$340K in grants boosts innovation at seven Northeast PA firms
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania has invested $342,547 in seven firms.
Autism App Creator from Lehigh Valley Making Strides
Separate apps developed by Bethlehem's Jason Lotito, whose son is autistic, promise to connect those with the disorder to their communities.
KE-TV: STEM-UP PA Launches to Bolster Central PA College's Female Faculty
Some of the most powerful minds in women's science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) gathered in Harrisburg to launch this NSF-funded program.
$3.7B and 260 startups later, life sciences in Pennsylvania need new blood
The life sciences in Pennsylvania is a huge economic driver for the commonwealth, employing more than 79,000 and generating annual wages of $7.2 billion. But a new report is a strong reminder that there is danger is complacency.
Expansion for Knopp Biosciences, Carnegie Speech and overall Pittsburgh job growth
Growth spurts at two Pittsburgh-based companies are driving hiring at Knopp Biosciences and Carnegie Speech.
Simulation software stimulates another 20 new jobs at Education Management Solutions in Exton
Education Management Solutions (EMS) in Exton is a fast-growing provider of software and audio-video devices used for training, evaluation and documentation by medical and nursing schools and others.
Pennsylvania's Nanotech Players Pursuing Giga-Scale Impact
Scientists across Pennsylvania are advancing the field of nanotechnology, developing devices that depend on particles many times smaller than the thickness of a human hair.
Pitt study collects data on mobile devices for better picture of long-term smokers
A psychologist from the University of Pittsburgh abandoned paper diaries in favor of real-time electronic data collection in a study of smokers trying to quit.
Accel Diagnostics puts medical diagnosis on a fast-acting chip
A novel diagnostic tool developed by a CMU spinoff hopes to give doctors a fast and inexpensive way to diagnose life-threatening diseases.
Grant of $425,000 supports Penn State medical faculty's business ideas
Labs at the Penn State College of Medicine teeming with cutting-edge research, and now the doctors behind these breakthroughs will have more resources dedicated to turning them into companies.