Central PA Innovation Transfer Network receives $600K boost
Central Pennsylvania's Innovation Transfer Network will expand funding for start-ups with a $600,000 grant from the NSF.
NEPA Venture Partnership pushing entrepreneurship
Bryn Mawr's Treventis tackles Alzheimer's from multiple angles
Treventis Corporation, an early stage life sciences company focused on treating Alzheimer's disease, has taken a new approach to a problem that impacts more than 25 million people and their caregivers worldwide.
Angel investors say Pittsburgh market still strong
Catherine Mott of Blue Tree Capital Group says deal flow in Pittsburgh is strong despite the recession.
University City Science Center impact measured at $9B
In times like these, it's organizations like the University City Science Center that not only keeps economies afloat, but positions them to exceed expectations.
State of Dauphin County reveals survival, potential
When Dauphin County Commissioner Nick DiFrancesco delivers the state of the country address today, he'll be talking from the heart.
Scranton incubator powers entrepreneurs
Scranton Enterprise Center director Kristine Augustine spends a lot of time with people hoping to open a small deli, coffee shop or other typical mom-and-pop operations.
Carlisle's Hanson Technologies wins food safety patent
Carlisle's Hanson Technologies' patented OmniFresh system flags micro-organisms in the wash water of produce suppliers.
Seed funding the focus of national study led by Temple professor
While angel investors and the venture capital sector are tightly wound, organized and highly identifiable, seed funding is viewed as the Jan Brady of business investment.
State treasury helps women in business find money
The Women and Money Project isn't window-dressing for the PA Treasury Department. It's a program near and dear to those involved in implementing it and has considerable credibility as a result.