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“It’s the best possible time to be alive, when almost everything you thought you knew is wrong.”

July 20, 2015

This was an interesting week in the world of science and technology and it brought to mind Tom Stoppard’s line from his play, Arcadia:  “It’s the best possible time to be alive, when almost everything you thought you knew is wrong.” First were the stunning views of Pluto from the New Horizons probe, launched 9.5 […]

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The Revolution Report

July 16, 2015

In a region steeped in history, our cause is young but strong. A look at how Ben Franklin has helped fuel the innovation revolution in Southeastern Pennsylvania. View full Revolution Report

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Missed one of our briefings?

July 16, 2015

No worries! Rewatch Mark deGrandpre at Walnut Street Labs. Ben Franklin’s free Briefings for entrepreneurs, companies and business advisors cover investment (application process, company qualifications, and proposal preparation) and commercialization programs and services. Our Briefings support all technology sectors, including Health, Digital Health, IT, Physical Sciences and Alternative Energy/Clean Technologies. Interested? Check out our Entrepreneurs […]

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Meet BioBot, the 'MakerBot of biology'

July 14, 2015

A $5,000 desktop bioprinter developed by two University of Pennsylvania grads lets nearly anyone print living tissue. Inside a tiny office on the second floor of a South Philadelphia makerspace, the future looks like a large, greenish booger. The machine responsible for printing such an object: the BioBot, a bioprinter that prints living cell tissue […]

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Zagster Raises $3.5 Million to Take Bike-Sharing Across the U.S.

July 14, 2015

Public bike-sharing programs in North America have performed variably, with less than hoped-for ridership in Chicago, Denver, Chattanooga and Minneapolis, and technical glitches and disputes over where to place bike kiosks in New York. One supplier of bikes and related technology to a public bike-sharing program in Toronto, Bixi, even went bankrupt. But venture investors […]

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