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Ben Franklin to Host Workshop on Federal Funding for Innovation on October 5
Every year, the U.S. government offers more than $2.5 Billion in small business funding for technology and science innovations through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) will host a workshop for early-stage firms to help them identify which opportunities Continue Reading…
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OraSure Technologies Awarded $16.6M for Rapid Zika Tests
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSUR) has been awarded a contract for up to $16.6 million in total funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to advance its rapid Zika tests. The rapid Zika tests utilize OraSure’s OraQuick® technology platform, which is the same proven technology used in the company’s rapid HIV, HCV, Continue Reading…
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How Do You Identify a Transformative Technology?
At BFTP’s annual iXchange on May 17, 2016, speaker Byron Reese presented a keynote on Bold Optimism, in which he addressed how to spot key technologies and identify the macro factors that will drive innovation. Reese shares his perspectives in an eight-part video series. View part one on identifying a transformative technology.
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BFTP Featured in New LVEDC Entrepreneurship Video
A new video released by the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) presents why the region is the perfect place for entrepreneurs and start-up companies. It includes an interview of BFTP’s Wayne Barz as well as clients Patrick Clasen of EcoTech Marine, Ron Ticho of OraSure Technologies, and Anthony Durante of Bridgeworks Enterprise Center, a Continue Reading…
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What Companies Have Had Success in a Dramatic Change Event?
At BFTP’s annual iXchange on May 17, 2016, speaker Byron Reese presented a keynote on Bold Optimism, in which he addressed how to spot key technologies and identify the macro factors that will drive innovation. Reese shares his perspectives in an eight-part video series. View part two on companies that succeed in dramatic change.
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13 BFTP Clients/Alums in Top 100
Congratulations to Ben Franklin Technology Partners clients and alumni that were named in Lehigh Valley Business‘ Top 100 Private Companies list. The annual list highlights the top privately held companies in the Greater Lehigh Valley and Berks County, ranking them based on annual revenue. BFTP clients and alumni include: East Penn Manufacturing Co. Inc., Lyon Continue Reading…
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Identifying a Transformative Technology
How do you identify a transformative technology? At BFTP’s annual iXchange on May 17, 2016, speaker Byron Reese presented a keynote on Bold Optimism, in which he addressed how to spot key technologies and identify the macro factors that will drive innovation. Reese shares his perspectives in this eight-part video series. #1 http://bit.ly/2bco15e
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How Can a Company Navigate a Big Change Event?
At BFTP’s annual iXchange on May 17, 2016, speaker Byron Reese presented a keynote on Bold Optimism, in which he addressed how to spot key technologies and identify the macro factors that will drive innovation. Reese shares his perspectives in an eight-part video series. View part three on navigating big change events.
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What Changes Do You See Coming for the Near Future?
At BFTP’s annual iXchange on May 17, 2016, speaker Byron Reese presented a keynote on Bold Optimism, in which he addressed how to spot key technologies and identify the macro factors that will drive innovation. Reese shares his perspectives in an eight-part video series. View part four on changes in the near future.
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How Does a Company Capitalize on Change?
At BFTP’s annual iXchange on May 17, 2016, speaker Byron Reese presented a keynote on Bold Optimism, in which he addressed how to spot key technologies and identify the macro factors that will drive innovation. Reese shares his perspectives in an eight-part video series. View part five on capitalizing on change.
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Ben Franklin Statewide Launches Microsite
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners statewide network launched a new microsite, produced by Altitude Marketing, that presents a wide array of economic and job impact statistics through infographics. The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania is one of four Ben Franklins statewide. View here: http://benfranklin.org/impact2015/
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Simplex and Signallamp Featured in Penn’s Northeast eNewsletter
BFTP client and health care technology start-up Signallamp Health could have opened anywhere, but chose Scranton. BFTP client Simplex Industries Inc., also of Scranton, is expanding and adding 40 jobs. Read more via Front Page News: http://conta.cc/2bteR15
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Lesson #3: Your Corporate DNA Evolves With Every Person You Hire.
Wayne Barz manager of Ben Franklin TechVentures posted the third installment in his Keystone Edge series, “Lessons from Incubating Innovation.” He observed that in an early-stage firm, if you’re the founder, you hire the next person, and then you and that person probably hire the third person, and so on. Good people hire good people. Even after Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin / Lehigh ESC Partnership has Engaged 2,000 Students
The number of Lehigh University students who have worked with clients of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) in projects through Lehigh University Enterprise Systems Center (ESC) has topped 2,000. The ESC is a key university resource to BFTP/NEP clients that provides pivotal technical expertise and support. Linking regional early-stage technology firms Continue Reading…
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Collaboration Helps Add Jobs
BFTP Client Simplex Industries tapped into connections through BFTP to work with Lehigh University to develop a workable 3-D rendering model for its modular production. “This can be a poster child for successful collaboration among government, academia, and industry,” said Simplex CEO Pat Fricchione. The company is expanding and plans to hire 40. Editorial via Continue Reading…
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Gov. Wolf Announces Simplex to Expand Operations, Creating 40 New Jobs
Governor Tom Wolf announced that Ben Franklin client Simplex Industries, Inc., a custom manufacturer of modular homes and light commercial buildings, will expand operations in Scranton, Lackawanna County, and will create 40 new jobs. Read more via PA.gov.
