BFTP NEP Innovation Partnership (PIPE)
Funds Northeast Pennsylvania early-stage tech firms through innovation and assistance grants.
The Innovation Partnership (PIPE) is a rolling assistance-grant programme operated by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP NEP), based at Ben Franklin TechVentures on the Lehigh University campus at 116 Research Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015. BFTP NEP is one of four regional 501(c)(3) organisations in the Pennsylvania Ben Franklin Technology Partners network, funded by …
Assistance grants helping early-stage technology companies in Northeastern Pennsylvania's 21-county region prepare for and access federal SBIR and STTR funding opportunities.
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