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A Sound Strategy, Inc., East Stroudsburg – African American founders – A Sound Strategy’s (ASSI) software-as-a-service products help small- and-medium-sized business customers utilize web-based platforms to increase sales and enhance efficiency. ASSI provides intelligent web-based application products including Ticket Mambo – Event Management and Ticketing; siteMaster – Conference Registration; Membership Management; and Website Development and E-Commerce. BFTP/NEP uses A Sound Strategy’s Ticket Mambo product to manage its annual iXchange and Venture Idol events.
Discovery Machine, Inc., Williamsport – Woman co-founder – Discovery Machine, Inc. (DMI) is an artificial intelligence company focused on knowledge transfer within organizations. DMI offers solutions enabling individuals to create and author their own virtual training simulations, enabling knowledge transfer by helping trainees learn faster and see the cause/effect relationship of their decisions in real time. DMI has been recognized as a Department of Defense SBIR Success Story with DARPA and holds four U.S. patents.
Ethnic Beauty Store, LLC, East Stroudsburg University Innovation Center, East Stroudsburg – African American founder – Ethnic Beauty Store produces the proprietary Game Face Grooming product line, currently comprised of extra-large-sized wipes, targeted to men who are seeking skincare products that are simple to use. The wipes are fully biodegradable/compostable, have 98.5% natural ingredients, and are made in the U.S.
Grovara, LLC, formerly Ben Franklin TechVentures, Bethlehem – African American co-founder – Grovara is the only online wholesale marketplace where US better-for-you brands and international buyers can discover, transact, and manage their global businesses. Grovara’s intelligent discovery engine, streamlined order management, and compliance documentation make the complex world of global wholesale easy.
LifeAire Systems, LLC, Allentown – Woman founder – The proprietary and transformational air purification systems originally developed for highly sensitive In Vitro Fertilization facilities by LifeAire Systems are capable of killing infectious airborne pathogens including COVID-19. In addition to placing the technology in hospitals and senior living facilities to reduce infections, illness, and length of stay, LifeAire has applied its proven kill technology to help during the COVID-19 pandemic in protecting dental practices, offices, and transportation and school facilities.
Ophidion, Ben Franklin TechVentures, Bethlehem – Woman founder – Ophidion produces a new technology that enables the delivery of therapeutics, including large molecules, to the brain following systemic administration. The company is leveraging its proprietary blood-brain barrier transport technology to advance a systemically delivered gene-silencing siRNA product for the treatment of Huntington’s disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disease with no current cure. The technology may also be applicable to treat other neurodegenerative diseases and brain cancer.
PhytogenX, Inc., Morgantown – Woman founder – PhytogenX is an FDA-regulated and cGMP-compliant contract manufacturer specializing in personal care beauty products. The firm formulates, manufactures, fills, and packages skin care, hair care, and body care products, as well as over-the-counter and medical devices. The company’s vision is to focus on serving mid-level companies producing 5,000 to 500,000 units/order, Indy brands, and industry veterans.
studio BE Mindfulness, LLC, Wilkes-Barre – Woman founder – studio BE leverages a web interface to utilize scientifically-proven mindfulness techniques to empower employees to increase productivity, reduce stress, improve interpersonal communication, and strengthen resilience. The company aims to be its corporate clients’ private and secure end-to-end employee well-being platform, integrating studio BE content with each client’s current wellness programming. studio BE also serves consumers with its proprietary solutions.
US Specialty Formulations LLC, Allentown – African American founder – US Specialty Formulations (USSF) manufactures sterile injectable pharmaceuticals used by healthcare providers or in new drug or vaccine clinical trials. Millions of Americans require specialized and custom-manufactured drugs, and the current infrastructure is insufficient to support their therapies. These specially prepared drugs are U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications and are provided globally. USSF, in conjunction with Vaxform, LLC, another Ben Franklin TechVentures resident company, recently announced first successes in their joint development program to bring oral and injectable COVID-19 and other vaccines to market. The oral vaccine is showing good performance in the ongoing clinical study. USSF now employs 14 in high-value jobs, and Vaxform employs six.
