Author: phillycom_repost

Innovation group ramps up

January 28, 2016

The Health Care Innovation Collaborative, a project of Philadelphia’s CEO Council for Growth, said Monday 115 companies and individuals applied for the chance to work with several area academic medical centers and other entities. The collaborative, which was founded last year to boost the level of health-care innovation in the Philadelphia region, will start notifying […]

New partnership will capture more braking power on SEPTA subway lines

January 22, 2016

SEPTA and two energy services firms announced Thursday they had teamed up to expand the first-of-its-kind battery storage system that captures power from braking trains on the city’s two subway systems. Constellation Energy Resources, a Baltimore subsidiary of Exelon Corp., will pay for and install battery systems at seven SEPTA electrical substations on the transit […]

Firms proliferate to prevent concussions but evidence lags

January 21, 2016

Well-publicized events involving professional athletes, along with a federal lawsuit and a Hollywood movie now in theaters, have spurred unprecedented interest in concussions – and set off a business boom. Companies around the country are developing headbands, mouth guards, helmet padding, and skullcaps to try to protect athletes’ heads during impacts. Medical experts warn that […]

Area firm is a leader in personalized marketing

December 14, 2015

They’re watching us – and what we do when we shop online. How we buy stuff reveals to companies and advertisers important details about us: how long we linger on a website, hunt around for prices, then decide (or not) to purchase; what ads we click on social media; and how many dollars we spend. […]