OraSure said the support from BARDA will help it complete development of the ELISA and file for Emergency Use Authorization from the Food & Drug Administration to enter the U.S market.
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Manufacturing
Winners chosen in statewide ‘What’s So Cool About Manufacturing’ contest
Reading Southern Middle School in Reading and Springhouse Middle School in South Whitehall Township, were among those honored Tuesday during the “Best of PA” statewide finals for the “What’s so Cool About Manufacturing” program.
Read More »Utz rebrands and goes public with Collier Creek merger
Utz Quality Foods LLC plans on changing its name to Utz Brands, Inc. and becoming a publicly listed company at an anticipated initial enterprise value of $1.5B upon closing a merger Collier Creek.
Read More »What’s So Cool About Manufacturing statewide awards to be online Tuesday
Next week, 22 teams of middle schoolers will be competing for top honors in a virtual statewide What’s So Cool About Manufacturing virtual event, the “Best of PA” Statewide Awards.
Read More »Montgomeryville manufacturer launches Red Cape Essentials for PPE business
The COVID-19 pandemic has birthed a new manufacturing business with a Montgomeryville company spinning off a new company to continue the work making Personal Protective Equipment that it started during the shutdown.
Read More »DCED tech grants go to 8 Lehigh Valley companies
Eight projects in the Lehigh Valley were among 43 in the state to receive grants in through Gov. Tom Wolf’s $2.8 million Manufacturing PA Initiative.
Read More »Poised for expansion, Turkey Hill acquires ice cream plant in Arkansas
Beverage and ice cream manufacturer Turkey Hill acquired a Searcy, Arkansas-based ice cream production facility as it looks to expand into more markets across the country.
Read More »Business leaders stress need for COVID liability protection
Gov. Tom Wolf will need to expand liability protections to manufacturers, small businesses and more health care providers or risk Pennsylvania businesses refusing to open for fear of frivolous COVID-19 related lawsuits, said a coalition of state associations.
Read More »Kosher winery opens in Allentown Bridgeworks
The newest tenant at Allentown’s Bridgeworks Enterprise Center is the Lehigh Valley’s first kosher winery. It’s also the only kosher winery in Pennsylvania and one of only a few in the Northeast.
Read More »COVID-19 is changing the way American manufacturers do business
From the rye whiskey maker who switched to hand sanitizer, to the leather baby shoe maker that pivoted to cotton face mask, some Lehigh Valley manufacturers deemed non-essential by Gov. Tom Wolf in March, converted production lines to keep workers employed, and discovered innovative product solutions.
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