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RoseAnn Rosenthal “How to Catalyze a Regional Innovation Ecosystem” Webinar

October 30, 2020

RoseAnn Rosenthal, President and CEO of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA, discusses the importance of regional innovation ecosystems and examines how to catalyze a diverse regional economy to transition toward one that embraces tech, entrepreneurship and innovation as its drivers.

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Wolf Administration Announces Funding for Tech Investments in Southeastern Pennsylvania

October 27, 2020

Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin and the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA) announced that $1 million has been awarded to the Global Opportunity Philadelphia Fund to invest in early stage technology companies in the Greater Philadelphia region. The Global Opportunity Philadelphia Fund was formed by Ben Franklin Technology Partners […]

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Insurance Tech Company Livegenic is Acquired by Australia-Based Claim Central

October 27, 2020

The 2014-founded cloud-based video insurance company Livegenic, which has an office in The Curtis building and a distributed global team, was acquired this month by one of its key investors, Claim Central. Livegenic allows customers to stream video from their phones between property and casualty insurance organizations and their customers to connect all parts of […]

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From Turntables to Tactile: How Marc Coleman Designed a Career in Entrepreneurship

October 23, 2020

When he was a senior in high school, The Tactile Group president and CEO Marc Coleman seemed to have it all figured out. The Philadelphia native got an internship through Inroads that was carved out for aspiring minority engineers and wore a suit each day when he went to work for a company downtown. He […]

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The Pandemic Helped Fuel Philly’s Already Growing Life Sciences Sector, CBRE Report Shows

October 22, 2020

While the world watched the science industry research and battle the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philadelphia region slid into a higher ranking on the top U.S. life sciences market, a report by real estate firm CBRE shows. The region placed eighth among the country’s top life sciences clusters in 2019, and this year, it rose to […]

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