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Ben Franklin Investments Pay Huge Dividends for PA
Statewide initiative helped clients create 2,438 jobs, retain 12,923 more, and generate $2 billion in revenue, according to 2021 Impact Report Ben Franklin Technology Partners and its network of clients continue to bring to market cutting-edge ideas that directly impact Pennsylvania’s economy by driving investments, fostering the entrepreneurial ecosystem, supporting innovation in established manufacturers, and Continue Reading…
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FLX Solutions Among 3 Winners in US DoE E-ROBOT Competition + Wins PitchForce
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced three winners of its American-Made E-ROBOT Prize, a competition that challenged teams of entrepreneurs to design and build robotic-driven approaches to retrofit buildings more safely and quickly with higher energy-performing walls and other building envelope solutions. Each winner will receive equal shares of the Continue Reading…
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USSF Developing Oral COVID Vaccine
Ben Franklin clients US Specialty Formulations, LLC and Vaxform, LLC, Allentown, are developing a new oral COVID-19 vaccine that promises to expand the number of people vaccinated around the world. It does not require refrigeration and is drunk rather than injected, making it especially helpful for administration in developing nations. Via PBS39.
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American Paper Bag Wins Global Green Business Award
Ben Franklin client American Paper Bag, LLC, Sugar Notch, was recognized with a Global Green Business Award, Leading Innovators in Retail Sustainability 2021, by Acquisition International.
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Investing Locally – 6 Pocono-NE Firms Receive Ben Franklin Funding
Six Firms Receiving Nearly $200K in Combined Investments from the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Via the Times-Tribune Scranton and the Citizens’ Voice Wilkes Barre.
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Lehigh’s Baker Institute Presents Innovate! Celebrate! Awards at Ben Franklin TechVentures
Event Spotlights Entrepreneurial Talent in Lehigh Students “I want to acknowledge the influence and impact of the Lehigh University Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Innovation, which for more than a decade has played a critical role in fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in Lehigh students from all backgrounds, identities, and disciplines. It has provided a Continue Reading…
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LifeAire Systems Selected by ABE Airport for Mitigation of Airborne Pathogens
ABE Will be First Airport in the World to Install LifeAire Systems In the midst of designing a brand-new Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Checkpoint at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), the unexpected arrival of COVID-19 and ensuing pandemic posed the following question: How does the Airport protect passengers, stakeholders, and employees from airborne pathogens today Continue Reading…
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Saladax Biomedical Acquires IP Portfolio for Antipsychotic Drug Tests
Ben Franklin client and TechVentures resident company, Saladax Biomedical, Inc. (Saladax) has announced that it has acquired a patent portfolio for antipsychotic drug testing from Janssen Pharmaceutica NV. This intellectual property (IP) portfolio includes 17 patent families and has resulted in 33 U.S. patents and 296 patents in ex-U.S. countries. This IP, along with the Continue Reading…
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Ben Franklin Invests $465,000 in 11 Companies and 12 Business Incubators
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP_NEPA) Board of Directors has approved the investment of $465,000 in support of regional economic development. Eleven companies and 12 business incubators from BFTP_NEPA’s 21-county service area received funding. BFTP_NEPA announces the following early-stage company investments, which are provided in the form of loans with warrants. Brewpub Continue Reading…
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Job Opportunity: Marketing Associate/Manager
Role: Advance the brand of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP_NEPA) and enhance networks of support through ongoing communication of the organization’s accomplishments by marketing existing clients, and by building awareness among prospective new clients. Establish and strengthen relationships, leading to an improved perception and advantageous action among key constituents, including business, Continue Reading…
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Job Opportunity: Associate Manager for Client Development
Role: The Associate Manager for Client Development is responsible for ensuring that clients in the BFTP_NEPA portfolio receive the best possible support from our team, from outside advisors and experts, and from service providers and vendors when we introduce them or pay for their services. We call this package of support our Solutions Network, and Continue Reading…
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Grovara Named Among Most Promising B2B Retail Tech Companies Worldwide
Ben Franklin client Grovara, launched in Ben Franklin TechVentures, is the leading B2B global marketplace for wellness brands, connecting natural and organic brands with international retailers. The firm was named as a Retail Tech 100 Company, CB Insights’ annual ranking of the 100 most promising B2B retail tech companies in the world — a list Continue Reading…
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Saladax Announces Global Distribution Agreement With Beckman Coulter for Antipsychotic Drug Tests
Beckman Coulter Introduces Antipsychotic Drug Testing to Address Unmet Clinical Need for More Than 69 Million People Living with Serious Mental Conditions There are a significant number of people globally impacted by serious mental illness. Ben Franklin client and TechVentures resident company, Saladax Biomedical, Inc., develops, manufactures, and markets assays, tests that rapidly identify therapeutic Continue Reading…
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Banking on Ben Franklin
Ken Okrepkie, Ben Franklin Regional Manager Pocono Northeast, was featured on a half-hour Keystone Edition Business show on PBS WVIA. He describes the work of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania and how it has supported local companies and improved the regional economy. Ben Franklin clients Jennifer Ciarimboli of studioBEMindfulness, and Ian Robson Continue Reading…
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Wayne Barz Named to Lehigh Valley Business’ Power 100
Congratulations to Ben Franklin’s Chief Investment Officer, Wayne K. Barz, for his selection by Lehigh Valley Business as one of the region’s Power 100! According to Lehigh Valley Business, these are the individuals who shape our communities and influence the quality of life in our region. They are leaders — some quite prominent and well-known Continue Reading…
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USSF calls oral COVID-19 vaccine a game changer
Ben Franklin client US Specialty Formulations is making progress on an oral vaccine for the COVID-19 virus that could be a game changer in the fight against the disease. Kyle Flannigan and Garry Morefield of USSF said the ease and safety of the vaccine is what’s needed in the next stage in the fight against Continue Reading…
