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Finalists Chosen for $35,000 New Energy Idea Contest
The $35,000 New Energy Idea Contest, sponsored by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (BFTP/CNP) and the Read More...
Funding for Applied Research in Clean/Alternative Energy-Related Fields to Be Awarded
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (BFTP/CNP) recently offered a matching grant to research institutions and other Read More...
Applied Computational Technologies in Final Prototype Testing of Radiation Dose Calculation Engine
In 2010, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer—and approximately 65 percent of those cancer victims will receive Read More...
Innovation Transfer Network Aids Innovation of Fitness and Nutrition
Hectic schedules create a challenge for those trying to find time to support good nutrition and fitness habits. Companies like Read More...
SBIR funding gives Y-Carbon another boost to develop nanotech
Jim Horan has only been on the job for three-plus months as CEO of Montgomery County-based Y-Carbon, but the swirl of nanotechnology and clean energy activity that has captured the attention of the state and nation has made him one of the Delaware Valley’s busiest Read More...
BFTP-Funded Clear Align has a Good Problem
It’s hard to complain when your company grows by more than 1,300 percent. But for Clear Align, a maker of surveillance equipment for the military, success is proving to be difficult to manage. Angelique Irvin isn’t your typical defense contractor: she’s a suburban mom who Read More...
SoftGentics Enters Exclusive Agreement with Ambry Genetics
BFTP/CNP client company SoftGenetics, a maker of software that detects genetic sequencing variances, has entered a new exclusive agreement with Ambry Genetics. SoftGenetics will now provide bioinformatics services to Ambry’s next-generation sequencing customers. SoftGenetics has an extensive product line which includes GeneMarker®, a highly accurate Read More...
PSI Medical Thrives Following Win of BFTP Business Plan Contest
In May 2009, PSI Medical edged out 100 other competitors to win the Ben Franklin Technology Partners Big Idea Business Plan Contest. Today, they are moving forward with their business plan and breaking into the medical device field. The company, founded by medical professionals, has Read More...
BFTP/CNP Invests over $500,000 in Five Companies
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA, part of a statewide network that promotes innovation, job opportunities and economic growth, recently made an investment of more than $500,000 in five Pennsylvania-based companies. The BFTP/CNP Board of Directors approved the funding at the December Read More...
Schoolwires Brings School Districts Up to Speed on the Web
Some school districts have been slow to embrace evolving web technology. Of the approximately 16,500 school districts in the United States, many are running on antiquated platforms and have only the vaguest notion of how to use their sites strategically. Schoolwires provides interactive online communication, Read More...
