Press Release Archive

11/18/05	Minority Angel Investor Network (MAIN) celebrates one-year anniversary
11/10/05	BFTP/SEP announces winter capital briefings for entrepreneurs and business advisors
11/2/05	BFTP/SEP Portfolio Company Yaupon Therapeutics Selected Best Life Sciences Start-Up at 2005 Enterprise Awards.
10/31/05	NANOTECHNOLOGY - Getting small has its advantages in the Mid-Atlantic Region
10/12/05	Celldex announces acquisition of assets of Alteris Therapeutics, Inc., a Philadelphia company seeded by BFTP/SEP
10/07/05	BFTP/SEP promotes Susan Evatt to Vice President of Technology Commercialization Group
10/03/05	Drexel, Penn, and BFTP/SEP form Nanotechnology Commercialization Group through the Nanotechnology Institute™
9/16/05	BFTP/SEP to support the launch of the Minority Technology Initiative (MTI)
9/06/05	BFTP/SEP appoints Roy S. Chaleff, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Regional Technology Initiatives
9/01/05	Howard/McCray to launch new product line created in collaboration with BFTP/SEP & DVIRC
8/19/05	BFTP to introduce new application at upcoming capital briefings
7/20/05	BEA Systems acquires Compoze Software, Inc., a Wayne, PA company seeded by BFTP/SEP
7/01/05	Vice President for BFTP/SEP and Co-Founder of MAIN to Moderate Entrepreneurs' Forum on July 12
6/22/05	Philadelphia's Navy Yard Keystone Innovation Zone receives national award
6/21/05	BFTP/SEP and Phoenix IP Ventures enter into agreement to offer commercialization services to BFTP/SEP's Technology Commercialization Network (TCN) of research institutions
6/20/05	Commonwealth of PA, BFTP/SEP and NIST to cooperate on research, development and commercialization of nanotechnology
6/16/05	BFTP/SEP provides $350,000 to NexusPharma, Inc. to develop novel agents to treat cancer (PDF File)
6/07/05	Building PA’S technology economy: BFTP presents the Pennsylvania Technology Showcase on June 7th
6/03/05	BFTP to recognize its companies at the Pennsylvania Technology Showcase
5/18/05	BFTP/SEP welcomes new marketing & communications director, two staff members
5/17/05	BFTP/SEP appoints new marketing & communications director
5/5/05	BFTP announces spring investment capital briefings
4/20/05	The Minority Angel Investor Network (MAIN) receives major endorsement and funding from The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
3/28/05	Rendell Administration announces $575,000 in funding for technology projects
3/11/05	Take a bow: Entrepreneurs honored, Innovation celebrated at the 2005 Ben Franklin Emerging Business Awards
3/01/05	Entrepreneurial innovation and management to be celebrated to the 2005 Ben Franklin Emerging Business Awards
2/11/05	BFTP/SEP forms international commercialization partnership with ANGLE Technology
2/4/05	BFTP/SEP awards $2,050,000 to regional companies
2/4/05	BFTP/SEP announces Technology Assistance engagements
2/03/05	The National Center for Defense Robotics, an initiative of The Technology Collaborative, awards first Defense contract to Philadelphia-based Nomadio, Inc.
2/2/05	BFTP/SEP announces mid-winter investment capital briefings
1/27/05	Rendell administration announces over $1.7 million in funding for technology projects
1/24/05	Rendell Administration unveils 2005 Pennsylvania TechFormation report
1/06/05	Technology Work Experience Internship Program
11/22/04	David C. U'Prichard, Ph.D., elected to BFTP/SEP's Board of Directors
11/22/04	BFTP announces winter investment capital briefings
11/01/04	Minority Angel Investor Network (MAIN) launched by BFTP; first membership meeting workshop planned
10/14/04	EDA funding supports creation of tri-state nanotechnology alliance
10/12/04	Rendell Administration announces $13.6 million in funding for technology projects
9/23/04	BioAdvance announces closing of $26 million Early Stage Life Science Fund
9/21/04	Ben Franklin 20th Anniversary collateral materials judged among the best in the Northeastern U.S.
8/19/04	BFTP/SEP announces fall investment capital briefings
8/12/04	BFTP/SEP hires four new staff members
7/26/04	Beacon Bioscience, a BFTP life sciences portfolio company, raises $9.9 million in cash from Icon, PLC
6/17/04	Rendell Administration announces first Angel Guarantee investment deal closed by BFIP
6/7/04	BFTP/SEP investment leads the formation of MacroArray Technologies funding round
5/24/04	Ben Franklin/Villanova University proposal awarded $600,000 NSF grant
5/13/04	BFTP awards $1,675,000 to regional companies
5/5/04	Purdue University/Ben Franklin awarded $426,250 State Technologies Advancement Collaborative grant
4/21/04	BFTP/SEP announces spring investment capital briefings
4/01/04	Nanotechnology Institute signs GlaxoSmithKline as corporate member
3/16/04	Entrepreneurs shine at 2004 Ben Franklin Emerging Business Awards
3/01/04	Entrepreneurs Prepare to Take Center Stage at 2004 Ben Franklin Emerging Business Awards
2/06/04	Nanotechnology Institute signs Itochu Corp. of Japan as first international corporate member
2/04/04	BFTP/SEP adds entrepreneurs, Lancaster Angel Networks to investor group
12/16/03	BFTP/SEP promotes three, hires two new staff members
12/11/03	EDA funding to BFTP provides regional enterprises with product development support
12/05/03	Region’s Nanotechnology activities to be showcased at Nanocommerce 2003
11/24/03	BFTP awards $1,750,000 to regional companies
11/18/03	Rendell Administration awards Philadelphia university researchers $1 million to promote environmentally sound design and construction in Southeastern PA
11/13/03	BFTP rolls out new investment structures at Investment Capital Briefings
11/5/03	New member elected to BFTP's Board of Directors
9/17/03	BFTP rolls out new investment structures at seed capital briefings
9/3/03	BFTP/SEP signs Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with local universities
9/2/03	RoseAnn B. Rosenthal elected to WTCGP Board of Directors
8/21/03	BFTP Co-Sponsors Bio/Pharm 2003: Opportunities Across the Asia Pacific
7/15/03	Ben Franklin Investment Partners (BFIP) "Seals the Deal" with first angel network participants
7/2/03	BFTP/SEP featured in back-to-back television program sponsorships
6/30/03	BFTP/SEP elects Mark S. Schweiker to Board of Directors
4/11/03	SSTI Weekly Digest: "20-Year Investment in Ben Franklin Pays Off Big for Pennsylvania"
4/7/03	BFTP recognized for twenty years of service to the Commonwealth
4/3/03	Rendell administration partners with leading economic development agencies to promote federal funding opportunities
4/2/03	Important connections slated for the 5th Annual Venture Fair
4/2/03	New entrepreneurship program launched to promote high-tech, product-focused businesses. BFTP and LaSalle University partner
3/11/03	Five Stars shine at Ben Franklin Emerging Business Awards
3/7/03	The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Honors Commonwealth/BFTP
3/03/03	BFTPartners boosted PA economy by $8 billion - Results of New Economic Impact Study Released
2/14/03	Finalists selected for the 2003 Ben Franklin Emerging Business Awards
1/30/03	New chairman and two new board members elected to BFTP's board of directors
1/21/03	BFTP/SEP awarded MJMA Innovation Award
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