The Pittsburgh Technology Council annually compiles the latest growth numbers from state and federal resources in order to monitor the contribution that technology companies make to the southwestern Pennsylvania region.

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The primary goal of this report is to quantify the impact and draw attention to the region’s significant technological resources, thereby engendering a deeper, more current understanding of the technology sector of the region’s economy. It is our hope that this report, the eighth in a series, will help to continue the process of redefining the region’s strengths and the way in which southwestern Pennsylvania is viewed by the rest of the world.

In addition to the macro-level regional analysis, this report features analyses of five key industry clusters that exist within our technology economy. They are:

• information technology
• life sciences
• advanced manufacturing
• advanced materials, including chemicals and plastics
• environmental technology

Although these five technology industry clusters play an important role in innovation and growth within the region’s borders, they do not paint the entire picture. In addition to basic industry statistics on wages and employment, we also collected data focusing on supporting activities, including business incorporations, venture capital, initial public offerings, university technology transfer activity and many other indicators.