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West Philadelphia firm plots growth with $2M investment from Innovate Capital Growth Fund
The funds deployed to EMSCO Scientific are the first to be invested from the Innovate Capital Growth Fund, a fund launched in 2022 by the Enterprise Center to deploy capital to minority- and women-led businesses.
The Wistar Institute Announces the Appointment of Aleister Saunders, Ph.D., and Patrick Oates, Ph.D., to its Board of Trustees
Dr. Patrick Oates is the Senior Vice President of Business Development & Strategic Planning for EMSCO Scientific, Inc., where he manages partnerships with pharmaceutical companies and other life science entities to foster commercial growth.
Huge New Facility Brightens Prospects in West Philadelphia
Three African American entrepreneurs—Lin Thomas, Derrick Suswell, and Ismail Shahid—have given new meaning to the phrase “Bring home the goods” by opening a 70,000- square-foot facility at 48th and Jefferson Streets in West Philadelphia. The building cost $25 million....
SUPRA: New Facility Grand Opening
On Friday June 9, 2023, SUPRA Office Solutions Inc. (SUPRA), a University-wide Contracted Supplier for office supplies and EMSCO Scientific celebrated the grand opening of their new 70,000 square foot, $25 million-dollar, facility in the Parkside area of Philadelphia....
A New Home for a Long Standing Philadelphia Business Unlocks New Opportunities
In West Philadelphia, a new warehouse and office building is helping a local business grow and deepen its roots within the community SUPRA Office Solutions and EMSCO Scientific Enterprises’ new warehouse is set to open its doors in summer of 2022. A tour of its...
After Merger, Local Company Plans New $10M HQ in West Philadelphia
Two years after merging, EMSCO Scientific Enterprises and SUPRA Office Solutions are plotting their next move – literally. The combined company, which operates as separate divisions, is planning to build a $10 million headquarters for the business within the West Parkside Industrial Center that it now calls home. The move, expected to be completed over the next 18 months to two years, will allow the Philadelphia company to grow its staff of 20 to 100 employees
EMSCO Scientific Enterprises, Inc. Donates Two Truckloads of Equipment to Cheyney University
EMSCO Scientific Enterprises, Inc., a West Philadelphia based provider of research equipment and supplies, recently donated two truckloads of lab equipment to Cheyney University. Dr. Patrick M. Oates, Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development for EMSCO, spearheaded the efforts.
Lincoln College of Science and Technology Receives $100,000 In Donated Biomedical Supplies And Equipment
Lincoln College of Science and Technology received about $100,000 in donated biomedical supplies and equipment from EMSCO Scientific Enterprises, Inc., a Philadelphia-based, minority-owned and operated laboratory supply and equipment company, on February 17.
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses-Greater Philadelphia
Ken Carter said he enrolled in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses-Greater Philadelphia program at Community College of Philadelphia because, “Our company philosophy is based on self-improvement. You have to get outside of your business to learn things about your business.









