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Shapiro Administration Announces $3.5 Million In New Funding For Pennsylvania Start-Up Tech Companies

May 1, 2023

Contact: Penny Ickes, DCED, dcedpress@pa.gov Harrisburg, PA– April 27, 2023–Today, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Acting Secretary Rick Siger announced that a total of $3.5 million has been awarded through the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA)to a pair of Pennsylvania venture capital firms that will make investments in early-stage technology companies. Governor […]

Kathie Jordan Joins Ben Franklin To Lead Healthcare Investment Group

April 26, 2023

Contact: Jason Bannon, Ben Franklin jason.bannon@sep.benfranklin.org Jordan to lead established team to continue growth of the Philadelphia region’s emerging healthcare ventures PHILADELPHIA—April 26, 2023—Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (Ben Franklin) announces that Kathie Jordan, Ph.D. has joined the organization as Managing Director of its Healthcare Investment Group. Jordan brings a blend of portfolio […]

March 15, 2023

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Ben Franklin Healthcare Approvals: $700K In 2 Companies

February 1, 2023

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Ben Franklin Tech Approvals: $1.3M In 5 Companies

January 31, 2023

Companies featured: Accencio – Philadelphia County Accencio is a technology company addressing a clear unmet need within the drug discovery space through IP-GeoScape®, a fully visualized data-rich set of biological target-specific molecular landscapes. IP-GeoScape fills a big gap in IP understanding from a structure-based perspective by algorithmically clustering relevant patent, literature and proprietary molecules […]