FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             Contact: Sarah Acer September 20, 2019                 sarah.acer@biologicglobal.org

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KENTUCKY WELCOMES NEWEST INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP HUB — 

THE CENTER BY SIDIS

Grand Opening to Celebrate Historic Renovation Scheduled for September 25 at 900 E. Main Street Building in Louisville from 1:00PM–3:00PM ET

(LOUISVILLE, KY) - Built in 1865 and formerly the DeHart Paint & Varnish Co., The Center by SIDIS will open its doors to the public on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 for a grand opening celebration and official ribbon cutting ceremony.  With over $17 million invested in Kentucky operations, and a corporate foundation that provides annual grants to regional life science startups, SIDIS is launching its second entrepreneurial and innovation space in Kentucky — The Center by SIDIS — located at 900 E. Main in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.

The grand opening celebration will include keynote remarks by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, SIDIS Founder and CEO Nigel Ferrey, and President and CEO of Greater Louisville Inc. Kent Oyler. The Center by SIDIS team will host tours, tenant meet-and-greets and a short ribbon cutting ceremony open to the community from 1:00PM — 3:00PM.  

“We are excited to open The Center’s doors to the community and look forward to continuing to support local entrepreneurs, makers and innovators who embody the SIDIS spirit and operate with passion, efficiency and integrity,” said Nigel Ferrey, President and CEO of SIDIS. 

Now home to some of Louisville’s most inspiring and innovative entrepreneurs including Lifelines Neuro Company, Story Louisville, Adaptive Endo, the Wild Accelerator and Maddox & Rose Marketplace, the renovation of the historic building began in 2016. Led by SIDIS executive Bryan Ehret and with support from PNC Bank and Dan Dunlevy, the three-year renovation process at 900 East Main Street concluded earlier this month. 

About SIDIS: On a mission to advance human health, SIDIS is a global, privately held, purpose-driven company that invests in and manages market-leading life science companies. From cutting edge bio-instrumentation to next-generation medical devices, two SIDIS companies—Lifelines Neuro and Adaptive Endo—are based in NuLu with their national headquarters located at The Center by SIDIS. To learn more about the people of SIDIS, the SIDIS Foundation–bioLOGIC—and global operations, visit sidisglobal.org. To learn more about SIDIS spaces and The Center by SIDIS, visit thecenterbysidis.com.

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