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Ben Franklin Alumnus IQE and Solar Junction to Develop Satellite Solar Energy Cells
Ben Franklin alumnus IQE, Bethlehem, the leading global supplier of semiconductor wafers for the development of next-generation satellite solar cells for the European Space Agency, is in contract negotiation with Silicon Valley-based Solar Junction, a developer of high-efficiency multi-junction solar energy cells for the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) market. “Solar Junction and IQE have been working Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin Creates/Retains 527 Jobs in 2012
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) has reported that 527 northeastern Pennsylvania jobs were created or retained as a result of its work in 2012. These results were accomplished in the organization’s 21-county service area, including Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin Alumnus CyOptics to be Acquired by Industry Leader Avago
Avago Technologies Limited (Nasdaq: AVGO) plans to acquire Ben Franklin alumnus client CyOptics, Inc. for $400 million. CyOptics is a global technology leader in Indium Phosphide-based optical components that enable communications networks. Avago Technologies is a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications. CyOptics was named Ben Franklin’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Award Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin Alumnus B. Braun Launches New Patient Website
B. Braun Medical has launched a new website for dialysis patients. The website provides information about living with dialysis. Patients will find useful tips on everyday topics, planning an overseas vacation, and be able to utilize this website to locate the addresses of over 200 dialysis centers worldwide to arrange dialysis at individual centers. The website also Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin Client Micro Interventional Devices Featured in Keystone Edge
Micro Interventional Devices, Inc. opened at Ben Franklin TechVentures® in 2010 with the goal of transforming heart surgery and making life-saving procedures available to more people.Read More: http://www.keystoneedge.com/features/microinterventionaldevices0409.aspx
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Board Chair Fred Beste Featured in Keystone Edge
Beste, a career-long venture capitalist, is the CEO of the General Partners of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds and partner emeritus at Bethlehem-based Originate Ventures . He is an original board member of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania, the statewide contingent of Ben Franklin Technology Partners, and the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority. As the Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin TechVentures Featured in Keystone Edge
Nine years ago, two former life science executives were looking for a new home for their new company, a venture based on a new way to determine how much medication to administer to individual cancer patients. Adrienne Choma and Salvatore Salamone had met each other while working at Roche Diagnostics in New Jersey. So a Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin Announces Innovation Award Winners
Winners to be Honored at May 7th i xchange Event The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania has announced the winners of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Innovation Awards. Winners will be honored at the Ben Franklin i xchange event, scheduled for 5:30 PM on Tuesday, May 7th at the Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University. Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin Alumnus Noble Biomaterials Acquires Carolina Silver
Noble Biomaterials, Inc., the Scranton, PA-based global leader in bacterial management solutions and manufacturer of X-STATIC® silver fiber technology, announced the acquisition of Carolina Silver LLC, Maiden, NC, a full-service manufacturer of silver-based fabric, yarn, and fiber. Made with 99.9% pure silver, X-STATIC® is the premier silver antimicrobial technology designed to protect products from bacteria, fungi Continue Reading…
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Reading Eagle Features Ben Franklin Client CEWA Technologies
The 20-foot-wide silver dish perched on top of a Bethlehem office building looks like a huge satellite-TV dish from the 1990s. But it’s actually a solar dish with technology a Wyomissing company plans to take worldwide. In its new office near The Works, CEWA Technologies will start manufacturing solar dishes next year. Most people associate solar power Continue Reading…
