The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority announced that $14 million in state funding has been approved for the Ben Franklin Technology Partners.

A number of Greater Lehigh Valley businesses were among those sharing a part of $485,000 in investments from the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

LifeAire Systems of Bethlehem was originally formed more than 10 years ago to create an air purification system for in vitro fertilization. Now its air purification systems are being used by hospitals and health care systems and is being transformed into a tool against COVID-19.

An Allentown pharmaceutical manufacturing company, U.S. Specialty Formulations, is expanding again to continue its work developing a COVID-19 vaccine in partnership with VaxForm of Bethlehem.

Two Lehigh Valley companies that have partnered to develop and manufacture a pair of COVID-19 vaccines said they may have a vaccine to market by spring of next year.

The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority announced today that it will award nearly $1.5 million in grants to each of the four Ben Franklin Technology Partners in the state.

Enigma Networkz LLC of Reading, Phoenix Hockey USA LLC of Tatamy and ProdHealth Inc. of Bethlehem are three of the local early-stage technology-based firms to receive part of a $210,500 in investment from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania unveiled a three-pronged plan for a $1 million allocation it received from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania in Bethlehem has named Douglas Engler as regional manager for the Lehigh Valley.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania announced the winners of this year’s Innovation Awards.