NEWS: April 2008 Archives - Ben Franklin Technology Partners of PennsylvaniaSubscribe
Vivisimo: Clustering Web Data for a Different Kind of Search
Ask people where they go to find a map, an address, a phone number or a factoid, and the answer will probably be the same-the Internet. But behind the scenes of the web queries we now rely so heavily on are Internet search and enterprise search softw... Read More
Mid-Atlantic Angel Group: Taking Up Residence in BFTP’s New Navy Yard Offices
The Mid-Atlantic Angel Group (MAG) has moved into Ben Franklin Technology Partners' newly refurbished Building 100 Innovation Center offices at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. BFTP/SEP will house and provide investment and administrative support for the ... Read More
AlphaLab: Helping Early-Stage Software Companies Move beyond “Beta”
It's not for lack of brilliant ideas that software entrepreneurs struggle-it's for lack of the money and the business knowledge to put those ideas into practice. But with the opening of AlphaLab, a Pittsburgh-area business accelerator, entrepreneurs ... Read More
Fairchild Semiconductor: When It Comes to Wafers, Bigger Is Better
As technologies like cell phones and laptops have gotten smaller and smaller, the semiconductors that are used to power these devices have conversely gotten larger. When it comes to the semiconductor wafers that go in battery chargers, bigger certain... Read More
Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center: Defining a New Way to Nurture Innovation
Dr. Timothy Block and his colleagues are defining a new way of nurturing innovation at the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks County, a hub of research and entrepreneurship. The PA Biotech Center recently received an $815,000 grant from the U... Read More
Ben Franklin Technology Partners: 25 Years of Catalyzing Economic Growth through Collaboration
A guest editorial by Austin Burke, President, Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce The biggest economic challenge facing the Commonwealth today is a source of endless debate. When I became president of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce in 19... Read More
