Stimulus Breakdown: Where the Money's Going
The American Recovery and Reinvestment act: Keystone Edge examined three large funding recipients in PA to find out who has your money and what they are doing with it.
'Whatever comes up' could be $100,000 at Ben Franklin/Innovation Transfer event
One lucky company will take home a check for $100,000 from the Ben Franklin Partners of Central and Northern PA as winner of the tech development organization's Big Idea Contest.
The Power of Sludge
Bruce Bruso has found a way to create clean-burning 'smart fuel' from a combination of sewage sludge and coal. All he needs now is the capital to build a regional hub plant and show the technology in action.
PennDOT's highway materials testing labs opens in Harrisburg with 120 new jobs
University City Science Center launches proof-of-concept funding program
In October of 2007, the CEO Council for Growth's study to identify opportunities to connect universities with industry for regional economic development cited a funding gap between research grants and seed money in life sciences technology.
MD Becker Partners brings together biotech players for roundtable
A simple task like returning a phone call in a timely manner shouldn't be an issue for a life sciences company dealing with complexities such as clinical trials, drug research, or licensing transactions.
Ixilix among PA leaders in data backup conversion from tape to disk
The music and movie industries left their tapes in the dust long ago, but IT companies still primarily use tape for data backup instead of readily available disk-to-disk services.
Reclaiming the Rivers: A Holistic Vision for Pittsburgh
Once industrial wastelands, Pittsburgh's Three Rivers are now engines driving the twin goals of recreation and economic growth--and a shining example of how to reconnect a city to its waterfront.
ClearCount begins to place SmartSponge Systems in surgical suites, may hire up to 10 this year
ClearCount Medical Solutions expects to place about 300 of its RFID-based SmartSponge Systems in hospital surgical suites by the end of this year and perhaps double that number during 2010.
Harmonist designs preserve the styles of early entrepreneurial community in western PA
For investigators of the early roots of innovation in western Pennsylvania, a visit to Old Economy Village this spring may offer insights into the distinctive designs of the Harmony Society.