If there were any tree-huggers at the first ever manufacturing summit focused on sustainability, hosted by the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC) yesterday in Lafayette Hill outside of Philadelphia, it was only by coincidence.
For patients who suffer from a severe speech disability and cannot speak, the ability to communicate often means the difference between wanting to die and wanting to live.
Three new life sciences companies have moved into the University City Science Center in West Philadelphia, and each has raved about the center's facilities.
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 acute care products for infectious diseases and cardiovascular disorders being developed by emerging biotechnology company Polymedix in Radnor have steadily moved through clinical trials the past five years.
Pittsburgh's Health Monitoring Systems firm has discovered that regional outbreaks of illness, from the "swine" flu virus to salmonella, are creating demand for real-time data.
Sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea may finally get a good night�s sleep with the industry�s first all-cloth mask developed by Pittsburgh-based startup Circadiance.