KEYNOTES ISSUE: February, 2010Subscribe
Guest Editorial: Early-Stage Support Is More Important Than Ever for Entrepreneurs
By Ron Bianchini Chairman, Ben Franklin Technology Partners/Innovation Works and president/CEO of Avere Systems. Is investing in early-stage technology companies a long-term strategy to grow jobs in and import capital to Pennsylvania? There’s only one way to put it—yes! As a serial entrepreneur and chairman of Innovation Works, the Ben Franklin Technology Partner of Southwestern PA, I know firsthand how many talented people can be employed at successful technology companies and how these sta ... Read More
OraSure Changes the Landscape of the Diagnostic Medical Testing Market
OraSure Technologies has changed the landscape in diagnostic medical testing. Its noninvasive oral test for HIV—the first approved by the FDA—has been lauded as a key tool in the fight against AID ... Read More
Seegrid’s Robotics Business Thrives during Recession
Market down, Seegrid up. The Pittsburgh-area robotics company has been thriving through the recession. Because Seegrid’s industrial mobile robots promote efficiency and productivity, the recessi ... Read More
Morphotek’s Immune System Technology Spells Steady Growth
Sometimes the best defense is a good offense—a philosophy that lies at the core of Morphotek’s medical research and products. Morphotek develops antibodies that help the body’s own immun ... 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 v ... Read More
Ben Franklin Technology Partners and PennTAP Announce the $35,000 NEW Energy Idea Contest
The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (BFTP/CNP) announce their sponsorship of the “NEW Energy Idea Contest.” The ... Read More
ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit Announced for March 1-3, 2010
The first ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit will serve as a forum for the nation’s energy leaders to share ideas, collaborate and begin building the next Industrial Revolution in clean energy tech ... Read More
BFTP/SEP Board Awards Dr. Brenda Gavin, Honors Two Departing Members
The Board of Directors for Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) awarded Dr. Brenda Gavin, Founding Partner of Read More...
Core Solutions to Replace Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Information System
Core Solutions, Inc. has received a competitively-bid contract for replacing the Client Information System (CIS) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Read More...
BFTP/SEP Committed $950,000 to Five Early-Stage Companies
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) recently approved investments totaling $950,000 to five early-stage Pennsylvania companies with novel 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 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 Read More...
BFTP Innovation Works Invests More Than $1.45 Million in Regional Economic Development
The Ben Franklin Technology Partner of Southwestern PA, known as Innovation Works (IW), invested more than $1.45 million dollars in Read More...
BFTP Innovation Works Holds Discussion on National Innovation Agenda
Innovation Works, the BFTP of Southwestern PA, teamed up with the Pittsburgh Technology Council for a presentation and discussion about Read More...
Apeliotus Vision Science Wins Ben Franklin Venture Idol
At the 2009 Ben Franklin Venture Idol, John Edwards, CEO of Apeliotus Vision Science, accepted the grand prize of a Read More...
Diversified Information Technologies Acquires Active Data Services
Diversified Information Technologies announced that it acquired Active Data Services of Raleigh-Durham, N.C. Scranton-based Diversified Information Technologies is a Read More...
TPC Partners Acquires Majority Interest in Tray-Pak
TPC Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Archbrook Capital Management, LLC, announced that it had acquired a majority interest in BFTP/NEP Read More...
MegaPhase Is Valued Supplier to U.S. War Effort
MegaPhase equips the United States military with cables for systems that combat improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More...
BFTP Northeastern PA to Invest $487,787 in Regional Economic Development
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) Board of Directors approved an investment of $487,787 in support of Read More...
Heinz Foundation Issues New Report on Growing PA’s High-Tech Economy
A recent report issued by the Heinz Foundation, which analyzes the use of inducements to recruit high-tech companies to Pennsylvania, Read More...
BFTP/SEP’s “Starving Entrepreneur” Holiday Open House
Ben Franklin Technology Partners Southeastern PA (BFTP/SEP) held its “Starving Entrepreneur” Annual Holiday Open House on 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 Read More...
Forum for Regenerative Medicine Companies Seeking Capital to Be Held April 2010
The April 2010 Translational Forum is the only regenerative medicine conference globally that features investor funding and business model panels Read More...
