Some patients who would benefit from new heart valves can't have surgery now because the risk is deemed too high. Micro Interventional Devices, a Bethlehem startup employing six people, is working to change that.
More than $15 million settled in the region during final quarter 2011 activity, including venture capital dollars and grant funding, some promising to bring company hiring.
VP of Research Hank Foley says the school will no longer pursue intellectual property ownership related to industry-funded research, an announcement buried by the Sandusky case.
AlphaLab's seed funding and mentorship is on display with several promising startups, including several involving Carnegie Mellon University.
Xodus Medical, a southwestern PA medical-device maker is planning to expand, both physically and by adding to its payroll.
UPMC is building a $300 million research facility in Bloomfield that will offer cutting-edge care and the latest in personalized medicine to improve patient outcomes for the treatment of cancer and diseases related to aging.
The new company looks to help small- and medium-sized pharma, biotech and medical device firms enter the fastest-growing market in the world.
When Jen Blodgett returned to Pittsburgh, she bought and renovated a three-story building on First Ave., turning it into very cool space for her spa and above, a great space to live.
Closing a wound after surgery is far more complicated than just gluing all the leftover pieces back together. But now European doctors have a new tool for certain types of surgeries � a surgical glue developed by a Pittsburgh company.
Projects totaling $2 billion and a healthy dose of collaboration have helped the pride of West Philly come a long way. All that's left is leveraging and messaging, says one of its leaders.