Invisible Sentinel chairman wins PA Bio Award [Startup Roundup]

WHO’S GETTING BUZZ?

Paul Touhey, executive vice chairman of Invisible Sentinel, won the PA Bio Award’s Leadership Award, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported. Invisible Sentinel is a University City Science Center-based diagnostics company for foodborne illnesses.

Spark Therapeutics, the gene therapy company that spun out of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, won “Deal of the Year” at the PA Bio Awards.

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WHO’S MAKING MOVES?

Speaking of Invisible Sentinel, the company just got certification from the Association of Analytical Communities for its Salmonella detector, according to a release. Who among you can claim the same?

WHO’S GETTING FUNDED?

Edison Ventures got a 14x return on its $3.3 million investment in Virginia Beach, Va.-based, publicly-traded company JTH Holding, according to a release. JTH is the parent company of tax preparation company Liberty Tax.