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There’s a New Crop of Wellness Brands Bringing Women’s Health Care Into the Digital Space
November 1, 2018
Conversations about health care in 2018 are — for many reasons — quite fraught. On an individual level, between the all-too-common struggles with insurance, far-off appointment dates, excessive wait times, lack of communication and clarity with various providers and access to medications (with fluctuating costs), there’s no denying that there’s a lot of work to […]
NeuroFlow Will Pilot its Mental Health Platform at Philly’s VA Hospital
November 1, 2018
Over the next six months, a dozen clinicians at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center will have access to NeuroFlow’s mental health platform, which helps engage patients and track their behavioral health. The deployment of the platform, part of an initial research study, is funded through a $225,000 Phase I Small Business Technology […]
Startup Kapsul’s Smart AC Unit Lands Offers From Big Retailers Amid Raising $5M
October 26, 2018
With October’s chill setting in, it’s hard to believe the sweltering, muggy heat of July isn’t that far away. But when it does come, Kapsul plans to be ready. That’s what COO Chris Myers told the Philadelphia Business Journal this week as the Philadelphia-based hardware startup is in the midst of a seed round to fund the […]
Oncora Medical Teams Up With Oncologists at N.Y.’s Largest Health System
October 26, 2018
Oncora Medical, a Philadelphia medical technology company, has entered into a collaboration with radiation oncologists at New York’s largest health care provider. Under the partnership, radiation therapists at Northwell Health will have access to Oncora’s software designed to integrate clinical data to predict patient outcomes and deliver precision-based care. Financial terms of the deal were […]
With Honor for Terry Hicks (1952-2018)
October 25, 2018
Terry Hicks joined Ben Franklin in 1993 as the Director of Technology and Manufacturing Programs, and in 1998 became our Vice President of the Investment Group, serving in this role until his retirement in 2015. In his 22 years at Ben Franklin, Terry guided the growth of more than 400 companies in Greater Philadelphia […]
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