NEWS: 2009 MaySubscribe
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 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 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, 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, 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. Using a concept initially developed by 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-scale sales launch, a new type of radio frequency identification tag reader for use in the materials 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 Award 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) and the University of Pennsylvania, created with a $1.2 million grant from 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 that will drive and maintain economic recovery for generations to come. If you are 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 this new drive Read More...
