Nine early-stage Philadelphia tech companies will receive nearly $2.2 million from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) to advance their businesses.
After a number of rough years, 2012 saw an increase in the number of venture capital deals and dollars flowing to Philadelphia region technology companies. And 2013 is looking good.
The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG) has announced new investments in two biotech startups "that are addressing large markets and solving problems that have never been solved before."
Four biotechnology clients of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania have been awarded more than $11.5 million in follow-on funding in federal science-based grants.