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West Sales Leader Recognized As Rising Star

Jennifer Ogden, Director, Global Accounts for West Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: WST) was recognized by the HealthCare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) as West’s 2015 Rising Star. Ogden is a leader on West’s sales force and is responsible for developing and driving the execution of account strategies with West’s global biotech customers.

HBA Rising Stars are professionals who contribute significantly to their organization; exemplify leadership and serve as a role model for others; assist those in subordinate or peer positions and are team players; and exhibit dedication to the healthcare industry.

Ogden was officially  honored at the HBA’s 26^th Woman of the Year event that took place last week in New York City.

“Jenn is a role model within the West Sales organization and embodies the spirit of the HBA Rising Star,” said Karen Flynn, President, Pharmaceutical Packaging Systems, West. “Admired by her peers across the organization, Jenn leads by listening and working to understand the opportunities and issues in front of her, communicating the benefit of taking action and mobilizing her colleagues to ensure positive business results.”

Exton Bank Makes OTC Exchange’s Top 50 List

First Resource Bank (OTCQX: FRSB) headquartered on Marchwood Road in Exton, was named to the 2015 OTCQX Best 50, a ranking of 50 top-performing companies traded on the OTCQX Best Marketplace last year. First Resource Bank was listed at the 47th position on the ranking.

The OTCQX Best 50 is the first-ever annual ranking of strongly performing U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX marketplace.  The ranking is calculated based on an equal weighting of one-year share price performance and average daily dollar volume growth in the previous calendar year.

“We are thrilled to have First Resource Bank named to the 2015 OTCQX® Best 50,” said Glenn B. Marshall, Chief Executive Officer.  “This honor recognizes a year where we achieved record earnings and moved to an enhanced trading platform, OTCQX, which continues to provide a material benefit to our shareholders.”

Evolve IP Wins Emerging Technology Company of the Year

Wayne-based Evolve IP won the Emerging Technology Company of the Year award from the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT). The prestigious honor was presented to Evolve IP for its superior product and service innovation, exceptional revenue growth and profitability as well as market strategies that have propelled it onto the national stage as a major player in cloud services.

“Evolve IP is an exceptional company and our cloud technologies are having a major impact on how businesses across the globe work more cost effectively, reliably and efficiently,” said Thomas J. Gravina, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Evolve IP. “I am extremely proud of our associates for their constant innovation, their dedication to creating a culture that combines collaboration, hard work, and fun, as well as their continuing ability to find ways to give back to the communities in which we live and work.”

Elemica Recognized For Technology Innovation

Elemica, the leading Supply Chain Operating Network provider for the process industries headquartered in Wayne, won the Enterprise Awards from the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technology (PACT), honoring the most prestigious technology and life sciences companies, leaders, and entrepreneurs.

Elemica won in the Digital Innovation category for its patented business network ecosystem that delivers seamless information flows and orchestration of business processes across customers, suppliers, and logistics service providers globally.

The PACT 2015 Enterprise Award for Digital Innovation identifies a technology leader or group who has implemented technology in a unique or innovative way that has transformed business processes, products, and/or services that drove a fundamental change on how value is created within their company.

“We are extremely humbled and honored to win the 2015 PACT Enterprise Award for Digital Innovation,” said John Blyzinskyj, CEO of Elemica. “This award acknowledges the dedication of every team member at Elemica.

Insider Trading

Fibrocell Science (NASDAQ:FCSC) CEO David Pernock acquired 16,600 shares of Fibrocell Science stock on the open market last Wednesday. Pernock purchased the shares on the open market at an average cost of $4.30 per share, with a total value of $71,380.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 49,100 shares in the company, valued at approximately $211,130.

Fibrocells shares ended the week at $4.02 up 12.6 percent for the week.