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What next for region’s displaced pharma workforce?

May 16, 2014

Elana Gordon | May 16, 2014 | WHYY The room is upbeat, friendly. About two dozen people, mostly women, filter in to a lecture space at DeVry University in King of Prussia, Pa. But these aren’t students. Their combined expertise could probably run a multi-billion dollar drug company. “We have CEOs, we have MDs, PhDs, […]

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Forget that ‘brain drain’ stuff; Philly is becoming a brain magnet

May 15, 2014

Philadelphia Business Journal | Deborah Diamond and Steve Wray | May 15, 2014 Forget that ‘brain drain’ stuff; Philly is becoming a brain magnet Ten years ago, City officials, higher education leaders and the business community joined together to address a tremendous opportunity for Philadelphia: make better connections to Philadelphia’s colleges and universities, so that […]

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania Creates/Retains 711 Jobs in 2013

May 14, 2014

PHILADELPHIA, PA (www.sep.benfranklin.org) – Ben Franklin has reported that it’s work over the past year contributed to 711 southeastern Pennsylvania jobs were created or retained in the organization’s five-county service area, which includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.  Additionally, Ben Franklin registered an all-time high of 27 new company formations!Impact results are a […]

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Ben Franklin Approves $975,000 for Nine Early-Stage Companies

May 5, 2014

PHILADELPHIA, PA (www.sep.benfranklin.org) – Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) recently approved the investment of $975,000 in nine early-stage regional companies. Companies approved for funding:   BioDetego, LLC – Philadelphia County – Approved Investment: $50,000 (Through the Technology Commercialization Fund) BioDetego is developing, VASPfore, a new biomarker test for selecting cancer treatment protocols.  […]

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Ben Franklin Approves $2M for Eleven Early-Stage Companies

January 30, 2014

Companies approved for funding:   Biomeme, Inc. – Philadelphia – Approved Investment: $400,000 Biomeme’s technology platform transforms a user’s smartphone into a mobile lab for advanced DNA diagnostics and real-time disease surveillance. The system includes a docking station for real-time qPCR, a mobile app to control the system and analyze results, and targeted test kits […]

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