Innovation Works

High-tech insole charges your smartphone as you walk

sbower — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:50:00 GMT

AlphaLab’s high-tech startup, Solepower, interviews with Sallie Wiggins on WTAE-TV

Ben Franklin Technology Partners Releases Independent Report on its Economic Impact on Pennsylvania

sbower — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:44:00 GMT

HARRISBURG & PITTSBURGH, PA – At an event held on Monday, June 3, 2013at 10:00 A.M. in the East Wing Rotunda of the Harrisburg State Capitol Building, the Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) announced the results of an independent, third-party evaluation of its impact on the State’s economy. The activities of Innovation Works, the Ben Franklin Technology Partner of Southwestern PA, are covered in the report’s aggregated data.

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AlphaLab turns five

sbower — Fri, 31 May 2013 12:27:00 GMT

It’s been five years and 10 cycles of companies that have gone through AlphaLab.

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AlphaLab graduates face diverging paths

sbower — Fri, 31 May 2013 12:24:00 GMT

With AlphaLab as their starting point, three AlphaLab graduate companies head out on different paths.

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AlphaLab turns five

sbower — Fri, 31 May 2013 12:17:00 GMT

It’s been five years and 10 cycles of companies that have gone through AlphaLab.

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AlphaLab graduates face diverging paths

sbower — Fri, 31 May 2013 12:13:00 GMT

With AlphaLab as their starting point, three AlphaLab graduate companies head out on different paths.

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ShowClix finds the spot in the middle is just right

sbower — Tue, 28 May 2013 12:11:00 GMT

The online ticketing company continues to grow and is hitting its stride in the market.

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4moms plans to add 75 positions as part of $1M expansion

sbower — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:09:00 GMT

Because of the yearly success of Thorley Industries/4moms, the company plans to acquire more office and warehouse space and hire more workers.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

NoWait unveils digital restaurant floor map

sbower — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:46:00 GMT

NoWait unveils its free app, NoWait Floor Map, that allows restaurants to track how many people have been in the restaurant and how long they’ve been seated.

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ALung looking to the Chinese market

sbower — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:42:00 GMT

ALung is working with Curative Medical Inc., a Chinese manufacturer, to pursue China’s State Food and Drug Administration approval.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Business Times

Photos: 40 fast-rising young executives in Pittsburgh

sbower — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:00 GMT

Forty rising stars from the Pittsburgh region are being honored by the Pittsburgh Business Times at the Fast Trackers awards ceremony June 27 in Pittsburgh.

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CMU team develops yummy-for-tummy test: Edible battery

sbower — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:51:00 GMT

The edible battery, developed by Christopher Bettinger, at CMU features a biodegradable capsule that contains a flexible polymer and a sodium ion electrochemical cell that can integrate harmlessly with human tissue.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

There was a startup extravaganza in the Strip

sbower — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:38:00 GMT

May 14 the latest class of companies graduated from the AlphaLab program making company pitches for seed funding to take them to the next level.

Read more and view video and slideshow in the Pittsburgh Business Times

Innovation Works celebrates milestones, announces regional energy alliance with NETL

sbower — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:36:00 GMT

Rich Lunak, CEO of Innovation Works, speaks to this year’s annual meeting crowd of 500 highlighting the accomplishments of our exciting startup companies.

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Demo Day shows off tech talent

sbower — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:34:00 GMT

The latest round of AlphaLab startups made their official debut Tuesday afternoon at Demo Day and University Preview.

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Digital Dream Labs, the next Nintendo for educational gameplay?

sbower — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:31:00 GMT

AlphaLab’s Digital Dream Labs is creating a consumer version of its interactive toy to tablet educational game currently installed at the Children’s Museums of Pittsburgh and Houston.

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Mentoring women business owners in Pittsburgh

sbower — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:39:00 GMT

Anita Brattina, CEO of AllFacilities Energy Group, was an early adopter of PowerLink, an organization that specifically seeks to grow local women-owned businesses past the million dollar mark.

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Business incubator AlphaLab shows off fledgling Western Pennsylvania firms

sbower — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:25:00 GMT

Workshirt Inc. and six other early-stage companies from AlphaLab pitched their accomplishments to investors and members of the entrepreneurial community at AlphaLab’s 10th annual Demo Day.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Cohera takes TissuGlu into mastectomy surgeries to help healing

sbower — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:37:00 GMT

Cohere Medical is moving its lead surgical adhesive product further into the operating room with its firs use in mastectomy procedures.

