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Ben Franklin Technology Partners Announces Investment and Commercialization Briefings

June 12, 2015

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. The Briefings support all technology sectors, including Life Sciences, IT, Physical Sciences and Alternative Energy/Clean Technologies. Please register below:   Thursday, June 25th – 9:30 AM – 11:00AM Montgomery County Community […]

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Ben Franklin Approves $2M for 10 Early Stage Companies

April 29, 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 | Please 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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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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