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‘A Little Company With A Big Vision’: Temple Spinout Advancing New Way To Treat Autoimmune Disorders
January 12, 2023
A Temple University spinout working on a new way to treat autoimmune disorders has been approved to begin human testing of a potential treatment for an inflammatory liver disease. SFA Therapeutics of Jenkintown received Food and Drug Administration clearance to...
Ben Franklin Welcomes Todd Erdley as New Central Regional Director
January 12, 2023
Ben Franklin Technology Partners is excited to welcome local serial entrepreneur, Todd Erdley, to our State College-based Investment team effective March 1, 2023. As the Central Regional Director, Todd will be the principal point-of-contact for companies seeking financial investment and...
Cohort Chosen for Food & Beverage Innovation TechCelerator!
January 9, 2023
Cancer Recovery Drink (Pete Bordi Centre County) – the team has developed a cancer recovery beverage made from all natural, organic ingredients and plant-based proteins. Ingredients were selected and combined to help the tongue, throat, stomach, and muscles recover from...
Startups To Watch
January 6, 2023
13 Philadelphia-area startups ready to reach new heights in 2023 Despite a somewhat tumultuous 2022, Greater Philadelphia’s startup ecosystem has continued to flourish. This past year, startups and their founders adapted after a record-setting 2021 that saw the region post...
Applications Open for New TechCelerator @Lackawanna County Program
January 5, 2023
TechCelerator @Lackawanna County is a ten-week course with evening in-person classroom sessions, formal mentoring, and subject matter expert networking opportunities for aspiring start-ups. If a participant satisfies all of the required program work, the venture can also be eligible...
‘Complacency Can Not Be An Option’: Lessons These 10 Orgs Are Carrying Into 2023
December 20, 2022
As we approach the end of the year, there’s a natural inclination to pause, look back and prepare for what’s next. 2022 contained much tumult and transition, and nearly no individual or organization was spared from the world’s chaotic compressions....
Tech-Enabled Real Estate Brokerage Houwzer Has Acquired Competitor Trelora
December 13, 2022
The addition of some new executives comes alongside a B2B operation for Houwzer, which will focus on a new vertical that the company calls “brokerage as a service.” Tech-forward real estate and mortgage brokerage Houwzer, which got its start in 2015...
You Could Win $50,000 for your BIG IDEA!
December 7, 2022
In partnership with the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Ben Franklin Technology Partners is looking for innovators with BIG IDEAS located in Cameron, Elk, Forest, McKean, or Warren County, PA. We’re looking for entrepreneurs who are developing or crafting a...
You Could Win $50,000 for your BIG IDEA!
December 7, 2022
In partnership with the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Ben Franklin Technology Partners is looking for innovators with BIG IDEAS located in Cameron, Elk, Forest, McKean, or Warren County, PA. We’re looking for entrepreneurs who are developing or crafting a...
Ben Franklin’s TechCelerator Announces Winners of Fall Pitch Event
November 30, 2022
Six local entrepreneurial teams completed a ten-week business startup boot camp, offered by Ben Franklin’s TechCelerator program in partnership with Invent Penn State On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, these teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of judges to...