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See how the Shale Gas Boom can play a Big Role in a Local Economy
The state Department of Environmental Protection’s most recent report on gas well permits suggests that the shale drilling boom has yet to arrive in our corner of Pennsylvania. Click on the following link for an article written by Jim Mart... Read More
Ben Franklin and Swarthmore College Announce Student Internship Partnership
Ben Franklin Talent Connect Partners with Swarthmore Future Entrepreneurs Program May 15, 2012 Pennsylvania (www.sep.benfranklin.org, www.swarthmore.edu) – Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsy... Read More
All About the Benjamins
Philadelphia Inquirer Mike Armstrong, May 14, 2012 Six young tech companies received a total of $675,000 in investment from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Zonoff Inc. of Malvern received the largest amount — $200,000... Read More
Virtual Piggy, Cloud Mine, Timesight Fundraisings Bring $6.6M
Philadelphia Business Journal Peter Key, May 11, 2012 In what could be a sign that fundraising for tech companies is getting a little easier, three of them in the area recently raised $6.6 million in private securities sales. Virtual Piggy Inc., the ... Read More
Ben Franklin TechVentures Wins International Award
The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) named Ben Franklin TechVentures®the 2012 Randall M. Whaley National Incubator of the Year on May 8 at NBIA’s International Conference on Business Incubation in Atlanta. Ben Franklin TechVentures... Read More
500+ Attend Ben Franklin i xchange
On Tuesday, May 8th, the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) hosted its annual i xchange at the Zoellner Arts Center on the campus of Lehigh University in Bethlehem. More than 500 technology entrepreneurs,... Read More
May 8, 2012 – Nano News
Nanotechnology commercialization efforts go statewide [NTI] Pennsylvania’s Nanotech Players Pursuing Giga-Scale Impact Nanobiotix and Thomas Jefferson University Start Research Collaboration PA Nanotechnology 2012: Nanotech’s Role in Advan... Read More
2012 i xchange Survey
Thank you for joining us at the Tuesday evening, May 8th Ben Franklin Technology Partners i xchange 2012. We hope you found it enjoyable and worthwhile. We request that you complete a very brief post-event survey at https://www.surveymonkey.co... Read More
Ben Franklin Approves $675K for Six Early-Stage Companies
“This round of investments reflects the growing number of entrepreneurs choosing to create their web, app, social media and mobile technology companies here, in our region,” said RoseAnn B. Rosenthal, President & CEO of Ben Franklin Technolo... Read More
Viridity At The Navy Yard’s Network Operations Center
Philadelphia Inquirer Mike Armstrong, May 8, 2012 Computer technology has trumped all the mental pictures I have of what a “control room” should look like. On Monday, I visited the Navy Yard’s new Network Operations Center (NOC) to see what’s... Read More