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If you got VC money last year, chances are IW was there first

sbower — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:36:00 GMT

Innovation Works is out with its annual community report and the numbers look a lot like last year, but still underscore the importance of the seed-stage investment group.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Business Journal

Demo Day: AlphaLab Unveils 7 Startups

sbower — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:46:00 GMT

Pittsburgh accelerator AlphaLab is holding it tenth demo day today. The event includes pitches to investor by seven AlphaLab companies and a “university preview” of technologies coming out of Carnegie Mellon, The University of Pittsburgh, and Duquesne.

With Robotics Plan, AlphaLab keeps growing

sbower — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:42:00 GMT

Innovation Works, a seed-state investor and assistance program, is coming off a year of significant growth!

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$100K goes to 6 Pittsburgh startups

sbower — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:35:00 GMT

Six Pittsburgh-area startups operating in redeveloping neighborhoods are receiving grants from Urban Innovation 21.

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Energy Leadership Awards: Aquion Energy taking risks in work to build a better battery

sbower — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:32:00 GMT

Aquion prepares to shift manufacturing from its lab in Lawrenceville to a 330,000-square-foot space in RIDC Westmoreland.

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Energy Leadership Awards: Tom Joseph flows ideas into solving planet’s water crisis

sbower — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:30:00 GMT

Epiphany is taking their low-cost, high-output, lightweight purification unit to production with a test unit installed at one of Consol Energy’s well pads. They are in the process of installing one at Phipps Conservatory.

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Deeplocal is out to poach your people

sbower — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:26:00 GMT

Deeplocal is interested in hiring rock star software engineers.

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iTwixie. Empowering young women to hold companies accountable

sbower — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:29:00 GMT

iTwixie has established itself as a positive voice in social media for young girls to provide candid feedback to companies and services that want to know what they are thinking.

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Innovation Works unveils a new accelerator for manufacturing startups, Alphalab Gear

sbower — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:03:00 GMT

AlphaLab Gear will nurture physical product startups in the same way its nationally acclaimed sister organization, AlphaLab, has strengthened the region’s growing software sector.

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Complexa raises $1.4M and is on track for clinical trials

sbower — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT

Complexa raised another $1.4M to cover the cost of the clinical materials needed two Phase One trials.

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Complexa raises $1.4M and is on track for clinical trials

sbower — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:24:00 GMT

Complexa raised another $1.4M to cover the cost of the clinical materials needed two Phase One trials.

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AlphaLab unveils Gear, an accelerator for hardware

sbower — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:34:00 GMT

The next iteration of AlphaLab is coming, and this time it’s hardware. The South Side accelerator, run by seed-stage investor Innovation Works, is branching out and launching AlphaLab Gear.

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AlphaLab Gear Launches to accelerate Growth of Companies Building Physical Products

sbower — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:57:00 GMT

Innovation Works, one of the country’s most active seed-stage investors, in collaboration with Startbot, is launching AlphaLab Gear (www.alphalab.org/gear), a hardware and robotics startup accelerator that provides physical product companies with investment, manufacturing equipment and mentorship in a collaborative work space

AlphaLab Gear launches to accelerate growth of companies building physical products

sbower — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:08:00 GMT

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Compliance Assurance Corporation

sbower — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:55:00 GMT

Jerry Shafran discusses Compliance Assurance Corporation’s formation and what’s ahead in an interview with Keystone Edge.

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Compliance Assurance Corporation

sbower — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:19:00 GMT

Jerry Shafran discusses Compliance Assurance Corporation’s formation and what’s ahead in an interview with Keystone Edge.

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Cohera Medical, Inc. is named a 2013 Gold Edison Award Winner

sbower — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:17:00 GMT

Cohera Medical Wins at Chicago Ceremony: Awards Celebrate 26 Years of Honoring Innovators and Innovation.

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Henry Thorne on how 4moms found Bain

sbower — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:14:00 GMT

At the latest MIT Enterprise Forum of Pittsburgh panel discussion Henry Thorne talked to local companies about the big deals he and Rob Daley successfully executed.

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Former Allpoint CEO talks about his big deal with Autodesk

sbower — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:11:00 GMT

At the MIT Enterprise Forum of Pittsburgh panel discussion on April 24, Aaron Morris talked about selling his start-up company, AllPoint, to Autodesk.

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WhereverTV now on Apple devices

sbower — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:05:00 GMT

WhereverTV is expanding its reach with an app for Apple mobile devices. This coupled with the Android app released last year and the Pittsburgh company has boosted its ability to be where TV viewers are.

