Technology is the common denominator among four startups that received a total of $370,000 in investments from the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA earlier this month.
Geisinger Health System's Obesity Clinic in Danville and Bucknell University have developed a free app for pre- and post-operative weight loss surgery patients.
ViroPharma Inc., a homegrown global pharmaceutical company, is expanding at its Exton headquarters, nearly doubling its space and its local workforce with new, high-paying jobs.
Wind and sun helped Shoener Environmental weather the economic downturn. "Renewable energy kept us going through the recession," says president Ed Shoener.
NASA launched its Radiation Belt Storm Probes, the first twin-spacecraft mission designed to explore Earth's radiation belts, with multi-layer insulation, made in Bristol by DUNMORE Corporation.
Allentown's TerraGroup Corp. is looking to diversify beyond its core business of providing lightweight water purification systems to the U.S. military.