Why it Matters that Ben Franklin Tech Partners’ New Team Brings Clinical Experience to Healthcare Investing

Oftentimes it is the people closest to problems who best understand the solutions.

That’s why state-backed seed and early-stage funder Ben Franklin Technology Partners has brought on pros with direct experience in the healthcare field to lead its new Healthcare Investment Group (HIG).

HIG Managing Director Jennifer Hartt, Ben Franklin’s former director of investments for life sciences who also counts experience in lab research and clinical settings, leads the group’s four-person team. Hartt said its work is an opportunity to address community health needs through the support of entrepreneurs with impactful, scalable health concepts, with equity in mind.

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