News & Press Releases
kWantera CEO Mark DeSantis to present at InnovationWorks (IW) Investor Day and Annual Meeting
Pittsburgh, PA May 18, 2012, —kWantera has been selected as one of eight companies to participate at this year’s Innovation Works Investor Day and Annual Meeting, Wednesday, May 23. CEO Mark DeSantis will present a company and product overview during the Portfolio Company Pitches beginning at 4:00 p.m.
DeSantis along with company executives and staff will also be available during the Reception & Technology Showcase immediately following the Portfolio Company Pitches.
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Ten Start-ups Selected for Innovator Spotlight at Privacy Identity Innovation
Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) May 08, 2012 —Ten start-ups have been chosen to participate in the Innovator Spotlight program at the 3rd annual Privacy Identity Innovation conference (pii2012). Taking place May 14-16, 2012 in downtown Seattle, pii2012 will explore where innovation is heading in areas like geo-location, mobile and social media, and what it means for the future of digital privacy, identity and reputation.
Founders of the 10 Innovator Spotlight start-ups will demo their technologies the morning of May 15th to an audience that consists of over 250 leading technology executives, entrepreneurs, investors, marketing professionals and policy experts. Conference attendees will then get a chance to learn more about the companies in the pii2012 Technology Showcase expo area, and they will decide which start-up will be presented with the Audience Choice Award.
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Philadelphia Hosts Women in Tech Summit
By Stephanie M. Adamow
April 24, 2012 —Philly Tech Week kicked off on April 20, featuring the first-ever Women in Tech Summit on Sat., April 21. A combination of female empowerment, industry examination, networking extravaganza and education gathering, the Women in Tech Summit zeroed in on everything from getting into the IT industry to adapting, surviving and mentoring throughout your career. It also delved into topics that could only be broached while in the company of 200 women, like managing motherhood and work life.
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RCD Technology is Now Vizinex RFID
Philadelphia, PA, April 2, 2012 —RCD Technology will formally change its name to Vizinex RFID and launch its new brand at RFID Journal Live! Tenth Annual Conference and Exhibition on April 3-5, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. After a decade of RFID tag design excellence and innovation using its printed circuit board platform, the company is embarking on a re-launch in order to emphasize the keystones of its success: versatility to deliver application-specific tags; efficiency to prototype quickly and manufacture cost-effectively in the U.S.; and reliability to consistently perform as advertised.
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Ben Franklin Technology investing $1.7M in 11 companies
By Peter Key
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania said Wednesday its board of directors has given it the go-ahead to invest nearly $1.7 million in 11 early-stage biotechnology, mobile-technology and advanced-manufacturing companies.
RCD Technology Inc. was approved for a $160,000 investment. The Quakertown, Pa., company makes radio frequency identification, or RFID, tags for specific, high-value technically challenging applications. RCD received $2 million in venture capital in 2006.
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Temple program offers entrepreneurs guidance on attracting investors
By Taunya English
Some Philadelphia startups are getting help to polish their pitch to investors. MidAtlantic Diamond Ventures is a coaching program for up-and-coming companies. It's based at Temple University's Fox School of Business. Executive director Jaine Lucas says in Philadelphia several of the startups are life-sciences firms -- companies hoping to sell a new pharmaceutical, medical device or some other biotech product.
"They were absolutely the darlings of the investment community even as recently as five or six years ago," Lucas said. "The issue with a lot of life-science firms is that the dollars to get to that point are huge, the failure rates typically very, very high."
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Edge Therapeutics, Inc. to Present at Rodman & Renshaw's 13th Annual Healthcare Conference
NEWARK, NJ--(Marketwire - September 07, 2011) - Edge Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel implantable technology for direct delivery of proven therapeutic compounds to the site of brain injury, will be a presenting company at the Rodman & Renshaw 13th Annual Healthcare Conference to be held in New York City from September 11-13, 2011 at the Waldorf-Astoria. Brian Leuthner, chief executive officer, is scheduled to present on Tuesday, September 13th, at 12:05 p.m. in the Metropolitan West conference room.
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Edge Therapeutics Appoints Dr. Sol J. Barer to Board of Directors
Founder of Celgene and 30-Plus Year Veteran of Biotechnology Industry Becomes Director
NEWARK, NJ--(Marketwire - September 07, 2011) - Edge Therapeutics, Inc. announced today the appointment of Sol J. Barer, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors, effective September 1, 2011. Dr. Barer will also serve as chair of the Compensation Committee. Edge Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel implantable technology for direct delivery of proven therapeutic compounds to the site of brain injury.
