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June, 2014

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  1. OraSure Supports Rapid HIV Testing Initiatives in Recognition of National HIV Testing Day

    Company Teams With Ross Mathews, Dr. Rachael Ross and Other Community Voices to Promote HIV Testing With OraQuick(R) A national campaign occurs on and around National HIV Testing Day each year to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and to encourage individuals to get tested for the virus. According to the Centers for Disease Control Continue Reading…

  2. Build Your Companies….With Good Boards

    Each board is different…choose carefully and use correctly Most of the new founders I’ve ever met roll their eyes when I suggest that they form an advisory board.  One of the main reasons people found their own companies is to have supreme magisterial control over their empire.  They certainly don’t want the obligation of reporting Continue Reading…

  3. Founder of EggZack Featured in Keystone Edge

    Jon Zack, serial entrepreneur and owner of EggZack — a company that helps businesses manage their websites and other marketing functions with a single entry — epitomizes the self-made man. Read more http://bit.ly/1lCl6BF

  4. OraSure Technologies Announces New Co-Promotion Agreement for OraQuick HCV Rapid Antibody Test

    OraSure Technologies (Nasdaq:OSUR) announced that it has entered into an agreement with AbbVie to co-promote the Company’s OraQuick® HCV Rapid Test. The product will be used to test individuals at-risk for hepatitis C (HCV). “We believe it is critical that at-risk individuals be tested for hepatitis C to prevent serious consequences from untreated infection,” said Continue Reading…

  5. Particle Sciences and Microfluidics Align to Expand the Reach of Microfluidics Technology

    Particle Sciences, Inc. and Microfluidics, a division of IDEX Corporation, are jointly working to meet their pharmaceutical clients’ needs for complex formulation development and production.  Dr. Mark Mitchnick, Particle Sciences’ CEO notes, “Particle Sciences is the leading CDMO for nano-based products.  We have worked with Microfluidics since before their acquisition by IDEX and already have Continue Reading…

  6. LifeAire system used at New York in vitro New York lab

    A new in vitro fertilization laboratory has opened in New York and is highlighting the air purification technology developed by LifeAire Systems LLC. Since the company was founded in 2010, more than 2,500 couples and hundreds of thousands of embryos from around the nation have taken advantage of the technology, which has increased the clinical Continue Reading…

  7. B. Braun launches diagnostics partnership in Bethlehem

    Medical device-maker B. Braun Medical Inc. announced that it has partnered with another company to create a diagnostic-testing venture out for a new U.S. base of operations in Center Valley, PA. Read more: http://bit.ly/1nTdaNV

  8. Lehigh Valley Business Incubators Share Their Expertise on an International Stage

    Wayne Barz, Manager of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania Ben Franklin TechVentures®, Bethlehem, and Anthony Durante, Manager of the Allentown Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) Bridgeworks Enterprise Center, Allentown, co-presented at the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) 28th International Conference on Business Incubation. Their presentation, Innovative Ways to Involve Your Incubator in the Start-Up Continue Reading…

  1. Four Ben Franklin Clients Win Governor’s Impact Awards

    Four clients or alumni of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania were recognized by Governor Tom Corbett as Pennsylvania companies and entrepreneurs that are creating high-value, sustainable jobs and making positive contributions to the state’s economy. Hundreds attended the Governor’s Impact Award luncheon on May 30th at the Hershey Lodge. The Governor’s Impact Continue Reading…