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March, 2018

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  1. Ben Franklin Announces Distraction Expert Curt Steinhorst as iXchange Keynoter

    The average person loses up to three hours each workday due to digital distractions. Curt Steinhorst, iXchange keynote speaker, is on a mission to help today’s workforce with the battle against distraction. Having spent years studying the impact of technology on human behavior, he now equips professionals around the world to work smarter and stronger Continue Reading…

  2. Columbia County Bread Secures Commercial Account

    Juice Press Inc., a fast-growing chain of grab-and-go stores that offer freshly pressed juices, soups, and other prepared foods, has tabbed BFTP client Columbia County Bread & Granola to provide its stores with sprouted organic wheat chips. https://bit.ly/2G8eID0 

  3. Simplex Apartments Coming to 40th & Pine, Philadelphia

    Tractor-trailers will soon begin rolling in from Scranton to 40th and Pine streets in Philadelphia, delivering sets of apartment units that will have everything — walls, doors, floors, cabinets and even the kitchen sink — already installed. The $20 million project is a first in a couple of regards. It will be the tallest modular apartment Continue Reading…

  4. Cernostics Raises $2.5 Million in Series A1 Financing

    Cernostics, a BFTP client focused on delivering next-generation cancer diagnostics and prognostics, raised $2.5 million in Series A1 financing, led by Illumina Ventures. With this capital investment, Cernostics will be able to intensify its clinical and market development for its TissueCypher® Barrett’s Esophagus Assay — the first test of its kind to predict the risk of development Continue Reading…

  5. Saladax Receives Approval to Sell Drug Tests in Europe

    Saladax Biomedical Inc., BFTP client and anchor tenant at Ben Franklin TechVentures, is a diagnostics company that provides kits to test for drug-level adherence and dose management. The company has received the CE Mark, approval to sell two of its products on the European market. The approval is for the first two products in its MyCare Psychiatry Continue Reading…

  6. AEDC Bridgeworks Enterprise Center Recognized for Excellence by International Association

    The Allentown Economic Development Corporation’s Bridgeworks Enterprise Center, a member of the Ben Franklin Business Incubator Network, was recognized by the International Business Innovation Association with the February 2018 IMPACT Award. The award distinguishes entrepreneurship centers that are creating economic impact in their communities through a robust variety of programs, spaces, and services that serve Continue Reading…

  7. Saladax Launches New Website to Promote the MyCare Line in Psychiatry and Oncology

    Saladax is Advancing Personalized Medicine by Providing Doctors with the Diagnostic Tools to Treat Patients Better  Saladax Biomedical Inc., a diagnostics company providing kits to test drug blood levels for adherence and personized dose management, unveiled its new MyCare Product website at MyCareTests.com. The website comes just days before the company expects CE Mark on Continue Reading…

  8. Economic Diversity in NE PA

    A technical diversity among businesses that helped protect the region from many of the crippling effects of the Great Recession still exists within NEPA, according to Ken Okrepkie, regional manager with the Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Via NE PA Business Journal: http://bit.ly/2pgIcU3 

  1. CEO Profile: webCemeteries.com

    At 31 years old, webCemeteries President and CEO Nick Timpe is already an 11-year veteran of the cemetery and funeral home industry. Timpe’s goal is simple: help cemeteries and funeral homes better serve their families though technology. “We are excited that Ben Franklin Technology Partners sees our vision for technology better serving the industry and Continue Reading…

  2. Viddler Selected by Nation’s Largest NP Healthcare Provider

    Viddler Inc. announced the addition of Ascension, the world’s largest Catholic Healthcare provider and the largest non profit healthcare provider in the US, to its client roster. Ascension recently completed implementation of Viddler Training Suite to provide a secure video-based platform for enabling employee engagement, connection, sharing, and community for associates in Ascension’s 2,500 locations. More: Continue Reading…

  3. EthosGen in Waste-to-Energy Project with US Department of Defense

    The US DoD’s Environmental Research Program has announced a Deployable Waste-to-Energy project with Ben Franklin client EthosGen and its partners. “Successful small-scale waste-to-energy simply hasn’t been done like this before, and it could transform the way all expeditionary forces deal with waste,” says James Abrams, founder and President of EthosGen. Via New York Times:  http://nyti.ms/2I7A0hp