Altoona-based INRange Systems, creator of EMMA, the only FDA-approved system for remote electronic medicine management, has been named as one of the 100 most promising private technology ventures in North America by Red Herring Magazine.
An international project to kill the HIV/AIDS virus during heterosexual intercourse affirmed its strategy with a report of a microbicide that blocked transmission with a 30 percent rate of effectiveness.
With 15 percent of all economic activity and one of every six jobs associated with the life sciences industry, it's not surprising Greater Philadelphia is among the nation's leaders in the sector.
Last week, the University of Scranton broke ground on the Unified Science Center, an approximately $70 million building that will be the nerve center of the school's science and math departments.
PSI Medical Catheter Care, winner of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania Big Idea competition announced last week, used the $100,000 prize almost immediately to begin implementing its winning business plan.
Sanovia Corporation, which delivers savings in pharmaceutical spending through automated decision-making technology, is not owned by any Pharmacy Benefit Manager, health plan or pharmaceutical manufacturer.
In a piper's parade of pediatric promise, a 40-ambulance armada transferred 152 of the youngest and sickest patients in Pittsburgh to the brand new Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.