and business assistance. IPart is substantially supported monetarily by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

In order to obtain assistance from the IPart you must work through one of the participating Partner Organizations.  Contact the Innovation Partner nearest you (see below) to get started with IPart. If you have any questions or need any guidance, please contact the IPart administrative office.

Administrative Office

Kelly S. Wylam
Program Manager
1010 N. 7th Street, Suite 307
Harrisburg, PA 17102
Phone: (717) 948-4318
Fax: (717) 772-3594
Email: info@innovationpartnership.net
Website: www.innovationpartnership.net

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Central & Northern Office: Erie

Dr. Jim Kosco
Knowledge Park, Suite 202
5340 Fryling Road
Erie, PA 16510
Phone: (814) 898-6650
Fax: (814) 898-6613
Email: jimkosco@psu.edu
Website: www.cnp.benfranklin.org

Central & Northern Office: Harrisburg

Pam Martin
1010 N. 7th St., Suite 307
Harrisburg, PA 17102
Phone: (717) 948-6339
Fax: (717) 772-3594
Email: pammartin@psu.edu
Website: www.cnp.benfranklin.org

Central & Northern Office: Penn State University

John Johnston (jpj8@psu.edu)
115 Technology Center
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 863-0532
Fax: (814) 865-0960
Website: www.cnp.benfranklin.org

Northeastern PA Office

Robert McHugh
125 Goodman Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18015-3715
Phone: (610) 758-5200
Fax: (610) 861-5918
Email: rmchugh@nep.benfranklin.org
Website: www.nep.benfranklin.org

Southeastern PA Office

Richard Thompson
Building 100, Innovation Center
4800 S. 18th Street, Suite 200
The Navy Yard
Philadelphia, PA 19112
Phone: (215) 972-6700 x3007
Fax: (215) 972-5588
Email: dick@sep.benfranklin.org
Website: www.sep.benfranklin.org

Southwestern PA Office (Innovation Works)

Matt Harbaugh
2000 Technology Drive Suite 250
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219-3109
Phone: (412) 681-1520
Fax: (412) 681-2625
Email: mharbaugh@innovationworks.org
Website: www.innovationworks.org

Industrial Resource Center Network (IRC)

Statewide Coordinator

Lauren C. Bryson
P.O. Box 3066
2401 Reach Road, Suite 450
Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone: (570) 329-3200 x467
Email: laurenb@imcpa.com
Website: www.pairc.net

Catalyst Connection

Bob Cunningham
Director of Special Projects
2000 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: (412) 918-4278
Email: bcunningham@catalystconnection.org
Website: www.catalystconnection.org

Delaware Valley IRC (DVIRC)

2905 Southampton Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154
Phone: (215) 464-8550
Fax: 215) 464-8570
Website: www.dvirc.org

Manufacturing Technology IRC (MANTEC)

600 N. Hartley Street, Suite 100
York, PA 17404
Phone: (717) 843-5054
Fax: (717) 854-0087
Website: www.mantec.org

Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC)

125 Goodman Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone: (800) 343-6732
Fax: (610) 758-4716
Website: www.mrcpa.org

Northeastern PA IRC (NEPIRC)

Hanover Industrial Estates
75 Young Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706-1471
Phone: (570) 819-8966
Fax: (570) 819-8931
Website: www.nepirc.org

Northwest PA IRC (NWPIRC)

1250 Tower Lane
Erie, PA 16505
Phone: (814) 456-6299
Fax: (814) 459-6058
Website: www.nwirc.org

The Industrial Modernization Center (IMC)

P.O. Box 3066
Business & Technology Resource Center
2401 Reach Road, Suite 450
Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone: (570) 329-3200
Fax: (570) 329-1440
Website: www.imcpa.com

Life Sciences Greenhouses

Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania

John Taylor
Life Sciences Industry Liaison
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone: (610) 758-3592
Email: jrt9@lehigh.edu
Website: www.lsgpa.com

Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse

Dr. Uwe Winzen
100 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: (412) 770-1647
Email: uwinzen@plsg.com
Website: www.pittsburghlifesciences.com

Biotechnology Greenhouse of Southeast Pennsylvania (BioAdvance)

Marnie McCoy
3701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 966-6209
Fax: (215) 966-6215
Email: mmccoy@bioadvance.com
Website: www.bioadvance.com

Pennsylvania Department of Community
and Economic Development

Commonwealth Keystone Building

Sheri Collins
400 North Street, 4th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 346-7046
Fax: (717) 705-6764
Email: shcollins@state.pa.us
Website: www.newpa.com

Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection

Office of Energy and Technology Deployment

Bureau of Energy, Innovations, and Technology Deployment
400 Market Street
Harrisburg PA 17105
Phone: (717) 787-0121
Website: www.dep.state.pa.us

