Nearly a dozen biotech firms are partnering up with community colleges in southeast Pennsylvania to offer two industry-validated certificate programs beginning in the spring 2009 semester.
Dr. William "Red" Whittaker and his team of young scientists at Carnegie Mellon are competing in the Google Lunar X PRIZE--a $30 million international competition to send a robot to the moon.
With credit markets frozen and the economy in recession, it might seem like the proposed 1,500-foot American Commerce Center in Philadelphia will need a series of miracles to survive.
Tengion Inc. announced Monday that Dr. Steven Nichtberger, president and CEO, received the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year award in the Emerging Company category.
"Deuce," a documentary screened last week at the Three Rivers Film Festival, tells the story of Lawrence "Deuce" Skurcenski, a Pittsburgh sports fixture for the last half-century. Tom Dixon's "The Korean"
Global Entrepreneurship Week comes to Philly Nov. 17-23 with events and discussions to raise awareness of entrepreneurial opportunities in the city and the state.
Tengion Inc. announced Monday that Dr. Steven Nichtberger, president and CEO, received the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year award in the Emerging Company category.