Houses Ben Franklin Technology Partners and Ben Franklin TechVentures®.
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania creates and retains highly paid, sustainable jobs by investing in and linking early-stage technology-based firms and established manufactuers with experts, universities, and funding to help them prosper through innovation. Statewide Ben Franklin has returned $3.60 to the PA treasury for every $1.00 invested. It is funded by the PA Department of Community and Economic Development.
Ben Franklin TechVentures® is an award-winning technology-based incubator/post-incubator that is owned and managed by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA. It provides resident companies with the support of an experienced incubator staff, the synergy of working in proximity to other early-stage companies, low rental costs, flexible floor plans, and access to Lehigh's facilities, equipment, faculty, and students. These factors combine to greatly enhance companies' probabilities of success.