Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) Coordinator Locations

There are 29 KIZ regions located in Pennsylvania. Contact your coordinator to find out if your business is eligible for the KIZ Tax Credit program

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Keystone Innovation Zone

Click on the regions or icons in Pennsylvania to see contact information about each Keystone Innovation Zone.

KIZ Quick Facts

Keystone Innovation Zones Inception to date 2018 Calendar Year
Jobs created 11,671 1,057
Jobs retained 31,000 2,957
Businesses assisted 7,120 56
PA graduates hired 3,555 273
Patents filed 2,957 138
Patents awarded 838 52
Software copyrights filed 292 75
Software copyrights awarded 127 29
Licenses granted 45,051 2,472
Licensing revenue $254,264,964 $53,491,506
RDT&E expenditures $1,107,640,699 $102,719,658
Tax Credits Awarded (2006 to 2017) $150,813,495 $14,740,036
KIZ Facts
  • As a component of the Rendell Administration’s Economic Stimulus Plan, the Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) program (2004) was designed to address the lack of entrepreneurial activity and knowledge economy growth around Pennsylvania’s research and development clusters.
  • These KIZs were established around institutions of higher education located in both rural and urban regions and focus on utilizing Pennsylvania’s institutions of higher education as economic drivers.
  • Each KIZ contains different partnerships from their region that include, but not limited to economic development providers, local governments, financial institutions and venture capitalists.
  • Each KIZ focuses on its region’s individual competitive target industries.
  • The 29 KIZs located throughout Pennsylvania serve both rural and urban regions and are partnered up with over 91 institutions of higher education (IHE) that range from research universities to local community colleges.
  • Since inception, the KIZ program has assisted in the creation of more than 11,600 jobs.
Funding
Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) $17,480,525
Keystone Innovation Zone Companion Programs
Keystone Innovation Grant (KIG) Technology Commercialization $9,864,427
Keystone Innovation Zone Starter Kit (KISK) Faculty Recruitment $11,500,229
TOTAL: $21,364,656

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