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Investing in Ben Franklin Programs Now Pays Off in Future
Morning Call reporter Sam Kennedy's Monday story on reduced state funding to the Ben Franklin Technology Partners was spot-on in describing the deva... Read More
Business Incubator’s Future in Peril as State Cuts Funding
By Sam Kennedy, Of The Morning Call November 28, 2011 Viddler was merely an idea when Donna DeMarco took it to Ben Franklin Technology Partners'... Read More
One Percent of Pennsylvania Businesses Contribute 74 out of 100 New Jobs
A guest editorial by Matt Zieger, President and CEO, Team PA: When was the last time you read a headline about a company that consistently hired fi... Read More
Guest Editorial: Senator John R. Gordner (R-27 PA)
Pennsylvania has seen unprecedented challenges due to the downturn in the national economy over the past several years. State government has a duty to... Read More
Crowdfunding Seminar Offered at TechCelerator@StateCollege
“Crowdfunding” allows entrepreneurs to use online communities to solicit pledges for small amounts of money from individuals who are typically not... Read More
See how the Shale Gas Boom can play a Big Role in a Local Economy
The state Department of Environmental Protection’s most recent report on gas well permits suggests that the shale drilling boom has yet to arriv... Read More
Former Restek “Head Coach” Joins TechCelerator Team!
The Ben Franklin TechCelerator@State College is pleased to announce that former Restek “Head Coach”, Mr. Donald McCandless has joined the program.... Read More
12 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED IN SHALE GAS INNOVATION COMPETITION
The Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center www.sgicc.org announced today the names of the companies chosen as finalists for ... Read More
Ben Franklin TechVentures Wins International Award
The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) named Ben Franklin TechVentures®the 2012 Randall M. Whaley National Incubator of the Year on May... Read More
500+ Attend Ben Franklin i xchange
On Tuesday, May 8th, the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) hosted its annual i xchange at the Zoellner ... Read More
2012 i xchange Survey
Thank you for joining us at the Tuesday evening, May 8th Ben Franklin Technology Partners i xchange 2012. We hope you found it enjoyable and wo... Read More
Ben Franklin Creates/Retains 658 Jobs in 2011
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) has reported that 658 northeastern Pennsylvania jobs were created or reta... Read More
Ben Franklin and Swarthmore College Announce Student Internship Partnership
Ben Franklin Talent Connect Partners with Swarthmore Future Entrepreneurs Program May 15, 2012 Pennsylvania (www.... Read More
All About the Benjamins
Philadelphia Inquirer Mike Armstrong, May 14, 2012 Six young tech companies received a total of $675,000 in investment from Ben Franklin Technology Pa... Read More
Virtual Piggy, Cloud Mine, Timesight Fundraisings Bring $6.6M
Philadelphia Business Journal Peter Key, May 11, 2012 In what could be a sign that fundraising for tech companies is getting a little easier, three of... Read More
May 8, 2012 – Nano News
Nanotechnology commercialization efforts go statewide [NTI] Pennsylvania’s Nanotech Players Pursuing Giga-Scale Impact Nanobiotix and Thomas ... Read More
IW companies making headlines
Innovation Works’ (IW) companies continue to attract the attention of local and national media for their innovative technology, new products, and im... Read More
IW’s AlphaLab among the nation’s top startup accelerators
AlphaLab is Innovation Works’ mentorship-driven startup accelerator designed to build and launch innovative startup companies. Companies selected t... Read More
IW Investor Day, Annual Meeting scheduled for May 23
Innovation Works (IW) will hold its Investor Day and Annual Community Meeting on May 23 at The Circuit Center in Pittsburgh. IW will present some of ... Read More
Cognition Therapeutics making strides in Alzheimer’s research
When Dr. Susan Catalano founded Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., five years ago, she had a tremendous team and a worthy goal — treating the underlying ... Read More
