STATE COLLEGE — The Board of Directors for Ben Franklin Technology Partners/CNP, approved an investment in a tech-based start-up located in the program’s 32-county footprint and within the Pennsylvania Business Central 20-county coverage area.

The center’s board also approved a $100,000 investment for one university-based research project involved in developing a method for removing sulfates from acid mine drainage.

Located in Centre County, Chromatan Inc. has developed a Countercurrent Tangential Chromatography process in a continuous, scalable and disposable manufacturing solution. The company’s innovative design replaces the expensive and cumbersome chromatography column typically used in protein purification processes with a module that consists of two or more tangential flow filters and static mixers. For more information about the company, contact Oleg Shinkazh at 617-529-0784.

Currently located in Mercer County, Anderal Technologies is commercializing a revolutionary innovation related to the forming and shaping of metals called Electrically Assisted Manufacturing. This technology will enable metal parts’ manufacturers to take advantage of a procedure for metal forming that is more predictable and has lower scrap rates.

The technology was developed by Dr. John Roth of Penn State, The Behrend College, and is being commercialized under a cooperative arrangement with Penn State University. Successful implementation will have a very significant impact on the industrial base in Pennsylvania as well as the entire United States. For more information, click on http://www.anderaltechnologies.com.