EyeIC's MatchedFlicker technology is a specialized software tool that animates two retinal images taken at different times from the same patient so eye doctors can see and document any changes.
The Technology Collaborative, the Pittsburgh-based economic development organization, has awarded $1.5 million to nine companies and one Carnegie Mellon University project.
Ten promising companies will be setting up shop at a "green business incubator" in Philadelphia's Navy Yard this summer in hopes of attracting investors with the help of GoodCompany Ventures.
DreamIt Ventures doesn't refer to its entrepreneurs training program as a boot camp because it's particularly intense or physically taxing.
The ideas Quantum Technology Group are developing are dynamic, like Teradyne Technologies' compact detection system that can scan for plastic explosives and diagnose skin cancer.
Sanovia Corporation, which delivers savings in pharmaceutical spending through automated decision-making technology, is not owned by any Pharmacy Benefit Manager, health plan or pharmaceutical manufacturer.
Jeff DeGraff, known to major corporations like Apple, Pfizer and Toyota as the "innovation guru," will be in Bethlehem next week for Ben Franklin Technology Partners' i xchange 2009 networking event.
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.
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.