Worked Up: Generating great jobs across the Commonwealth
In the current economy, it's all about tech-savvy, high-skill employees. We check in with three Pennsylvania companies that are growing their workforces and putting talented people to work.
BFTP/SEP invests $2.8M in 14 early-stage tech firms
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) closed fiscal year 2015 with $2.8 million in investments in 14 early-stage companies.
Allentown's MindBridge Innovations develops high-tech therapy bikes
Allentown's MindBridge Innovations is working on several fronts to develop high-tech therapy bicycles.
In Lawrence County, a startup prepares to grow legal medical marijuana
The co-founders of Keystone Organic Farms are waiting for Pennsylvania to legalize medical cannabis.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA invests in promising technologies
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania is investing nearly $400,000 in seven early-stage tech companies and three established manufacturers.
In Philadelphia, a new partnership promotes healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship
Independence Blue Cross and�Thomas Jefferson University�have embarked on a new collaboration to promote innovation in healthcare.
The 2015 BIO International Convention comes to Philadelphia
The region's reputation as a global hub for academic, scientific and entrepreneurial prowess in the life sciences is on the rise, and now thousands of industry leaders will descend on the city June 15-18.
Philadelphia's University City Science Center plans to double its campus
Doubling its size, Philadelphia's University City Science Center aims to be a globally recognized innovation district.
ContactMyDoc aims to be the Expedia of healthcare
Montgomeryville's ContactMyDoc is a startup with a platform that allows patients to comparison shop for healthcare services.
Philadelphia's TowerView tests its high-tech pillbox, a device that helps patients track meds
TowerView Health, a Philadelphia startup, is testing a high-tech pillbox in a six-month study with Independence Blue Cross and Penn Medicine.