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June, 2018

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  1. Play Impossible Lands Retail Deal with Apple, Partners with NFL Players, Raises Cash

      Play Impossible, creator of the Gameball sensor-infused smart inflatable ball that links to a smartphone app and lets people play different physical games, has announced an additional $1.25 million in new funding from existing investors Two Sigma Ventures, Hardware Club, and Ben Franklin Technology Partners. It also has a new strategic investor: OneTeam Collective, the Continue Reading…

  2. Saladax Signs Licensing Agreement with Janssen for Antipsychotic Drug Testing Patents

    Saladax Biomedical, Inc. signed a license agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica, NV, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, providing Saladax with worldwide exclusive patent rights for diagnostic tests that determine drug levels in patients undergoing treatment with antipsychotic medications. A major issue in treating patients with mental health disorders is that psychiatrists Continue Reading…

  3. Wolf Administration Hosts Business RoundTable/Demo at TechVentures

    On June 26, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin demonstrated Governor Wolf’s new PA Business One-Stop Shop, a tool designed to help entrepreneurs in all stages of starting and running a business, at Ben Franklin TechVentures. Secretary Davin also hosted a roundtable discussion that included Ben Franklin client companies, to Continue Reading…

  4. LifeAire Earns European CE Certification for Its Patented Air Purification

    LifeAire Systems earned CE Mark certification for its proprietary line of in-duct air purification technologies, facilitating the introduction of the transformational technology into the European healthcare market. LifeAire Systems’ technology provides continuous filtration and inactivation of 99.99% of biological and chemical contaminants in the air. More: https://bit.ly/2K3miRa

  5. BFTP in LVEDC’s Lehigh Valley Startup

    The June edition of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation’s e-newsletter includes stories on Ben Franklin’s investments, clients, and events – https://bit.ly/2Mc32hP.