Ben Franklin Technology Partners spreads $2.5M to 14 Phila-area firms
Health and IT, mostly
State-backed Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania says it's splitting $2.5 million among 14 local start-ups. The list:
Robert Plotkin (CEO)'s Arcadian Telepsychiatry.com, Montgomery County, "brings psychiatrists and mental health providers" to remote locations for its doctor, hospital, substance abuse and insurer clients.
John Nosek's Temple University spin-off Guiding Technologies, of Philadelphia, is developing "Applied Behavior Analysis" therapy for treating autism using sophisticated data.
Johann deSa's Instadiagnostics, Philadelphia, "is developing a rapid, quantitative, point-of-care (POC) diagnostic platform with the aim of bringing centralized laboratory testing to the patient’s bedside."
Jon Cooper's Life.io, Philadelphia, is developing a "fun and personalized" Software-as-a-Service (Saas) platform that rewards insurance policyholders "for making smart decisions about their life."
Alex Polyakov's and Olek Shestakov's Livegenic, of Philadelphia, has set up a "realtime video platform" for insurance claims.
Robert Alonso heads Mitochon Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware County "clinical stage biotech company that focuses on developing drugs that target the mitochondria for a host of insidious diseases" including Huntingdon's, Parkinson's, and multiple sclerosis.
Doug Farber's and Kurt Dudley's Orange Maker, based at the University City Science Center in Philadelphia (corrected), "is a high-resolution 3D printing technology company" that helps designers and engineers build "higher-quality parts," not just prototypes.
Michelle McDonald's Sweet Note Bakery is a Manayunk, Philadelphia-based "gluten-free and allergen free bagel manufacturer."
Christina Lopes' One Health Company is a Philadelphia firm that targets "sick pets to pre-clinical trials" for "cutting-edge" human therapies.
Pete Cona's Versify Solutions is a Delaware County company that offers "integrated analytics and operational (SaaS) software applications" to replace human workers in "the electric and power generation industry."
Shiva Srinivasan's Zuppler, in Conshohocken, bills itself as a "complete order fulfillment platform" for food service and delivery. The company also has offices in Romania and India, serving "over 28,000 clients across US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Singapore (and the) Netherlands."
























