Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania

SnapHealth is a digital health platform that transforms traditional health insurance practices by providing a centralized system for managing healthcare data. Originating from PA Health Advocates, which has a decade of experience in the healthcare sector across 11 states, SnapHealth empowers patients to take control of their healthcare journey. The platform aggregates health and insurance information, allowing users to compare prices and quality for medications, procedures, and insurance options regardless of their provider. By integrating various data sources, SnapHealth creates a comprehensive repository that facilitates informed decision-making and enhances the healthcare experience. Its algorithms analyze health history, medication lists, and income to provide tailored recommendations while ensuring that patient data remains secure and only shared at the user's discretion. This innovative approach positions SnapHealth as a significant player in the future of healthcare.

SnapHealth is a digital health platform that transforms traditional health insurance practices by providing a centralized system for managing healthcare data. Originating from PA Health Advocates, which has a decade of experience in the healthcare sector across 11 states, SnapHealth empowers patients to take control of their healthcare journey. The platform aggregates health and insurance information, allowing users to compare prices and quality for medications, procedures, and insurance options regardless of their provider. By integrating various data sources, SnapHealth creates a comprehensive repository that facilitates informed decision-making and enhances the healthcare experience. Its algorithms analyze health history, medication lists, and income to provide tailored recommendations while ensuring that patient data remains secure and only shared at the user's discretion. This innovative approach positions SnapHealth as a significant player in the future of healthcare.

FullStac LLC, established in 2011 and headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, specializes in designing and developing cloud-based sales management software. The company's core product is a sales dashboard that enables users to manage multiple online accounts across various marketplace platforms from a single application. FullStac's software suite includes features such as order entry, QuickBooks integration, label creation, inventory control, and point-of-sale reporting, aiming to connect systems, revenue streams, employees, and customers. The company focuses on serving small businesses and e-commerce enterprises, with the goal of enhancing efficiency and profitability through its cloud-based solutions.

Shelf Scouter, headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania, offers an online platform for personalized household inventory management. This Software as a Service (SaaS) application helps users organize, track, and manage their household goods efficiently, eliminating the need for traditional, often inefficient paper grocery lists.

Xact Metal, Inc. is a manufacturer of direct-metal 3D printing products and solutions, founded in 2017 and headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania. The company focuses on making high-quality metal 3D printing accessible to a broader range of manufacturers by offering cost-effective solutions. Xact Metal's flagship products include the XM200, a laser-based powder bed fusion 3D printer designed for research and development, and the XM300, which features a larger build volume and multiple high-precision lasers for enhanced throughput in industrial applications. In 2021, Xact Metal expanded its offerings with the XM200G family of printers, which utilize galvanometer mirrors for faster printing speeds. The company has established a global network of support, with 26 exclusive resellers operating across 48 countries, ensuring localized assistance for its customers. Through its innovative technologies, Xact Metal aims to transform the perception of additive manufacturing by demonstrating its viability for businesses of all sizes.

SIG Medical Corp. is a medical device manufacturer based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, established in 2016. The company specializes in developing innovative solutions for the treatment of rib fractures through a patented, minimally invasive surgical procedure. Its rib fixation system is designed to provide effective fixation, stabilization, and fusion for both normal and osteoporotic bone. This FDA-approved system aims to enhance patient care by being less costly, time-consuming, and painful compared to traditional methods. By optimizing clinical services for the operating room, SIG Medical enables surgeons to perform rib fracture repairs more efficiently, ultimately benefiting patients and reducing healthcare spending for payors.

PressBox Media, based in Johnstown, PA, provides a streamlined solution for college sports programs to enhance their media visibility. The company offers an affordable platform that enables athletic departments to distribute press releases to relevant media outlets across the United States and Canada. By targeting local media within a 60-mile radius of the institution and the hometowns of student-athletes, PressBox Media helps teams maximize their media presence. Its services are designed to improve the effectiveness of sports information and media relations departments, making it easier for colleges and universities, as well as professional and amateur sports organizations, to connect with audiences both nationally and internationally.

