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Thirteen Companies will Receive a Ben Franklin Investment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  July 28, 2010 STATE COLLEGE, PA – Thirteen tech-based companies located in the 32-county footprint serviced by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania will collectively receive an investment totaling $2.4 million as a result of the passing of the state budget.  Ben Franklin ... (more)

Centre County Resident Wins $35,000 “New Energy Idea” Contest! For immediate release: July 27, 2010 State College, PA – The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA today announced the winner of their “New Energy Idea Contest.” The grand prize of $35,000 was awarded to Mr. Mark Leiby at a check presentation ... (more)

We have a Winner to the $35,000 “New Energy Idea Contest” MARK YOUR CALENDAR:  July 27, 2010 – 10:30 A.M. State College, PA – The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA  will announce the winner of their “New Energy Idea Contest” ... (more)

Ben Franklin Creates Virtual Energy Incubator Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania has created a dynamic virtual incubator to develop an entrepreneurial community surrounding the concepts of clean, alternative energy.  The heart of the Virtual Energy Incubator (VEI) is ... (more)

Check out this Website: Discovering Startups Discovering Startups (www.discoveringstartups) is a website which reviews startup companies on a daily basis.  Their goals are simple:  their readers get interesting info on startups and the companies get some free PR & traffic.  They accept submissions and like to showcase any and all interesting tech startup ... (more)

Applied Computational Technologies in Final Prototype Testing of Radiation Dose Calculation Engine In 2010, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer—and approximately 65 percent of those cancer victims will receive some form of radiation therapy. Cancer treatment can be daunting. Applied Computational Technologies (ACT) works ... (more)

Innovation Transfer Network Aids Innovation of Fitness and Nutrition Hectic schedules create a challenge for those trying to find time to support good nutrition and fitness habits. Companies like Better Bowls and HydroWorx are using the Innovation Transfer Network (ITN) ... (more)

BFTP 2009 Statewide Annual Report Supporting and Nurturing Pennsylvania’s Next Generation of Growth Enterprises Pennsylvania’s entrepreneurs and innovators have drawn on their ingenuity to weather the worst economic storm in more than 25 years. In some cases, as evidenced by the companies profiled in the BFTP 2009 Statewide Annual Report, they have blossomed in spite of it. One of the resources they count on most is the Ben Franklin Technology Partners. (more)

Finalists Chosen for $35,000 New Energy Idea Contest The $35,000 New Energy Idea Contest, sponsored by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (BFTP/CNP) and the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP), has chosen seven finalists and is currently determining a panel of judges. Forty applications were received before the deadline of April 15, 2010. The grand prize ... (more)

Ben Franklin Invests in Home-Grown Solution to Alternative Energy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:      March 18, 2010 ERIE, PA – A Crawford County-based company, Ernst Biomass, LLC, will receive $125,000 from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA to help with the planning, development, and operation of a biomass densification facility.  The goal of the project is to ... (more)