DreamIt Health nurtures 10 healthcare startups in Philly
Ten startups are getting a healthy boost as part of DreamIt Health, the first, Philadelphia-based healthcare accelerator.
Multiplayer games, a high-tech garden pump and more at Lehigh Valley Tech's second hackathon
The top winner earlier this month at Lehigh Valley Tech's second annual hackathon, was Let's Play Internets, a light-hearted use of technology billed as "an online game for social people."
Pittsburgh defies national slump in venture capital with a 54% jump in 2012 deals
More evidence that Pittsburgh has emerged from the Great Recession: Bucking the national trend, Pittsburgh showed significant growth in venture capital in 2012, according to a new report by Ernst & Young commissioned by Innovation Works.
Japan's DNP growing and adding jobs at former Sony plant in Mt. Pleasant
The announcement that Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), the giant, Japanese maker of thermal transfer ribbons for barcodes, is expanding operations and growing jobs at the Westmoreland industrial complex is a big win.
Back home in PA, at least for now, FastFig enjoys exponential growth
Billed as a "word processor for math," FastFig is a cloud-based tool that allows students to do math online. It is based, for now, in Philadelphia.
With a 3D smartphone photo app, Hologram wows at latest Penn State hackathon
Hologram, an app that allows phone cameras to take 3D photos, was top winner at HackPSU 2013, Penn State's recent hackathon.
CMU startup PayTango, dancing as fast as it can
Four Carnegie Mellon seniors are partners in PayTango, a fingerprint-based identification and payment system.
Calling all tech entrepreneurs: Apply FAST for free boot camp
The deadline to apply for the next 8-Week Boot Camp for business startups is COB tomorrow, otherwise known as 5pm Friday April 12.
BFTP invests $315K in eight innovative Northeast companies
Software, social media, sales and storage are some of the sweet spots for eight companies receiving $315,700 in new investments from BFTP/NEP.
269 "wins" in 2012 to bring thousands of new jobs to Pittsburgh region in coming years
For 2012, the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance counted 269 economic development deals worth $3.2 billion in capital investment and expected to create 8,388 new jobs and retain another 3,422 over the next several years