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December 2005
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PHILADELPHIA, PA: Susan Evatt has been promoted to Vice President of the Technology Commercialization Group for BFTP of Southeast Pennsylvania. The move recognizes Evatt's effective leadership of the group as Senior Director over the past year and is a sign of BFTP's continued commitment to commercialization initiatives which show tremendous promise.
| Susan Evatt has 20 years of technology product engineering and management experience in the nuclear and aerospace industries. |
The TCG -- composed of 20 Philadelphia-area research institutions -- assists companies by addressing their near-term technical needs by providing consulting services and laboratory facilities for analysis, experimentation and prototyping.
"Sue's leadership of the Technology Commercialization Group (TCG) has enabled BFTP/SEP to strengthen the focus of our technology commercialization efforts, leading to our growing involvement in several technology hubs across the region," says RoseAnn B. Rosenthal, BFTP/SEP's President & CEO. "Our organization also has expanded the participants and services delivered through the Technology Commercialization Network (TCN) and secured federal support."
The TCN -- composed of 20 Philadelphia-area research institutions -- assists companies by addressing their near-term technical needs by providing consulting services and laboratory facilities for analysis, experimentation, and prototyping.
In her new role Evatt will lead efforts to develop programs and services to help companies with new product development and commercialization -- in particular, by linking them with technologies available from university research centers and the federal laboratory system.
Evatt's team concentrates on individual companies, identifying specific technology commercialization needs, locating and applying specialized expertise outside the company, and in general accelerating the process. Regionally, it monitors emerging technology trends and fosters collaboration among academic, corporate and economic development partners.
"It's a privilege for me to be associated with the Ben Franklin Technology Partners team," Evatt says. "Working with entrepreneurs and innovators at every stage of business in a wide range of technology applications, partnering with experts from our region's finest academic institutions and leaders of the business and financial community -- it's all immensely gratifying."
By joining BFTP/SEP four years ago, Evatt made a career transition from private-sector technology management to technology-based economic development. She has 20 years of technology product engineering and management experience in the nuclear and aerospace industries. She previously worked as a Product Area Manager at Smiths Industries Aerospace, in Trenton, NJ; Engineering Manager and Quality Program Manager at Liberty Technologies, in Conshohocken, PA; and Research Engineer at Franklin Research Center, in Philadelphia. |
About Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
An independent not-for-profit economic development organization, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) was established in 1982 to stimulate economic growth through innovation, entrepreneurship and the development and adoption of new technologies. BFTP/SEP, part of a statewide network supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, provides capital and expertise in technology, finance and business to help entrepreneurs overcome challenges and plan for growth. Through our network of resources, the organization fosters dynamic relationships among companies, institutional and private investors, research institutions and the university community. |
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