Institute on Healthcare Directives, LLC specializes in advanced health care planning through innovative medical video technology. Based in Erie, Pennsylvania, the company facilitates critical care and end-of-life decision-making by allowing patients to express their medical treatment preferences in a secure digital format. Its services include a guided interview process, a Resuscitation Choices ID Card, and a QR code that links to a personalized video in which patients articulate their health history and wishes. This approach ensures that individuals can effectively communicate their desires to healthcare and emergency professionals, even when they are unable to speak for themselves. Additionally, the company offers third-party insurance services focused on conservative treatment options.

Abbatron, located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, has 26,000 square feet of assembly, packaging, and warehousing space. Abbatron is structured to serve it’s customer with competitive delivery of high quality hardware and connectors, high end audio products, and custom capabilities. Over 2,000 products are advertised and actively supported by their strong authorized distributors and by planned production at the factory. Customers have a direct line to Abbatron Sales and customer service.. Abbatron’s utmost goal is to deliver products of outstanding quality and dependability. At Abbatron, they believe that by being the easiest to do business with and providing the best value, they enable their customer to reach new levels of success. Abbatron offers technical support for existing applications and design services to aid the alteration of an existing component or creation of a new product to fit your application.

EcoIslands, based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, is a for-profit 501C Limited Liability Company founded in 2009. Initially established as sustainable landscapers, the company has evolved to provide a diverse range of environmental construction, research, and design solutions. EcoIslands specializes in developing biological water treatment systems aimed at addressing various water pollution challenges. Their innovative products are designed to help clients effectively tackle water pollution issues while optimizing resources such as time, money, and space. Additionally, EcoIslands serves as a distributor for BioHaven® products, further enhancing its commitment to environmental sustainability.

Airnest, Ltd. is a Pennsylvania-based company that develops software applications for aerial footage capture and flight planning. Founded in 2014, Airnest offers its FlySafe application, which equips users with essential tools for safe flying, including information on airport locations, no-fly zones, and current weather conditions. The company also designs flight planning and data management software that supports various drone models, including the DJI Phantom and Inspire series. In addition to flight planning, Airnest provides features for flight logging, playback, and health metrics, catering to both consumer and data analysis needs in the drone industry. Formerly known as Ares Drones, Ltd., Airnest focuses on enhancing the user experience in aerial photography and videography.

Netrepid is an infrastructure hosting and IT services provider headquartered in Enola, Pennsylvania, with a carrier-neutral Tier 3 data center in Harrisburg that is HIPAA and PCI-compliant and audited to SSAE-16. Founded in 2004, the company evolved from wireless networking and tower construction into a broader IT services firm through acquisitions, and serves mid-market to enterprise customers across healthcare, financial services, education, and government in Central Pennsylvania. Netrepid delivers cloud hosting and managed services, including email hosting, Exchange, SharePoint, Dynamics CRM, website hosting, remote backup, spam filtering, disaster recovery, and electronic recycling. Its offerings span co-location, server and network management, network design and support, LAN/WAN/WLAN design, security, VoIP, IT consulting, Web design, and related professional services, supported by its own data center operations and network operations center.

Novasentis, Inc. is a company that designs and develops advanced electro-mechanical polymer actuator and sensor technology. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, with additional locations in Pennsylvania, Japan, and Korea, Novasentis specializes in creating ultra-thin, flexible haptic actuators and sensors. These innovations are integral to a variety of applications, including keyboards, smartphones, wearable devices, gaming devices, and home appliances. The company's technology enables enhanced sensory interaction, allowing devices to deliver tactile feedback and sound effects that create engaging user experiences. By bridging the gap between consumer electronics and sensory interaction, Novasentis facilitates deeper physical and emotional connections between users and their devices. In June 2019, Novasentis became a subsidiary of KEMET Electronics Corporation.