Pennsylvania Small Business
Development Centers (SBDC)

Bucknell University SBDC

Steven Stumbris
Assistant Director, Technical Consulting
Engineering Development Services
Small Business Development Center
Bucknell University
110 Dana Engineering Building
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone:  (570)  577-3791
Fax:  (570) 577-1768
Email:  Steven.Stumbris@Bucknell.edu
Website:  www.bucknell.edu/SBDC

Clarion University SBDC

102 Dana Still Building
Clarion, PA 16214-1232
Phone: (814) 393-2060
Fax: (814) 393-2636
Website: http://web.clarion.edu/sbdc/

Duquesne University SBDC

Cynthia Laurash
Consulting Manager
Rockwell Hall, Room 108
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Phone: (412) 396-5726
Fax: (412) 396-5884
Email:  laurash@duq.edu
Website: www.duq.edu/sbdc

Kutztown University SBDC

George Boehm
2917 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: (717) 346-2029
Fax: (717) 346-2038
Email: boehm@kutztown.edu
Website: www.kutztown.edu/~sbdc

Gannon University SBDC

Steven Overholt
Manager of Business Consulting
A.J. Palumbo Academic Center
University Square
Erie, PA 16541
Phone: (814) 871-7232
Fax: (814) 871-7383
Email: overholt001@gannon.edu
Website: http://www.sbdcgannon.org/

Lehigh University SBDC

Rauch Business Center #37
621 Taylor Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone: (610) 758-3980
Fax: (610) 758-5205
Website: www.lehigh.edu/~insbdc

Lock Haven University SBDC

105 Annex Building
Lock Haven, PA 17745
Phone: (570) 893-2589
Fax: (570) 893-2588
Website: www.lhup.edu/sbdc

Penn State University SBDC

David Jordan
Business Consultant
The 329 Building, Suite 417
University Park, PA 16802
Note: Located in Innovation Park
Phone: (814) 863-4293
Fax: (814) 865-5909
Email:  daj7@outreach.psu.edu
Website: http://sbdc.psu.edu/index.htm

Saint Francis University SBDC

117 Evergreen Drive
P.O. Box 600
Loretto, PA 15940
Phone: (814) 472-3200
Fax: (814) 814-3202
Website: www.sfcpa.edu/sbdc

Saint Vincent College SBDC

Benedict Hall, 1st Floor
300 Fraser Purchase Road
Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650
Phone: (724) 537-4572
Fax: (724) 537-0919
Website: www.sbdc.stvincent.edu

Temple University SBDC

Margie Beard
Senior Business Consultant
1510 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19121
Phone: (215) 204-7282
Fax: (215)204-4554
Email: margiebeard@verizon.net
Website: sbm.temple.edu/sbdc

University of Pittsburgh SBDC

Katz Graduate School of Business
Inst. for Entrepreneurial Excellence
Phone: (724) 229-8078
Website: www.pittentrepreneur.com/sbdc

University of Scranton SBDC

St. Thomas Hall, Room 583
Scranton, PA, 18510
Phone: (800) 829-7232
Fax: (570) 941-4053
Website: http://www.scrantonsbdc.com/

Wharton School SBDC
University of Pennsylvania

Nancy Crickman
Director, Environmental and Technology Services
3733 Spruce St., Fourth Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 746-6473
Fax: (215) 898-1063
Email:  crickman@wharton.upenn.edu
Website: whartonsbdc.wharton.upenn.edu

Wilkes University SBDC

Hollenback Hall
192 South Franklin Street
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18766
Phone: (570) 408-4340
Fax: (570) 824-2245
Website: sbdc.wilkes.edu

Pennsylvania Technical
Assistance Program (PENNTAP)

The Pennsylvania State University

Garry Miller
PO Box 701
Lake Harmony, PA  18624
Phone: (570) 722-5854
Email: sgmiller@psu.edu
Website: www.penntap.psu.edu

The Pennsylvania State University

Materials Research Institute / Industrial Research Office

Dr. Richard (Rick) M. Hoover
119 Technology Center
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 863-7867
Fax: (814) 865-5909
Email: mrh19@psu.edu
Website: http://www.research.psu.edu/iro/index.html

University City Science Center

Christopher Laing, MRCVS, PhD
Director, Clinical and Scientific Projects
The Science Center
3701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 966-6249
Fax: (215) 966-6002
Email: claing@sciencecenter.org
Website: www.sciencecenter.org

University of Pittsburgh

Office of Enterprise Development

Paul Petrovich, CPA
Assistant Director, Technology Commercialization
University of Pittsburgh
Room 204, Bellefield Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: (412) 624-3138
Email: petrovic@pitt.edu
Website: www.oed.pitt.edu

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