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IW companies making headlines
Innovation Works’ (IW) companies continue to attract the attention of local and national media for their innovative technology, new products, and impressive growth. Whether they're tackling problems in life science or robotics, still in concept-st... Read More
IW’s AlphaLab among the nation’s top startup accelerators
AlphaLab is Innovation Works’ mentorship-driven startup accelerator designed to build and launch innovative startup companies. Companies selected to participate in AlphaLab’s program are given $25,000 in seed investment, office space, education ... Read More
IW Investor Day, Annual Meeting scheduled for May 23
Innovation Works (IW) will hold its Investor Day and Annual Community Meeting on May 23 at The Circuit Center in Pittsburgh. IW will present some of the most exciting seed- and early-stage tech companies in the Pittsburgh region that are primed and ... Read More
Cognition Therapeutics making strides in Alzheimer’s research
When Dr. Susan Catalano founded Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., five years ago, she had a tremendous team and a worthy goal — treating the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease. But she also had a potential business problem. The business was ba... Read More
Appalachian Lighting Systems breaks new ground in LED lighting technology
A few years ago, the team behind Appalachian Lighting Systems, Inc., (ALSI) noticed something. As more and more technology – like televisions and phones – moved from analog to digital, lighting had largely stayed behind. In fact, much of it hadn... Read More
Venture groups: Sustained investment needed in Knowledge District
Leaders from Cleaveland Clinic Innovation in Ohio, Innovation Works in Pittsburgh and University City Science Center in Philadelphia are in agreement that Rhode Island is well-positioned to expand its creative economy with sustained investments from ... Read More
Local team designs video game based on transplantation
"Doctor Transplant" is a resource management game developed by social media company MogiMe for Howard Degenholtz, associate professor of health policy management at the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health. The video game... Read More
InsuranceZebra wants to be the Kayak of the online insurance search
AlphaLab company InsuranceZebra hopes to offer a more transparent approach to shopping for insurance online. Read more in PopCity... Read More
Expanding+Hiring: Industry Weapon, GatesmanMarmion+Dave and kWantera
Three Pittsburgh companies have recently announced expansions and hiring: GatesmanMarmion_Dave, Industry Weapon and kWantera (fka MobileFusion). Read more in PopCity... Read More
Blue Belt Technologies nabs CE Mark; ready for Eruopean sales
Blue Belt Technologies Inc. is ready to get its flagship product in the hands of European surgeons after receiving approval from the European Union of its CE Mark. Read more in the Pittsburgh Business Times... Read More