Dr. Barer is a founder of Celgene Corporation and spent 18 years leading Celgene as president, COO and CEO, culminating with his tenure as Celgene's executive chairman and chairman before retiring in June 2011. Under his helm, Celgene became the third largest independent biotechnology company in the world and a member of the S&P500 with a current market capitalization exceeding $25 billion.
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Cardinal Resources makes the Inc 5000 for the second year in a row
Business Model
Provides a patented solar-powered water treatment system and other innovative systems and solutions to water pollution and environmental remediation services.
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Tama Copeman Appointed Chair of Mid-Atlantic Diamond Ventures
(June 23, 2011,
Philadelphia, PA) Tama Copeman, PhD, founder and CEO of Alcyone*7, a management
advisory company, and founder and Managing Partner of Maya*7 Investments, an
associated boutique investment company, has been appointed chair of Mid-Atlantic
Diamond Ventures (MADV). MADV is a year ‘round venture forum and
entrepreneurship advisory program wholly owned and operated by the Fox School of
Business, Temple University. To date, MADV has coached and presented for
investment over 230 emerging firms which have collectively raised over $200
million in Series A funding. It is the only year ‘round venture forum program in
the Greater Philadelphia region and by far the largest by number of emerging
firms served annually. Dr. Copeman was selected as chair for her extensive
service to the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem, expertise in technology
commercialization and experience as an angel investor and technology
executive.
“Tama brings not only a
wealth of knowledge across numerous aspects of technology and technology
commercialization, but tireless dedication to helping emerging firms resolve
technology and business challenges so they are positioned for sustainable
growth,” says Jaine Lucas, executive director of Temple University’s Innovation
and Entrepreneurship Institute and Mid-Atlantic Diamond Ventures. “She has been
one of our most active board members, and one of first appointed to MADV’s
advisory board when it was brought to Temple in January of 2006.” Dr. Copeman
brings over 35 years experience in executive-level strategy and risk, business
development, general management and operations, ventures and equity investments,
international partnerships, technology and product development, intellectual
property strategy and competitive analysis, solution innovation and human
capital. She has served as an executive committee member of MADV for the past
two years.
Bernie Rudnick, founder of
the former Diamond State Ventures, MADV’s predecessor, and chair emeritus of
Mid-Atlantic Diamond Ventures adds, “Tama has a remarkable intellect coupled to
a keen sense of business strategy. She brings a blend of Fortune 500 executive
experience, angel investing savvy and senior scientific acumen to her new, well
deserved leadership role at MADV.”
Mid-Atlantic Diamond Ventures (MADV) provides
advising on all aspects of entrepreneurship, assistance in developing compelling
and defensible investment materials, and an extensive network of mentors and
investors to assist entrepreneurs in the Mid-Atlantic region with
innovation-based technologies to grow their companies into successful,
sustainable businesses. Four venture forums, an “alumni firm” reunion, and
programming on technology entrepreneurship are offered annually. MADV is just
one of a handful of venture programs associated with large research universities
in the US, and is often cited as a distinguishing feature of Temple’s
entrepreneurship program which has been nationally top ranked for eight
consecutive years by Entrepreneur magazine and the Princeton Review.
Kevin Jones nominated as a finalist for Ernst & Young 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Cardinal Resources President, Kevin Jones, has
been nominated as a finalist for the prestigious Ernst & Young 2011
Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Finalists will gather on Friday, June 10th at a
Black Tie Reception in the Westin William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA. Mr.
Jones was one of 1800 semi-finalists from Western Pennsylvania. He is one of
twenty-eight finalists vying for the award this year.
Cardinal Resources brings a unique blend of experience, technology, and focus to projects worldwide and across the United States from offices in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Dakar, Senegal. Their commitment to Clean Water, Clean Environment, Worldwide includes the patented Red Bird System, a solar-powered community-sized drinking water system, proprietary approaches to community and industrial wastewater treatment, green infrastructure as well as a depth of traditional environmental and engineering services.
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Pfind me
Movitas LLC announced the acquisition of PhindMe LLC, a leading provider of web-based tools for creating mobile websites and mobile marketing campaigns. The PhindMe platform includes mobile communication and marketing solutions for marketing agencies, optimized for all browser-based mobile devices, and a direct-to-business mobile solution, branded Everywhereigo. The acquisition enhances the capabilities of Movitas, a provider of real-time mobile communication, marketing and commerce solutions for location-centric businesses.
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Hydrocoil power
Hydrocoil Power, a MADV company that presented at the organization's April 2008 venture forum, was featured in a recent NY Times Article, New Jersey edition titled "In an Age of Fossil fuel, Returning to the Water for Electricity." The firm has developed new “microhydro” technology that converts the kinetic energy of fast-flowing water into electricity.
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