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Mussel Polymers developing glue that stays sticky when wet
For much of the last 25 years, Mussel Polymers Inc. CEO, George Boyajian, has worked as a technology executive specializing in breakthrough technologies. Along with his business partner, Mussel CFO Eric Anderson, they have helped launch a number of tech start-ups. They were looking for the next tech breakthrough that had a little muscle. What they Continue Reading…
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Terra Health Coaching Added to American College of Lifestyle Medicine Corporate Roundtable
“Terra equips health professionals with a resource to support patients’ behavior change beyond the exam room.” The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) has announced the addition of Terra Health Coaching to its Lifestyle Medicine Corporate Roundtable, a group of thought leaders and industry professionals who explore effective clinical innovations, activate marketing strategies, accelerate reimbursement Continue Reading…
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Saladax Biomedical CEO Dr. Sal Salamone Wins Prestigious Dr. C.E. Pippenger Award
Salvatore J. Salamone, Ph.D., CEO of BFTP client Saladax Biomedical, received the prestigious Dr. C.E. Pippenger Award at the 2021 International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology (IATDMCT) annual meeting in Rome, Italy. This award is given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM). TDM Continue Reading…
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FDA Authorizes OraSure InteliSwab COVID-19 Rapid Tests for OTC, Single-Use, At-Home Testing
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSUR), a global leader in point-of-care and home diagnostic testing and sample collection technologies, announced that the Emergency Use Authorization for its InteliSwab™ COVID-19 rapid tests has been amended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to only require one test for individuals with symptoms of COVID-19. Previously, the at-home Continue Reading…
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UBMe Launches New UBMeFood.com
UBMe has launched a new service, UBMeFood.com, an online ordering platform for restaurant owners. UBMe, which is a Bethlehem-based tech startup, began working with restaurant owners during the COVID-19 shutdown to eliminate the extra costs and fees associated with some online ordering systems. It noted that companies like DoorDash and Grubhub can take more than 30% Continue Reading…
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OraSure Earns $205M Federal Contract for Rapid COVID-19 test
BFTP alum client OraSure Technologies, Bethlehem, secured a $205 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply its InteliSwab over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits as part of the national pandemic response. OraSure will provide the test to up to 25,000 sites throughout the United States and the tests will be funded by the U.S. federal government. Continue Reading…
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Cernostics Contracts with Geisinger to Become In-network Provider for TissueCypher® Barrett’s Esophagus Assay
BFTP client, Cernostics, pioneer of the worlds’ first precision medicine test to predict future development risk of esophageal cancer from Barrett’s esophagus (BE), TissueCypher® Barrett’s Esophagus Assay, has become a participating (“in-network”) provider for Geisinger Health Plan (GHP)’s more than 550,000 plan members in central, north central and east central Pennsylvania. The TissueCypher® Barrett’s Esophagus Assay Continue Reading…
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Mussel Polymers’ Glue May Help Restore Coral Reefs
While scuba diving off the California coast, the founding scientist of Ben Franklin client Mussel Polymers, Inc. was struck by how well shellfish like mussels and oysters were able to hold on to rocks, even in strong currents. In this video we learn how his team used the principles of biomimicry to create a synthetic Continue Reading…
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Celebr8 Life Receives Southside Bethlehem KIZ Grant
The Southside Bethlehem Keystone Innovation Zone announced an investment in BFTP client and Ben Franklin TechVentures resident company, Celebr8 Life. The company received a $15,000 Technology Transfer Grant to support the development of video solutions and marketing. Celebr8 Life creates highlight reels from saved content. Via Lehigh Valley Business
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Solarflux FOCUS parabolic dish concentrator demonstrates 72% solar-to-thermal conversion efficiency
The annual energy yield from BFTP client and Reading-based, Solarflux Energy Technologies, Inc.‘s FOCUS parabolic dish concentrator is significantly above that of alternative solar energy systems, outperforming the parabolic trough by approximately 50%, depending on the system’s peak capacity and site location. More The FOCUS concentrates sunlight onto a central receiver
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ConnexiCore Acquired by Volatus Aerospace to Expand Drone Services Business in North America
The acquisition will create the largest and most comprehensive drone services provider in North America, with a pilot network blanketing Canada and the United States. More
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studio BE Raises $500,000 To Expand Well-Being Platform
studio BE, a woman-owned digital well-being solution for corporations, nonprofits, and individuals, is proud to announce its series seed raise, led by 1855 Capital and the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Read more.
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LifeAire Systems sees staggering growth with COVID-19 demand for air purification
“The number of locations in which we now have the LifeAire Systems technology increased 350% from the pre-pandemic time to the current time, and the number of LifeAire products installed increased 700%,” said Dr. Kathryn C. Worrilow, LifeAire Systems Founder and CEO. Among the new customers is Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s TechVentures Continue Reading…
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Vizinex’s new RFID tag has longer range, smaller size
Vizinex RFID has released its latest long-read RFID tag, the XLR. The Radio Frequency Identification Tag has an extra-long read range of more than 100 feet on metal surfaces and is designed for outdoor and industrial use such as construction, yard and cargo management and vehicle and container tracking. The tag was made to withstand vibration, weather Continue Reading…
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OraSure’s COVID-19 rapid test gets FDA authorization
Bethlehem’s OraSure Technologies Inc. announced it has received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 rapid antigen test. The test, which OraSure branded as InteliSwab, has been authorized for three uses: over-the-counter use without a prescription as well as for professional use and prescription home use. With the InteliSwab, Continue Reading…
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USSF Oral Covid-19 Vaccine Cleared for Phase One Clinical Trials
BFTP clients US Specialty Formulations (USSF), a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturer, and VaxForm, a vaccine development company, announced positive results from pre-clinical safety and immunological studies for their oral-dosage COVID-19 vaccine, demonstrating the formulation is safe to proceed to human clinical trials. The USSF/Vaxform CoV-OGEN1 vaccine presented serum antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 in mammals ingesting the vaccine Continue Reading…
