$340K in grants boosts innovation at seven Northeast PA firms
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania has invested $342,547 in seven firms.
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.
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.
$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.
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.
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.
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.
State loans $3M to venture capital firm for investments in central, northern PA
New and expanding businesses in the central and northern parts of the state now have more of a shot at getting the money they need to reach their goals.