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BFTP fuels ideas and powers jobs. We invest in and support Pennsylvania startups and established manufacturers — turning bold ideas into thriving enterprises, accelerating innovation and growth across Pennsylvania. Through investment, expertise, and partnerships delivered locally through our regional network, we help entrepreneurs and established manufacturers turn bold ideas into thriving enterprises that strengthen communities and drive economic impact.

BioStrategy Partners coordinates a consortium of leading academic research institutions to create a single, structured entry point for biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics companies seeking innovation, expertise, and collaboration opportunities. Through coordinated programs, industry engagement initiatives, and curated events, the consortium helps surface emerging therapeutics, devices, and diagnostic technologies, connect industry partners with leading experts, and expand partnership opportunities across member. Institutions.

The Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, works with its partners to serve the entire CMU community — departments, colleges, centers and campuses — to accelerate bringing research innovations and promising ideas to the global marketplace and helping all entrepreneurial students, faculty, staff and alumni tap into the “innovation ecosystem.”

Fosters opportunities for businesses to grow and for communities to succeed and thrive in a global economy. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for PA citizens while assuring transparency and accountability in the expenditure of public funds.

The city of Philadelphia and our surrounding region is a growing hotbed of innovation, inspiring all within it to continue to push boundaries and test the limits of what we can achieve. Drexel has an incredible variety of assets to help you develop as an entrepreneur and innovator.

We help connect Lehigh’s cutting-edge technologies and researchers with industry partners, investors, and entrepreneurs to bring innovative solutions to real-world problems. Through your research and technology transfer, Lehigh can share innovations throughout the world for the benefit of the public and in the service of society’s well-being.

The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center (PABC) is a nonprofit life sciences incubator dedicated to the creation of a world-class biotechnology center; to the promotion of regional economic development and job creation; and to the education and training of tomorrow’s researchers.

The Penn Center for Innovation (PCI) helps to translate UOP discoveries & ideas into new products and businesses for the benefit of society. It does this by facilitating technology development connections between Penn and the private sector. PCI serves as a dedicated one-stop shop for commercial partnering with Penn.

The Mission of the RMC is to expand and develop more secure and robust markets for recovered (recycled) materials by helping to overcome market barriers and inefficiencies.

From small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, student start-ups to well-established companies, Penn State provides a variety of opportunities for businesses and industries to partner with the University to solve unique challenges, develop new products, recruit top talent, and make a lasting impact.

The Center for Medical Innovation is dedicated to “Empowering Innovation at Penn State College of Medicine for a Healthier Future.” Our vision is to foster an environment that accelerates the development of innovative solutions for real-world health care challenges. This involves ensuring access to critical resources and capital, as well as actively engaging with internal collaborators and external partners.

The PA SBDCs are a nationally accredited program providing educational training, business resources, and experienced no-cost, confidential consulting to small business owners and entrepreneurs. The Pennsylvania SBDC has a statewide network of 15 Centers and outreach locations to serve small businesses.

Is a statewide technical assistance organization charged with supporting PA businesses and anchor institutions — including manufacturers, municipalities, educational institutions, entrepreneurs, and economic development agencies.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has delivered millions of loans, loan guarantees, contracts, counseling sessions and other forms of assistance to small businesses. SBA provides assistances primarily through its four programmatic functions: access to capital, entrepreneurial development, government contracting, and advocacy.

Catalyzes and connects innovation to entrepreneurship and tech commercialization. We support startups, research and economic development in the life sciences, healthcare, physical sciences and emerging tech sectors.

Temple University is generating cutting-edge discoveries that are advancing through an active commercialization program designed to accelerate technology development and new startup formation, including the recently launched startup programs. We stand ready to explore collaboration opportunities through the Office of Technology Commercialization and Business Development, an integrated hub for entrepreneurs and industry to discover their next partnership opportunity.

Provides a comprehensive suite of services for Pitt Innovators, from protecting IP to commercializing new discoveries through licensing and/or new enterprise development. The Institute also provides a wealth of educational programming, mentoring and networking for Pitt faculty, students and small businesses owners throughout Western Pennsylvania.