News Type: News

What Can’t Bulogics Make?

February 18, 2015

Source: Philly.com An engineering firm, for the ‘Internet of Things’ FELICITE MOORMAN, 41, of East Falls, is CEO of BuLogics, which calls itself an “Internet of Things” engineering firm. Founded in 2003, the East Falls company certifies, designs and builds wireless systems connecting everyday objects for Fortune 500 clients and individuals. Q: What’s […]

BioBots is Back in the News Again and This Time They’re Heading to SXSW!

February 17, 2015

Source: 3D Printing Industry BioBots Low-Cost BioPrinter Heads to SXSW as Accelerator Finalist BioBots is a 3D bioprinting startup located right in the heart of Philadelphia. After working to push BioBots out of their University of Pennsylvania dorm rooms and into hands of researchers, the firm took to the DreamIt Health accelerator program, officially launching […]

Ben Franklin Approves $1.9M for 11 Early Stage Companies

February 12, 2015

Companies approved for funding: BioBots – Philadelphia County Within 20 years, BioBots’ 3D bioprinters will allow patients with organ failures to receive custom replacement organs built by and constructed out of their own cells. BioBots’ 3D bioprinters will allow people to print living tissue and build with life. BioBots is led by Danny Cabrera, […]

“Do Well by Doing Good”

February 6, 2015

Source: Region’s Business This oft used quote by Ben Franklin is finding new life in the convergence of two worlds: the for-profit and the charitable. By RoseAnn B. Rosenthal The primary focus of the for-profit world is and has been bottom line, shareholder value. Commitments to community have taken the form of donations, sometimes via […]

Everyone, Meet Joanne Lang of AboutOne

February 5, 2015

Source: Keystone Edge Joanne Lang of AboutOne Two years ago, Keystone Edge interviewed Joanne Lang about her company, AboutOne, then in its infancy. We are revisiting her now that the company is about to launch a new app, Family Calendar, which combines their cloud platform with a calendar-based organizing system for everything from medical records […]

The Penn Center for Innovation Just Added a $300K Hammer to Its Tool Box

February 4, 2015

Source: Philadelphia Business Journal Penn initiative nabs $300K from National Science Foundation The Penn Center for Innovation was recently awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation. The $300,000 grant will go toward establishing an NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) site at the University of Pennsylvania. Working as a business accelerator, I-Corps will facilitate the […]

OneTwoSee’s Sports Extras App Went Live With Xfinity!

February 3, 2015

Source: Philly.com Xfinity Sports Extras app developer keeps game-day facts flowing With about 25 seconds to go in Sunday’s Super Bowl and the Seahawks in the red zone, on the television screen, Comcast’s Xfinity Sports Extras app was giving Seattle an 81 percent probability of beating New England. Then Patriots safety Malcolm Butler jumped in […]

Half Way to the Goal in Just 5 Days. Bulogics’ Hive Smart Audio System is Going Strong!

February 3, 2015

Source: Technically Philly This East Falls company built a smart-home device that’s killing it on Kickstarter right now BuLogics’ latest product is a smart-home hub, wireless audio system and mobile app all in one. You may not have heard of BuLogics. That’s kind of by design. The East Falls company, which spun out venture-backed startup […]

Project Liberty’s First Exit! Congrats to the SnipSnap Team!

January 29, 2015

Source: TechCrunch Slyce Snatches Up Mobile Couponing App SnipSnap For $6.5 Million Visual search provider Slyce is expanding its lineup of mobile applications taking advantageof its proprietary image recognition technology with the acquisition of popular mobile couponing app SnipSnap for $6.5 million. The deal was a combination of cash and stock, and brings SnipSnap’s 4 […]

Philly Startup’s Heart Is In The Right Place

January 23, 2015

Source: Philly.com Daniel Cabrera, 22, and Ricardo Solorzano, 25, both of Center City, co-founded BioBots, a firm in Southwest Center City that has developed a toolkit to fabricate the 3-D structure of human tissue. BioBots is a recent graduate of DreamIt Health Philly’s 2014 accelerator. I spoke with Cabrera, the CEO. Q: How did […]