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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

By focusing on the entrepreneur as the ultimate engine of growth, Ben Franklin Technology Partners has been advancing Pennsylvania’s knowledge-based economy for more than two decades. Operating regionally with four centers strategically located throughout the Commonwealth, Ben Franklin Technology Partners brings together the best of the state's people, ideas, and technology. The program is so successful that it has become an internationally recognized model for innovation in technology-based economic development.

The Right Resources for Technology

Ben Franklin Technology Partners delivers crucial resources for technology-driven enterprises in sectors such as information technology, life sciences, communications, advanced manufacturing, advanced materials and environmental technology by:

• Investing risk capital in emerging technology-based enterprises and established businesses
• Providing hands-on technical and business expertise to spur enterprise growth and accelerate commercialization activities
• Delivering customized solutions that draw on an extensive network of public and private resources, including universities, federal laboratories and research institutions