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Pittsburgh area startup companies fund fewer dollars at venture capitalists

sbower — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:53:00 GMT

Despite VCs only investing $10.9 million in Pittsburgh-area startups from January through March, total investments in Pittsburgh-area startups is on an uptick, 2/3 coming from individuals called “angel” investors and other private funds.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

MoneyTree: Dollars are down in 1Q

sbower — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:48:00 GMT

More young local tech companies were funded during the first quarter than a year ago, but the money raised collectively was a third of what it was in 2012.

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ALung’s latest funding round at $7.2M

sbower — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:42:00 GMT

ALung has secured $7.2 million of a larger funding round which could be as much as $15 million.

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Local colleges use advanced technology to warn students about campus emergencies

sbower — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT

Point Park University, Carnegie Mellon University and Slippery Rock University are all using the Metis Secure Solutions’ software, an interactive indoor/outdoor emergency notification system.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

ALung’s latest funding round at $7.2M

sbower — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:58:00 GMT

ALung has secured $7.2 million of a larger funding round which could be as much as $15 million.

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Founders - John Dick/Civic Science

sbower — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:39:00 GMT

John Dick launched Pittsburgh-based Civic Science in 2008 to revolutionize polling data, how its collected, and its accuracy.

Read more in Keystone Edge

Pittsburgh defies national slump in venture capital with a 54% jump in 2012 deals

sbower — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:37:00 GMT

Pittsburgh showed significant growth in venture capital in 2012, according to a new report by Ernst & Young and Innovation Works.

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Founders - John Dick/Civic Science

sbower — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:53:00 GMT

John Dick launched Pittsburgh-based Civic Science in 2008 to revolutionize polling data, how its collected, and its accuracy.

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Monroeville company’s device approved to assist fertilization

sbower — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:50:00 GMT

Rinovum Women’s Health has started selling a device approved by the Food and Drug Administration called the Stork, which can help improve the chances a woman will get pregnant.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

North Shore-based Health Monitoring Systems takes communities’ pulse

sbower — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:47:00 GMT

Last week the Pennsylvania Department of Health adopted Health Monitoring Systems Inc.’s software which collects emergency-room admissions data on an anonymous basis and analyzes it for patterns that suggest the start of an epidemic or other public health issue.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Pittsburgh Sees Investment Growth As Other Areas Experience Declines

sbower — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:35:00 GMT

Over a five-year period (2008 to 2012), the Pittsburgh region saw $1.3 billion invested in the region’s early-stage technology companies.

Pittsburgh tech firms' momentum builds

sbower — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:32:00 GMT

A report by Innovation Works and Ernst & Young outlined Pittsburgh’s hits and misses when it comes to attracting capital for the region’s tech firms.

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Three Rivers Venture Fair opens in Pittsburgh

sbower — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:37:00 GMT

South Side-based drug discovery technology company Sharp Edge Labs was one of 14 entrepreneurs who presented during Three Rivers Venture Fair’s “Shark Tank” University Technology Showcase.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

3 Rivers Venture Fair to link capitalists to early-stage companies

sbower — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:33:00 GMT

About 40 early-stage company presenters are making their nine-minute pitch to venture capitalists at 3 Rivers Venture Fair held at PNC Park.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Pittsburgh tech firms attracted $1.3B in 5 years

sbower — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:29:00 GMT

In the last five years, Pittsburgh-area tech companies have garnered $1.3 billion in investment from venture capital firms, angels, economic development groups, strategic investors and others, according to a report to be released this week by Innovation Works and Ernst & Young LLP.

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Pittsburgh’s Positive Investment Growth Bucks National Trends According to Ernst & Young and Innovation Works Report

sbower — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:26:00 GMT

Pittsburgh's positive investment growth bucks national trends according to Ernst & Young and Innovation Works report

sbower — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:48:00 GMT

While the rest of the nation generally saw declines in the number of venture capital dollars and deals last year, Pittsburgh’s investment scene roared to life with a 54% increase in the number of financing deals while investment totals also outpaced the previous year. In a joint report entitled “Optimizing Opportunities,” Ernst & Young and seed-stage investor Innovation Works report that over a five-year period deals and investment levels increased, mergers and acquisitions increased and the stage has been set for future growth.

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Looking for funding? The 3 Rivers Venture Fair kicks off

sbower — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:30:00 GMT

Hundreds of investors and entrepreneurs from the Midwest and mid-Atlantic regions are descending on PNC Park on Wednesday and Thursday for the 3 Rivers Venture Fair.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Business Times

NoWait Seats 10 Million Diners

sbower — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:47:00 GMT

NoWait today announced that restaurant operators have used the company’s iPad-based mobile service to seat more than 10 million people across the U.S. and Canada.

