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Ben Franklin Approves $2M for 10 Early Stage Companies

April 22, 2015

Companies approved for funding:   Atrin Pharmaceutical – Bucks County Atrin Pharmaceuticals is a dynamic biopharmaceutical firm focused on the discovery and development of proprietary medications. Atrin centers its research on modalities which treat cancers lacking effective therapies. This technology will advance drug development for the treatment of solid tumors currently having limited or ineffective […]

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Temple Ventures | Join Us in Sparking Technological Innovation

April 17, 2015

Details When: April 24, 2015 Where: Temple University – Serc Building 1925 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Agenda 10:00-11:00 Refreshments, Networking, and Technology Showcase Next Generation Antimicrobial Agents Dr. William Wuest Assistant Professor of Chemistry, College of Science and Technology; New Therapeutic Approach for ALS (LouGehrig’s Disease) Dr. Benjamin Blass, […]

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Is Philly on its way to tech hub status after lagging behind?

April 17, 2015

Source: UpStart Business Journal This year, Philadelphia’s technology scene is well-positioned to see an uptick in mergers and acquisitions. It’s already off to a good start. The last week in January, and just spilling into February, there was a flurry of activity. At the same time biotech company Spark Therapeutics went public with a $161 […]

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Philadelphia health IT company adds Apple Pay

April 16, 2015

Source: Philadelphia Business Journal A Philadelphia company that processes tens of billions of dollars in health care payments each year has added Apple Pay to its payment network. InstaMed, which has offices in Center City and Newport Beach, Calif., operates an integrated health care payment network that connects more than 1,500 hospitals, more than 70,000 […]

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Meet Philly’s supermaterial maker: Graphene Frontiers

April 16, 2015

Source: Technically Philly The company is mass producing graphene, a Nobel Prize-winning nanomaterial, in a “gamechanging” fashion. What’s thin, flexible, transparent, highly conductive, ten times more durable than diamond and won a Nobel Prize back in 2010? That’s right, we’re talking about graphene. Graphene Frontiers CEO Mike Patterson says that back in 2010, one square […]

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