West Philadelphia firm plots growth with $2M investment from Innovate Capital Growth Fund

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.

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....

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....