Improving Human Health and the Commonwealth’s Economy

The Life Sciences Greenhouses are models of effectiveness and efficiency. They capture the innovation potential of the life sciences industry and nurture that potential with critical early-stage funding and sector-specific business expertise. Pennsylvanians benefit directly as new companies are formed, jobs are created, additional capital is attracted to the Commonwealth, and life-saving technologies reach patients.

Private-sector leverage
of state dollars
54:1

TOTAL FUNDS INVESTED
over $84.6 M

It's All About Results

New Companies

companies and
projects funded
229

companies exited, providing returns
to investors and entrepreneurs
28

Additional Capital

private
follow-on funding more than
$4.5 B

federal
follow-on funding
$187.1 M

More Jobs

Jobs
created
4653

Average life
sciences salary
$90,267
Twice the average PA
private sector wage

245 Life-Saving Technologies

products originated by
LSG companies that have
received regulatory approval
75

NEW unregulated products
being commercialized
170

Healthcare Breakthroughs
from PA Life Sciences Greenhouse Initiative Portfolio Companies

The table below highlights just a few of the breakthrough products brought to market by companies backed by the PA Life Sciences Greenhouse Initiative.

Company

Product Name

Use

Regulatory Approval

BioAdvance Biotechnology Greenhouse of Southeastern Pennsylvania bioadvance.com

Avid/Lilly	Amyvid™	Determines presence of beta amyloid plaque in patients with cognitive impairment	FDA
InfraScan	InfraScanner 1000 InfraScanner 2000	Hand held device to detect brain hematoma after head trauma	FDA
NuPathe	Zecuity^®	Sumatriptan transdermal patch for migraine	FDA
Ceptaris	VALCHLOR™ (mechlorethamine) gel	Topical treatment of stage IA and IB mycosis fungoides-type cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL)	FDA

Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania lsgpa.com

Indigo BioSciences	Receptor, Receptor Assay Kits (42 total)	Drug screening	Not Applicable
Maculogix	AdaptDx™	Macular Degeneration	FDA
Micro Interventional Devices	Permaseal™	Heart Valve Repair	FDA, CE Mark
Chromatan	Tangential Chromatography	Single-use column-free proteins and vaccines purification.	Not Applicable

Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse plsg.com

ALung	Hemolung^® RAS	Respiratory Assist System	EU
Cohera Medical	TissuGlu^® Surgical Adhesive Sylys^® Surgical Sealant	Safe Tissue Adhesives	EU
Health Monitoring Systems	EpiCenter™ EpiStart MediCenter	Monitor Disease Outbreak	Not applicable
Rinovum Women’s Health	Stork™ Rinovum Vitamin Line	Reproductive Health Aid	FDA