Ben Franklin serves all 67 counties through four regionally based centers in Pittsburgh, State College, Bethlehem, and Philadelphia, with several satellite offices spread across the entire commonwealth. The statewide initiative invests in and links early-stage tech firms and established manufacturers with experts, universities, follow-on funding, and other resources to help them prosper through innovation.

According to independent analyses, every dollar invested by the commonwealth into Ben Franklin generates $4 in additional state taxes.

Partnerships are important — and Ben Franklin leverages the excellence of Pennsylvania’s colleges and universities and brings together companies, academia, private investors, and government to build and develop technology-based industries. Ben Franklin is at the center of and intricately connected to the regional technology and innovation ecosystems across the state.

Ben Franklin works for ALL Pennsylvanians and continuously adapts its programs, networks and partnerships to expand its reach so that every resident in the commonwealth benefits. For more than 40 years, when Pennsylvania innovators and manufacturers have needed a little help to “get it done,” Ben Franklin has been there.   

That’s why Ben Franklin clients come from a variety of industries: computer software, hardware, and telecommunications firms; a variety of fabricated metal and industrial machinery manufacturers; and life science companies, including pharmaceutical manufacturers, biotech firms, instrumentation, robotics and medical device companies.