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.
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, using super high resolution microscopes, now have far more understanding of the way the immune system works.
Greenphire, a high growth private company based in King of Prussia, is fundamentally changing the clinical research industry with products designed to streamline the administrative process and enhance patient compliance.
Several Pittsburgh companies landed large venture capital and grant funding in the millions this month and several made major announcements.
More than 300 20- and 30-somethings developed 500 ideas at this early-summer event, ranging from concrete and doable to big and transformative. Here are five big ones and a few more to ponder.
Inc. Magazine recently published its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the United States. Pennsylvania is home to 18 of the top 500 entries on the list.
A new, high-tech cancer treatment facility is on track to open in northeast PA by next summer. The updated center under construction at the Pocono Medical Center's campus in East Stroudsburg will have 59,000 square feet of space when it's complete.
A researcher at The Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton helped discover a way to prevent a bacteria from a hospital-acquired infection from entering the human body and render it inactive it does infect a patient.
UPMC anticipates mega hiring next year, nearly 1,900 new jobs, positions that range from medical professionals to administrators, administration and IT professionals.
The Triana Group has just opened an office at The University City Science Center that helps overseas life science companies expand into the US market.