Whether you're a gardener with an herbal remedy, a woodworker with a brilliant flooring solution, or a scientist with an accidental discovery, transforming an idea into a business is a major challenge. Fortunately, if you live in the PA Wilds, you don't have to do it alone — there is a wealth of funding and support, if you know where to look.
Pittsburgh's Life Sciences sector has a fabulous new resource: AlphaLab Health is a cutting-edge accelerator based in a repurposed medical complex.
This Lehigh Valley company continues to find new uses for its incredible air purification systems. What started in the IVF lab could soon be coming to an office or airport near you.
How does the University City Science Center, an organization known for bringing people together, rethink its mission during a global pandemic? And with a new CEO to boot.
Participants in Operation Warp Speed, NewAge Industries' piping is an essential tool in the fight against COVID-19. And they don't just innovate on the manufacturing line: The company is 100 percent owned by its workers.
This Narberth, PA-based startup is here to make the tough conversations as easy as possible with their all-digital advance-care planning platform.
A Conshohocken event production company is pivoting, launching an off-shoot dedicated to manufacturing (in PA!) mobile testing trucks. These versatile vehicles will hopefully have a life long after the pandemic, providing vaccines and other targeted relief to communities in crisis.
LifeAire, a Lehigh Valley company that specializes in air purifiers, has pivoted their technology to help health care providers, hospitals and patients better weather the pandemic.
Welcome to the new fashion frontier. Buy a #MadeinPA face mask to protect yourself and the people around you, while also supporting a local business. An added bonus: Many of these makers are also contributing masks or dollars to worthy causes in their communities.
The state's life sciences sector has sprung into action, working hard on vaccines, medicinal therapies, and essential medical devices. Will the next big breakthrough come out of PA?