NEWS: 2008 JanuarySubscribe
FORE Systems: The Ripple Effect of a Pittsburgh Success Story
When Carnegie Mellon students developed their Department of Defense research project in the 1980s, they never dreamed it would turn Read More...
Cinram: Providing Decades of Music and Video from Vinyl to High-Def
In the midst of the high-definition format war, with some studios backing Toshiba’s HD technology and others backing Sony’s Blu-ray, Read More...
Cherryhill Manufacturing: A Fine Finish to a Smooth Start
For 10 years Cherryhill Manufacturing has been committed to supplying its customers with a superior floor sanding product. The company’s Read More...
Penn Venture Partners: Giving Early Stage Companies a Boost
For 25 years, Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) has provided capital and business savvy to fledgling companies throughout Pennsylvania. But Read More...
Immunicon: Sharpening the Focus on Cancer Diagnostics
In the complicated world of cancer diagnosis, bigger is definitely not better. Recognizing the power of small, one company—Immunicon—has developed a technique that can isolate testing down to a single cell in a tube of blood-utilizing nanotechnology. CellTracks Analyzer II, part of Immunicon’s suite Read More...
SalvageDirect: Making a Total Loss into a Thriving Business
When a car is totaled, few of us ever gives a second thought to what happens after it’s hauled away. But totaled cars have quite an afterlife, thanks in large part to the efforts of Titusville-based SalvageDirect. SalvageDirect sells total-loss vehicles strictly online, working Read More...
Originate Ventures: An Entrepreneurial Journey Comes Full Circle
Many entrepreneurs who engineer a $255 million payday for their investors would take that as a sign to relax. Not Mike Gausling, co-founder and former CEO of OraSure Technologies. After founding and growing OraSure into the world leader in rapid oral fluid HIV diagnostic tests, Read More...
McKesson Corporation: Improving the Process of Medicine Distribution in Hospitals
The fifth-leading cause of death for Americans—not far behind cancer and heart disease—is medical errors by the U.S. healthcare system. Many of these deaths are due to medication-related issues in hospitals. McKesson Corporation (formerly Automated Healthcare) has developed hardware and software systems that receive, package, Read More...
Ben Franklin Technology Partners: 25 Years of Positive, Measurable Impact
A guest editorial by Rep. Rick Geist Twenty-five years ago, as a prime sponsor, along with former representative and Mayor of Pittsburgh Tom Murphy, I stood by Gov. Dick Thornburgh as he signed into legislation the act that created what is now known as the Read More...
