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TMG Health: Exponential Growth in the Healthcare Information Industry
What does it take to go from one to one thousand? John Tighe knows. When Tighe hung out his entrepreneurial shingle in 1998, he was the sole employee. Today Tighe has plenty of company—the business he founded, TMG Health, now employs more than 1,10... Read More
Innovation Works VP Frank Demmler and Knopp Biosciences Honored by Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association
The Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association recently honored Ben Franklin Technology Partners Innovation Works (BFTP/IW) Vice President of Entrepreneurial Services Frank Demmler received the Lifetime Achievement Award. The founders of BFTP/IW portfol... Read More
Innovation Works Client Songwhale Reaches 100 Employees
Songwhale, based in Lawrenceville, PA, is an interactive media company that has grown exponentially since its inception in 2007. What started as a three-person startup is now a global technology company that recently reached the 100-employee mileston... Read More
Diversified Information Technologies Grows 49% in 2010
Diversified Information Technologies, based in Scranton, optimizes how insurance, financial services, health care and government clients manage critical information while reducing fixed costs associated with information collection, processing, and co... Read More
Nittany Extraction Technologies Develops Process to Stimulate Production of Oil and Natural Gas
The startup company Nittany Extraction Technologies was formed to commercialize the work of Penn State University professors John Hellmann and Barry Scheetz. The team has developed an innovative process for manufacturing proppants used to stimulate o... Read More
BFTP/NEP to Invest $875,000 in Regional Economic Development
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania's (BFTP/NEP) Board of Directors approved the investment of $875,000 in support of regional economic development. The investments are with seven early-stage technology companies. B... Read More
Core Solutions Hosts Rep. William Adolph and Local Business Leaders
Core Solutions was pleased to host a recent meeting with PA State Representative and Appropriation Committee Chairman William F. Adolph and key executives from Core Solutions (CORE), QR Pharma, and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pen... Read More
BFTP/SEP Approves Nearly $2 Million for Seven Early-Stage Companies
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) recently Ben Franklin Investments totaling $1,975,000 for seven early-stage Pennsylvania companies with promising technology innovations. Bioconnect Systems Ambler, Montgomer... Read More
ShowClix Lands Partnership with Groupon, Launches New Version of Ticketing System
ShowClix recently introduced the Spring 2011 release of its ticketing and event management system. Located in Pittsburgh, PA, ShowClix is a full-service ticketing company that provides web-based solutions to event organizers, promoters and venue ma... Read More
Texas Instruments Lehigh Valley: Innovation and Expansion in Northeastern Pennsylvania
Now more than ever, job creation is a hot-button issue--not only creating more employment opportunities, but also keeping jobs in the area. Texas Instruments Lehigh Valley (formerly CICLON Semiconductor Device Corporation) has excelled at both effort... Read More
