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.
UC Science Center keeps 40 jobs in Philadelphia in new building
The University City Science Center, the first and largest urban research park in the country, has grown alongside the companies it has nurtured since 1963. Good thing, too, as those companies are needing more and more space.
Ben Franklin's Rosenthal honored as Champion of Small Business
Capital, innovation and entrepreneurship. They are, admittedly, the three elements that drive RoseAnn Rosenthal, president and CEO of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
ProtonMedia secures $2.5M to advance social collaboration platform
It doesn't take Ron Burns, CEO and founder of ProtonMedia in Lansdale, to start talking about the "death of distance," a concept academics have debated for more than a decade.
Steve Forbes to keynote 3 Rivers Venture Fair
Steve Forbes, chairman and CEO of Forbes Media, will deliver the keynote address at the 3 Rivers Venture Fair in Pittsburgh on Sept. 16.
Southeast PA doctor fronts new life sciences private equity firm
Upon first glance, it would appear the trio of health care executives who started the life sciences private equity firm Blood, Sweat and Capital, are fans of jazz-rock stalwarts Blood, Sweat and Tears.
PA named third in nation for green jobs
The green workforce is still in its infancy, but Pennsylvania has already hit its growth spurt, and many believe it could last for decades.
Alternative agriculture goes 2.0 with conference for innovators and investors
Alternative agriculture is going Wall Street thanks to a multi-national cottage industry with significant operations in Pennsylvania.
Narberth-based EyeIC's MatchedFlicker technology will help eye doctors see clearly in glaucoma cases
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.
Pittsburgh's Technology Collaborative funds nine companies $1.5M
The Technology Collaborative, the Pittsburgh-based economic development organization, has awarded $1.5 million to nine companies and one Carnegie Mellon University project.