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IN THE NEWS
January 26, 2012. ZeaChem Selected for $232.5 Million USDA Loan Guarantee
November 29, 2011. MiaSole Strengthens Senior Leadership: Appoints John Carrington as CEO and Bob Baker as President
November 29, 2011. Roche Signs Agreement with PTC Therapeutics to Advance Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
October 28, 2011. MiaSole Increases Efficiency and Reduces Costs
October 26, 2011. MiaSole Tops First Solar's Panels with 13% Conversion Efficiency
October 25, 2011. ZeaChem Expands Board of Directors and Raises $19 Million to Advance Commercial Production
September 28, 2011. ZeaChem and Partners Awarded $40 Million USDA Grant
August 23, 2011. Thin Film Solar Startup Solexant and Its New CEO
August 15, 2011. Chrysler Group LLC and Zeachem Inc. Announce Memorandum of Understanding to Speed Production and Use of Advanced Cellulosic Ethanol
July 21, 2011. Dot-Com Survivor Cvent Nabs $136M In Biggest Software Deal Since 2007
July 20, 2011. Pittsburghers Benefit From Cvent Capital Raise
April 26, 2011. Intel To Transfer World-Leading Manufacturing Expertise to Accelerate MiaSole Ramp to 150MW
December 2, 2010. MiaSole Achieves 15.7% Efficiency With Commercial-Scale CIGS Thin Film Solar Modules
September 1, 2010. MiaSole Exceeds 14% Efficiency with Commercial-Scale CIGS Thin Film Solar Modules
August 6, 2010. NuPathe Inc. Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
June 25, 2010. Metabolex and Sanofi-Aventis enter Into Agreement for Novel Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
June 22, 2010. Cvent Adds More than 500 New Event Management Clients as Meetings Industry Begins to Rebound
June 22, 2010. Metabolex Enters Into Type 2 Diabetes Development and License Agreement with Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
June 11, 2010. Birchmere Ventures Continues Cleantech Investments with Solexant Deal
June 11, 2010. Precision Therapeutics Looks to Stay Private with $35M Series D
June 10, 2010. MiaSole Sets World Record for Highest Efficiency of Commercial Scale Thin-Film Solar Modules
June 7, 2010. PTC Therapeutics Awarded $5.4M Grant from the Wellcome Trust
June 7, 2010. Solexant's Nanocrystal Solar Technology Lands $41.5M Series C Round
June 1, 2010. Plextronics Announces Critical Developments for the Organic Solar Market
May 17, 2010. NuPathe Files for IPO to Fuel Migraine Patch Launch
May 17, 2010. Cvent Starts 2010 with Unprecedented Q1 Growth
April 13, 2010. Metabolex Initiates Research Collaboration with Takeda
March 22, 2010. CyOptics 500Gbps TOSA/ROSA Sets New Record for Photonic Integration
March 3, 2010. PTC Therapeutics and Genzyme Corporation Announce Preliminary Results from the Phase 2B Clinical Trial of Ataluren for Nonsense Mutation Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy
January 11, 2010. Valley Clean-Tech Gets $260M Jolt
December 22, 2009. PTC Therapeutics Closes $50M Financing
November 5, 2009. Metabolex Closes $8.6M Financing Round
October 13, 2009. Metabolex Announces Positive Phase I Clinical Trial Results of MBX-2982
Oct 6, 2009. Pittsburgh Becomes Home to the United States Center for Energy Leadership: CEOs of Six Leading Energy Companies Join Together to Address Global Energy Issues
Sep 24, 2009. Plextronics Featured on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric: Story Focused on Pittsburgh's Economic Turnaround as it Welcomed G20 Summitt
Sep 21, 2009. Precision Therapeutics President and CEO Sean McDonald Recipient of 2009 Pacesetter Award
Sep 10, 2009. PTC Therapeutics Initiates Registration-Directed Phase III Trial of Ataluren in Cystic Fibrosis
