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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 Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP). CORE is a market leader in providing Read More...
Drucker/QBC’s Equation for Success? Innovation + Evolution
Consistent innovation and planned product evolution–two key factors in ensuring that a company stays relevant in a sagging economy. In the case of Drucker/QBC, these traits have also resulted in steady–even stellar–growth in the last 15 years. No small feat for a company started in Read More...
Clarion Research Group Technology Induces Bone Growth
Dr. James Rutkowski, Founder, Clarion Research Group Clarion Research Group (CRG) owns the license to a patent-pending platform technology that induces bone formation, which is very significant to the dental and orthopedic markets. Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania (BFTP/CNP) recently invested Read More...
Piezo Resonance: Keeping Jobs in Pennsylvania
When Debora Demers’ employer offered to relocate her across the country to California—so she could commute daily into Mexico—she turned it down. Debora Demers, Director of Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs, Piezo Resonance Innovations, Inc. An expert in medical device quality assurance, Demers had worked for years Read More...
Saladax: Providing Biomedical Opportunities in Pennsylvania
Chris Spedaliere was so bullish on working for Saladax Biomedical that he moved his entire family from New Jersey to the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania—and has never regretted the big decision. But his path could easily have taken him in a different direction. Chris Spedaliere, Principal Read More...
Aethon: Small Team Doing Something Big
University of Pittsburgh graduate George Lucas, 26, has real spirit. Entrepreneurial spirit, that is. Lucas opted to stay in Pittsburgh after graduating in 2004 and immediately found work with a small startup web development company. In 2005, he began working at Aethon, another startup that 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 some form of radiation therapy. Cancer treatment can be daunting. Applied Computational Technologies (ACT) works to make this process easier for both patients and radiation Read More...
QR Pharma Focuses on Treatments for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Related to Down Syndrome
Existing Alzheimer’s drugs manage the symptoms and provide only marginal cost-benefit tradeoffs. Dr. Maria Maccecchini believes it’s imperative to bring drugs to market that can actually stop the progression of the disease. Maria L. Maccecchini, Ph.D., President & CEO, QR Pharma A successful entrepreneur, Maccecchini’s 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...
