Technology Park Offers Innovative Space Solutions to Research and Technology Tenants

Located in Central Pennsylvania, The Hershey Center for Applied Research is the East Coast’s premier up-and-coming technology park catering to both domestic and international tenants.

Facilitating effective knowledge transfer among the life science and technology communities is the goal of the Hershey Center for Applied Research, home to a wide variety of office spaces that cater to the world’s highest performing scientists and businessmen.

The technology park’s available space includes both dry and wet labs, unique in the Mid-Atlantic. The Center’s close proximity to Penn State University as well as metropolitan hubs New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., assures tenants a thorough mix of a well-educated and diverse employee base with a high quality lifestyle. Penn State University operates the College of Medicine in addition to the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

Wexford Science and Technology built the HCAR facilities with environmentally sound construction practices in mind. The science park includes technology suites, lab space, and common resources, including security and conference space, that accommodate both small businesses and large research teams. Should a prospective tenant require detailed office specifications, HCAR management offers build-to-suit options.

HCAR Blends Building Management with Business Enhancement Best Practices

A key factor that attracts top tenants to HCAR is the management staff’s ability to facilitate important business partnerships. Wexford and HCAR realize that successful property management in the 21^st century incorporates not only the latest in construction innovation, but also serves each tenant’s business model, ensuring mutual successful growth.

Current tenants include the Penn State Hershey College of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology, the Office of Technology Development, and the Sleep Research and Treatment Center. IDE Group, HCAR’s first global tenant, specializes in medical device and industrial product mass production design and engineering services. Apogee Biotechnology Corporation selected HCAR as its headquarters, and Apeliotus Vision Science developed a critical age-related macular degeneration diagnostic tool in HCAR’s wet lab facilities. Many other major industry players, including vivoPharm, Apogee Biotechnology Corporation, and Keystone Nano, also occupy state-of-the-art HCAR spaces.

Expansion plans for building a second HCAR facility building are currently underway.