Sep 10, 2009. Zelrix, a Novel Transdermal Patch for Migraine, Found to Provide Rapid, Consistent, and Sustained Relief for Migraine Sufferers In Phase III Trial
Sep 09, 2009. Precision Therapeutics Named to Inc. Magazine's List of Fastest Growing Companies
Sep 2, 2009. PTC Therapeutics Announces Drug Discovery Collaboration with Roche
Sep 2, 2009. PTC Therapeutics Announces Celgene Exercised Option to Drug Discovery Collaboration
Aug 20, 2009. Plextronics Closes $14 Million Financing Round
Aug 12, 2009. Plextronics Becomes First Company to Deploy Organic Solar Modules at NREL’s Outdoor Testing Facility
Aug 11, 2009. NuPathe Reports Positive Phase III Results for Zelrix, a Novel Transdermal Patch For Acute Migraine
Aug 10, 2009. PTC Therapeutics Announces Achievement of Major Milestone in Schering-Plough Hepatitis C Collaboration
Jun 26, 2009. Former Secretary of PA Department of Environmental Protection McGinty Joins Plextronics as Advisor
Jun 15, 2009. PTC Therapeutics Receives $2.6 Million in Government Grants
Jun 9, 2009. Vitesse Adds ZTE, CyOptics and ETRI to Next Generation FTTx Technology Ecosystem
May 12, 2009. PTC Therapeutics and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation Announce $8.5 Million Collaboration
Mar 13, 2009. Plextronics Selected as GoingGreen East Top 50 Company
Dec 12, 2008. Plextronics Wins Technical Development Materials Award from IDTechEx
Nov 6, 2008. Precision Therapeutics Secures $43 Million in Venture Capital Funding
Oct 24, 2008. With 439% Revenue Growth, Cvent Ranks Well in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program for Virginia
Oct 15, 2008. Cvent Launches Event Venue Directory and RFP Management System
Oct 6, 2008. Plextronics Awarded $1.2 Million in Government Funding for Flexible Printed Electronics with the U.S. Military
Sep 16, 2008. Plextronics Selected as a GoingGreen Top 100 Company
Sep 16, 2008. Lehman's Fall to Create Greentech Woes
Jul 16, 2008. NREL Confirms Miasolé's Solar Panel Efficiency
Jun 4, 2008. Novartis Announces Acquisition of Protez Pharmaceuticals
SOA Software Acquires LogicLibrary
Nov 29, 2007. German Firm Pays $200 Million for Renal Solutions
Nov 7, 2007. CyOptics Acquires Inplane Photonics
Nov 6, 2007. Plextronics Receives Investment from Applied Ventures to Expand Development of Printed Electronics Technology
Oct 22, 2007. Renal Solutions, Inc. Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of New Design of the Allient Sorbent Hemodialysis System for Chronic and Acute Hemodialysis
Oct 22, 2007. Inspired Technologies Obtains FDA 510(k) Clearance for the VIAspire Oxygen Portable
Oct 18, 2007. PTC Therapeutics Announces Additional Results from Phase II Study of PTC124 in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Oct 11, 2007. PTC Therapeutics Announces Pharmacokinetic and Safety Results from Phase II Study of PTC124 in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Oct 2, 2007. Inspired Technologies Announces Latest Round of Financing
Sep 25, 2007. Inspired Technologies Obtains FDA 510(k) Approval for the VIAspire Liquefier
Sep 13, 2007. PTC Therapeutics Announces $20 Million Strategic Investment from Celgene Corporation
Aug 31, 2007. Chemical Company Solvay Leads $20M Financing for Plextronics
Aug 31, 2007. Precision Seeks $80.5M in IPO
Aug 9, 2007. Plextronics™ Organic Solar Cell Technology Breaks World Record: NREL Certifies Cell Efficiency
Apr 19, 2007. Metabolex Raises $32 Million to Accelerate Clinical Development Programs for its Pipeline of Drug Candidates in Metabolic Disease
Mar 20, 2007. CyOptics to Acquire Apogee Photonics
Mar 14, 2007. Consona Corporation Closes Acquisition of Knova Software
Feb 7, 2007. USDC Awards Plextronics Phase II of $1.8 Million Contract to Expand Plexcore HIL Development for OLED Displays
