NEWS: May 2009 Archives - Ben Franklin Technology Partners of PennsylvaniaSubscribe
PSI Medical Wins $100,000 Big Idea Business Plan Contest
The winner of the $100,000 Big Idea Business Plan Contest--PSI Medical Catheter Care, a division of Problem Solving Innovations--was announced at a special event that featured Inc. Magazine columnist Norm Brodsky and editor-at-large, Bo Burlingham. P... Read More
Four PA Companies Receive Grants to Develop Alternative and Clean Energy Technologies
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners Alternative and Clean Energy (ACE) Applied Research Fund has selected and approved $55,000 each to four Pennsylvania companies. The funding was made possible through a grant from the United States Small Business A... Read More
Energy Wall: Improving HVAC Performance to Save Energy and Expenses
Mechanical air conditioning accounts for the largest percentage of energy use in both residential and commercial buildings. Not only that, building codes are becoming more stringent, and there is a greater need to improve the indoor air quality for b... Read More
Pennsylvania Sustainable Technologies: Developing a New Generation of Biofuel
Globally, biofuels are increasingly being used to power vehicles, heat homes and for cooking. As the demand for biofuels increases, "food vs. fuel" debates rage about the value and sustainability of first-generation biofuels, which largely rely on cr... Read More
Resource Energy Systems Technologies: Motor Controllers That Reduce Energy Demand
As energy costs continue to rise, companies are challenged to keep costs in line without affecting productivity or normal conveniences. Across the United States there are more than 2 billion active motors consuming 60 percent of all energy used. Usi... Read More
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA Approves More Than $476,500 in New Investments
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA announces the following early-stage company investments: Element ID Ben Franklin TechVentures, Bethlehem, Northampton County Approved investment: $150,000 Begin commercializing, with a full-scal... Read More
United Corrstack: Developing a Co-Generation Plant to Provide Steam and Electricity to Its Manufacturing Facility
United Corrstack normally keeps a low profile in their mill in Reading, PA, quietly making recycled corrugated fluting paper for use in cardboard boxes. But the company recently stepped into the spotlight with a coveted Manufacturing Achievement Awar... Read More
Energy Commercialization Institute: Fostering Alternative and Clean Energy Technologies In Southeast PA
Southeastern Pennsylvania recently gained a new champion in the race to develop alternative energy and clean technologies. The Energy Commercialization Institute (ECI) is a partnership among Drexel University, Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) ... Read More
Ben Franklin Technology Partners: Helping PA Lead the Clean-Tech Revolution
With energy independence a national priority, Pennsylvania—the state that helped fuel the Industrial Revolution with coal and rail power—is presented with a wonderful opportunity to implement renewable energy and energy-efficiency initiatives tha... Read More
Plextronics: New Manufacturing Facility Focuses on Commercialization of Printable Electronic Devices
Reducing American reliance on oil and developing alternative sources of energy--these aren't new topics, but they've taken on a special urgency in recent years. Pittsburgh-based Plextronics is one of the Pennsylvania companies at the forefront of thi... Read More
