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Ben Franklin Announces Spring 2024 TechCelerator Finalists!
May 6, 2024
State College, PA – Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (CNP) is pleased to announce the selection of ten outstanding entrepreneurial teams to participate in the Spring 2024 TechCelerator Business Bootcamp. Following a rigorous application process, these...
RealLIST Connectors 2024: In Philly’s Tech And Startup Community, 20 People You Want To Know
May 6, 2024
Shining a spotlight on the most connected and community-oriented people in the region’s innovation ecosystem. (RealList Connectors acknowledges our Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Tony Green & Art Director & Manager of Marketing and Communications, Calan Wilson) If you’re seeking connections...
Latus Launches with State-of-the-Art Gene Therapy Development Technologies, Two Lead Product Candidates, and an Initial $54 Million in Series A Financing
May 6, 2024
Latus Bio, Inc. (“Latus”), a biotechnology company developing novel gene therapy candidates for disorders of the central nervous system (CNS), today announced its launch and an initial close of $54 million in Series A financing. The funding round is being...
What Contenders In The $500M Tech Hubs Race Can Learn From The Past
May 1, 2024
Philadelphia is one of the contenders for federal advanced technology investment. A decade ago, a similar program had “no measurable benefit.” Back in 2013, a Senate subcommittee slammed a locally led innovation cluster as showing “no measurable benefit” from $55...
Philadelphia Sits Among Nation’s Elite Life Sciences Hubs In New Colliers Rankings
April 30, 2024
The Philadelphia region takes fourth place in a new ranking of the country’s top life sciences hubs on the strength of its talent pipeline and recent real estate activity. The analysis conducted by the commercial real estate services firm Colliers...
Finalists Announced in 2024 PA Wilds $50,000 BIG IDEA Contest!
April 30, 2024
The 2024 PA Wilds Big Idea Contest, an initiative aimed at fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, and Tioga Counties, has announced its finalists. More than sixty individuals downloaded applications, and the challenging task for the evaluation...
Finalists Announced in 2024 PA Wilds $50,000 BIG IDEA Contest!
April 30, 2024
The 2024 PA Wilds Big Idea Contest, an initiative aimed at fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, and Tioga Counties, has announced its finalists. After rigorous evaluation, six outstanding contenders have emerged, each presenting groundbreaking solutions in...
Pennsylvania Innovation Shines at Ben Franklin Northeast’s Venture Idol
April 29, 2024
Pennsylvania Innovation Shines at Ben Franklin Northeast’s Venture Idol Bethlehem startup Ilico Genetics Named the Winner Fernando Alarcon of Ilico Genetics | Photography by Marco Calderon Bethlehem-based startup Ilico Genetics won the 20th annual Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern...
TIME Names Yellowdig A Rising Star
April 29, 2024
TIME World’s Top EdTech Rising Stars of 2024 April 23, 2024 — Yellowdig is honored as one of the World’s Top EdTech Companies (Rising Stars) by TIME in partnership with Statista, a testament to its commitment to advancing educational technologies...
Celebrating Angie Singer Keating’s Appointment as Board President of Ben Franklin Technology Partners
April 23, 2024
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (Ben Franklin CNP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Angie Singer Keating to its Board of Directors as President. With over two decades of experience in information systems, project management,...