Jan 8, 2007. PTC Therapeutics Announces Strategic Drug Discovery Collaboration with Pfizer Utilizing PTCs GEMS Technology Platform
Oct 4, 2006. Cvent Offers New Web Survey Product
Sep 25, 2006. DEMOfall 18 Must See Products: TotalView lets you see everyone in the board room
Sep 14, 2006. NuPathe Closes $15 Million Financing
Sep 13, 2006. Plextronics Recognized by Wall Street Journal for Technology Innovation Prestigious Award Recognizes Groundbreaking Developments for Printed Electronics
Aug 15, 2006. Plextronics Lights Up with $13.1 M Series A
May 22, 2006. Lightningcast Sells To AOL Amid Hot Video Ad Market
Feb 17, 2006. Precision Therapeutics Lands $20M in Venture Capital
Feb 3, 2006. Birchmere Investment Spurs Relocation of Colorado Firm to Region
Feb 3, 2006. Venture Capital: Steel City Bends into Seattle Mold
Oct 5, 2005. CyOptics Closes $27 million Series F Financing Round
Aug 24, 2005. Protez Pharmaceuticals Closes $15 million Financing Round to Progress Lead Antibiotic Compound
Jun 21, 2005. Governor Rendell Announces Record Setting Employment Data; State Aids in Pittsburgh Technology Company's Expansion
Apr 7, 2005. Dr. Bernard Cambou Joins StageMark, Inc.
Mar 22, 2005. Metabolex's investigational treatment for Type 2 diabetes meets primary and secondary endpoints in Phase II trial
Mar 8, 2005. Renal Solutions, Inc. completes $16.5 million Series B financing and will present at SG Cowen Health Care Conference
Mar 3, 2005. Metabolex reports positive Phase I clinical trial for treatment of Type 2 diabetes
Jan 21, 2005. Like father, like son: O'Neills back California tech firm
Jan 21, 2005. Startups see more venture funding; 04 marked first increase since dot-com crash
Jan 20, 2005. Be Here gets $5M Series A Recap For 360-Degree Video Conferencing Device
Jan 19, 2005. Be Here completes $5M Series A financing round
Nov 30, 2005. Metabolex raises $44 million in additional private financing
Sep 15, 2004. Local concern picks up Silicon Valley firm
Apr 9, 2004. Neolinear sale is latest in surge of local acquisitions
Apr 1, 2004. Birchmere buys stake in Berwyn company
Mar 2, 2004. Metabolex announces start of Phase II trial of its novel insulin sensitizer, MBX-102
Jan 31, 2004. Paradigm synergies excite TI's Johnson
Jan 12, 2004. Metabolex raises $4 million in second close of private financing for total funding of $31 million
Nov 18, 2003. $20M in tobacco funds will boost life sciences
Nov 17, 2003. Birchmere, partner land $20M in state tobacco funds
May 2003. On Board...with Sean Sebastian: A look at the state of venture capital
Be Here Technologies Secures Additional Funding
Dec 4, 2002. Optinel Systems Secures $22.4 Million
Dec 2, 2002. Renal Solutions Completes $14.7 million Series A Financing for Development of the Allient? Sorbent Hemodialysis System
Nov 29, 2002. Health Care Firm Setting Up Shop: Local funding fuels move from Indiana
Nov 2002. Pittsburgh Magazine Publishes its Fourth Annual list of 40 Under 40 Award Recipients
May 21, 2002. The Private Sector - Venture Capital Flowing: Entrepreneurship thrives in Pittsburgh despite technology, dot.com downturn
May 10, 2002. Nine area companies land $74 million in first-quarter venture capital: VC investment drops in first months of year
Apr 10, 2002. Start-ups pitching for money at VC fair
Mar 29, 2002. Five venture capitalists share their thoughts on the state of the industry
Mar 29, 2002. How techies and VCs walk a line between valuation panic and long-term goals
Feb 8, 2002. Venture capital funds open wallets in fourth: Year-end investments in local companies on tear
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