Funding Cycle Open for Innovation Works’ Technology Commercialization Proposals in Robotics, Advanced Electronics

sbower — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:24:00 GMT

Innovation Works is accepting proposals for the latest funding cycle of the Technology Commercialization Initiative (TCI), a statewide effort to commercialize Pennsylvania’s university research and/or corporate innovation in robotics and advanced electronics.

Funding Cycle Open for IW’s Technology Commercialization Proposals in

sbower — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:05:00 GMT

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Deeplocal aims for advertising success through ‘experiences’

sbower — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:44:00 GMT

"Deeplocal produces unique public 'experiences' to get media attention , as well as designs the software and circuitry for the projects that it then builds."

Read more in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Blue Belt and Mako resolve suit

sbower — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:38:00 GMT

Blue Belt has resolved one of two suits over hiring practices limiting the company’s Western Regional VP in the work he can do for Blue Belt.

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Aquion hitting market after reaching fundraising goals

sbower — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:35:00 GMT

With the bulk of its money raising coming to a close, Aquion Energy Inc. is shifting into production mode.

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Knopp Neurosciences files lawsuit in fallout from termination of licensing deal

sbower — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:33:00 GMT

Knopp is suing Biogen for wrongful termination of the licensing agreement formed two years ago.

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The 25 Most Influential African-Americans in Technology

sbower — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:29:00 GMT

There are many African-Americans throughout the country doing amazing things in the field of technology, but most of us just haven’t heard about them. Don Charlton of The Resumator is on that list.

StatEasy scores help from latest round, plans expansion

sbower — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:26:00 GMT

StatEasy has secured $868,050 of a $1 million Series A round let by BlueTree Allied Angels and funds from Pittsburgh Equity Partners.

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McGinnis Venture Competition at Carnegie Mellon University is back

sbower — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:21:00 GMT

Under a new format, the McGinnis Venture Competition is open only to CMU students, both graduate and undergraduate, at the Pittsburgh campus, the West Coast campus and some of the international campuses. The final round of the competition is scheduled March 22.

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NoWait teams with Augusta mayor, restaurants to ease waiting during Masters Tournament

sbower — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:22:00 GMT

NoWait teamed with the Mayor of Augusta, GA to help restaurants deal with restaurant reservations during the PGA Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club.

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Pittsburgh’s Kextil frees up field techs’ eyes and hands using wireless and voice recognition

sbower — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:20:00 GMT

Kextil’s voice recognition software application allows field technicians to relay and receive information without ever touching a device.

FutureDerm raising $600K; plans launch of full beauty products line

sbower — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:17:00 GMT

FutureDerm has closed on $327,032 of a $600,000 funding round to be used for rebranding and reworking their website, developing and releasing their product line and establishing partnerships with retail distributors.

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IBM behind formation of DataWorks

sbower — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:19:00 GMT

Innovation Works joins Pittsburgh DataWorks, a consortium of big name Pittsburgh technology organizations and institutions created to draw in and retain the data scientists, entrepreneurs and businesses in the region.

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Aquion adds space in Westmoreland

sbower — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:15:00 GMT

Aquion Energy has leased a 29,000-squre-foot building for clean manufacturing in Westmoreland County.

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IBM behind formation of DataWorks

sbower — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:10:00 GMT

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BIG Data: Powered Analytics harnesses the power. Pittsburgh companies launch DataWorks

sbower — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:17:00 GMT

AlphaLab startup Powered Analytics hopes to be one of the first to establish itself in the business intelligence market, by developing a cloud-based platform to assist a wide range of industries.

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Wombat Security finishing $1M round

sbower — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:08:00 GMT

Wombat is finalizing a $1 million funding round by mostly new investors as well as some new money from angel investors.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Business Times

ALung secures CE Mark to begin European commercialization

sbower — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:05:00 GMT

With the recently received CE mark, ALung will be able to start selling its Hemolung Respiratory Assist System in the European Union.

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Innovation Works committed to kick-starting startups

sbower — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:14:00 GMT

Innovation works seeks high-potential companies with the greatest likelihood for regional economic impact.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Epiphany Solar Water Systems shifts focus to fracking

sbower — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:02:00 GMT

Epiphany is developing water purification system powered by solar energy to remove toxic materials from water used for hydraulic fracking.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Aquion Energy set to start large-scale production of batteries

sbower — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:59:00 GMT

Aquion Energy is preparing for large-scale production of its batteries that use saltwater instead of lithium to conduct electricity and is scheduled to open a manufacturing plan in Westmorland County this year.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Innovation Works committed to kick-starting startups

sbower — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:49:00 GMT

Innovation works seeks high-potential companies with the greatest likelihood for regional economic impact.

