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Ben Franklin Client Saladax Receives $22.4 Million Strategic Equity Investment
Saladax Biomedical, Inc. produces MyCare™, sophisticated blood tests that quickly, accurately, and inexpensively determine systemic chemotherapy drug levels that enable oncologists to personalize dosing for optimal results in cancer patients. The company will utilize the funds from this equity investment to support ongoing clinical development efforts that will lead to the expansion of the MyCare Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin Client Zero Truck Producing Electric-Powered Trucks
According to Rich Serio, CEO of Zero Truck Corp., it was no small coincidence that Zero Truck relocated to Allentown from California in 2011. “We had conversations with California and New York, but Allentown seemed to be the best area to establish an assembly plant, since Allentown had Mack Trucks and the skilled workers needed Continue Reading…
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Scalawags, Scoundrels, and Other Corporate Partners
Steve Martin and Michael Caine…charming scoundrels or true partners? If you only quickly scan this post, you may get the impression that I’m suggesting that relationships with companies larger than your start-up are not a good idea. If you are getting that impression, please keep reading. For almost all B-to-B types of start-ups, corporate partnerships Continue Reading…
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REGISTER NOW: Ben Franklin ixchange 2013!
Register now for the Ben Franklin i xchange 2013, at which trend forecaster and economy expert Todd Buchholz will present the keynote “Rush: Competing in a Chaotic Economy.” Hosted by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania on the evening of Tuesday, May 7, 2013, the i xchange will combine executive networking sessions, the keynote, and Continue Reading…
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Podcast Interview Describes Why TechVentures Selected for SSTI Award
In Fall 2012, the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) named Ben Franklin TechVentures® the winner of its Building Entrepreneurial Capacity award. TechVentures was named a winner of SSTI’s Excellence in Technology-Based Economic Development awards, serving as a national model for states and regions investing in science, technology and innovation to grow their economies and Continue Reading…
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March, 2013
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