6 AlphaLab Health startups could change the way you look at medicine
The companies range from first-time inventors to experienced serial entrepreneurs working on a variety of medical breakthroughs.
06 Dec 2021
R.K. Mellon Foundation donates $100 million to Pitt to create life sciences BioForge at Hazelwood Green
The biggest single-project gift in the foundation's history is expected to create hundreds of highly skilled jobs.
17 Nov 2021
Trulieve’s expansion boosts optimism about McKeesport’s revitalization
Jonathan Stark, a real estate developer, is renovating two prominent properties: the Executive Building and the People’s Bank Building.
11 Nov 2021
Which of Pittsburgh’s top innovators won the 2021 Tech 50 Awards?
Pittsburgh's top tech innovators seem to have a few overriding themes in common: resilience and adaptation.
10 Nov 2021
Pittsburgh-based PACKPACK brings back the fanny pack you didn’t know you needed
Founder Brooke LaGrand spent a decade as a pattern maker in NYC before moving to Pittsburgh and starting her company.
10 Nov 2021
Near Earth Autonomy drone can deliver lifesaving medical supplies to Army medics
The FVR-90 can take off and land vertically, with delicate payloads (like blood). It’s designed for extreme endurance and can spend up to 22 hours in the air.
09 Nov 2021
The Refillery in Squirrel Hill provides a zero-waste shopping experience
Bring in empty bottles, fill them with personal care and home essentials and pay based on weight and volume.
09 Nov 2021
DoorDash opening engineering office in Pittsburgh, hiring 50 to start
San Francisco-based food ordering and delivery platform DoorDash has chosen Pittsburgh to expand its engineering team.
21 Oct 2021
Vigilant Technologies creates wearable device to prevent workplace injuries
Vigilant is in the process of being acquired by SWORD Health — one of the world’s fastest-growing virtual musculoskeletal care providers.
18 Oct 2021
Pitt Innovation Challenge winners tackle everything from tooth decay to parenting while Black
Every year, hundreds of thousands of dollars are awarded by Pitt's Clinical and Translational Science Institute to health care innovators.
14 Oct 2021