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Kextil technology gives voice to enterprise

sbower — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:39:00 GMT

Kextil is developing a product that will give field technicians and equipment operators the ability to interact with machines via voice commands.

Read the full story in the Pittsburgh Business Times

Aethon to Deliver Featured Keynote Address on Robots in the Workplace

sbower — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:35:00 GMT

Aethon’s CEO, Aldo Zini, will speak about how robotics and software automation is improving patient care and providing improved quality, safety and efficiency.

What to Look for in an Accelerator Program

rselah — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:30:00 GMT

AlphaLab Director Jim Jen weighs in on what entrepreneurs should look for and expect in a startup accelerator program.

Pittsburgh’s StatEasy has a new game plan

sbower — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:55:00 GMT

StatEasy is doing a soft launch of its new business model for their sports software platform this week with the Western PA Quad A basketball league.

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Pittsburgh’s StatEasy has a new game plan

sbower — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:52:00 GMT

StatEasy is doing a soft launch of its new business model for their sports software platform this week with the Western PA Quad A basketball league.

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Pittsburgh’s growing ActivAided Orthotics offers new thinking for back pain suffers

sbower — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:48:00 GMT

IW portfolio company and AlphaLab alum ActivAided Orthotics will use recently received funding for sales and marketing of their product for back pain sufferers.

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Pittsburgh’s growing ActivAided Orthotics offers new thinking for back pain suffers

sbower — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:45:00 GMT

IW portfolio company and AlphaLab alum ActivAided Orthotics using recently received funding for sales and marketing of their product for back pain sufferers.

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2012 was a good year for VC growth in Pittsburgh despite a nationwide decline

sbower — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:41:00 GMT

Pittsburgh was a “bright spot” for venture capital investment deals in 2012.

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Going global? Safaba assists the transformation through machine translation

sbower — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:37:00 GMT

Safaba’s machine translation products ready “for primetime” in commercial, ecommerce and mobile enterprise markets.

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Some standout 20-something Pittsburgh entrepreneurs

sbower — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:35:00 GMT

AutoRef included as on of the exciting young Pittsburgh entrepreneurs!

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Robotics predicted to join family in home or serve in public setting

sbower — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:32:00 GMT

Within 10 to 15 years, personal robots will become more commonplace in the home.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Speaking Freely with The Resumator’s Don Charlton

sbower — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:29:00 GMT

Don Charlton, CEO of The Resumator, speaks at the first "Speaking Freely," event about the successes and failures of starting a business.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Business Times

Venture Capital activity sees more deals, fewer dollars

sbower — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:24:00 GMT

Innovation Works and Life Sciences Greenhouse led Pittsburgh area 4th quarter investments.

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Innovation Works hires Gary Glausser as CIO

sbower — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:06:00 GMT

“Gary Glausser, the longtime Pittsburgh venture capitalist, joins Innovation Works as its chief investment officer”.

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Who’s Hiring in Pittsburgh? CMU, Ronin, ZOLL and more

sbower — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:56:00 GMT

Kextil, Compliance Assurance, SpectraGenetics, kWantera are among the companies in our region hiring.

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More top tech companies to watch in 2013

sbower — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:43:00 GMT

Medical and pharma start ups on the list for companies in our region to watch in 2013.

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Mark Cuban ‘fired up’ to join team at East Liberty firm Civic Science

sbower — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:20:00 GMT

Mark Cuban, billionaire entrepreneur, joins Civic Science as member of their advisory board to help them expand into new markets.

Read more in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Innovation Works invests in nine companies, three commercialization projects in Pittsburgh for $1.1M

sbower — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:45:00 GMT

Nine companies and three promising commercialization projects at nearby universities received a combined funding from Innovation Works in November and December 2012.

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Innovation Works invests in nine companies, three commercialization projects in Pittsburgh for $1.1M

sbower — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:38:00 GMT

Nine companies and three promising commercialization projects at nearby universities received a combined funding from Innovation Works in November and December 2012.

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The Top 10 Tech Companies to Watch in 2013

sbower — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:46:00 GMT

Pop City “suggests some of the most promising companies in the region to watch” in 2013 from input gathered from local business leaders and investors.

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