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This Smart Plate Tells You How Many Calories You're Eating—And Whether You're Eating Too Fast

May 5, 2015

The ultimate in portion control: a plate that yells at you. Put your dinner on a new Wi-Fi connected SmartPlate, and it will tell you not only what you’re eating, how many calories are involved, which nutrients, and even whether you’re chewing too fast. All the data feeds into an app that tracks your nutrition […]

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BioBots Is A 3D Printer For Living Cells

May 5, 2015

U.S. biotech startup BioBots sits at the intersection between computer science and chemistry. Its debut product, a desktop 3D printer for biomaterials, which was just demoed on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt NY — printing Van Gogh’s ear in replica, no less — combines hardware, software and wetware. It’s the latter area where the core innovation […]

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PTC builds Internet of things analytics strategy with $105 million acquisition

May 5, 2015

This is the manufacturing software company’s third big buyout in the past 18 months, along with ThingWorx and Axeda. Manufacturing software company PTC believes predictive maintenance will be one of the first clear killer apps for the Internet of things, a credible theory given big investments in this area by GE and Caterpillar. Naturally, PTC […]

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Montco launches bike share program for trails

May 4, 2015

The Montgomery County Commissioners today, in conjunction with Zagster, a leading provider of bikes-as-a-service, launched a pilot bike share program for its trail system. The initial two docking stations and rental locations are located in Lower Perkiomen Valley Park in Oaks, and at the head of the Pennypack Trail, just off Huntingdon Pike in Lower […]

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Angel Capital Association to Host 2016 Summit in Greater Philadelphia

May 4, 2015

The Angel Capital Association (ACA), the world’s leading group of accredited angel investors, will host their 2016 Summit from May 9 – 11 in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The 2016 Summit will bring more than 800 entrepreneurs from all over North America to connect with business and civic leaders in our 11-county region, […]

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