Funded by the PA Dept. of Community and Economic Development, PITA’s mission is to connect PA companies with universities to promote economic growth. PITA is an industry-led program that enables companies to identify technology development/process improvement challenges for university faculty and graduate students to address in a short term research project. The following PA entities have participated in PITA technology development and educational projects.
Southwestern Pennsylvania
- Allegheny Health Network
- Allegheny Power
- ANSYS
- ATI
- BeaconSys
- Bosch
- Braskem America
- Bridge Semiconductor
- CerebroScope
- CompuSpections, LLC
- Corry Rubber Corporation
- Cutler-Hammer
- Digimmune
- Eaton
- Emerson
- EQT
- General Dynamics
- Glucose Sensing Technologies
- Google (Pittsburgh)
- Heyl & PattersonInmedius
- Healthy Ride
- Intel (Pittsburgh)
- Kennametal
- Mine Safety Appliances
- Near Earth Autonomy
- NETL
- NeuEsse
- Nova Chemical
- Novocell Semiconductors
- Oberg Industries
- Oerlikon Leybold Vaccum Corp.
- P.J. Dick
- Port Authority of Allegheny County
- President Visionaire Products, Inc.
- R.J. Lee
- Ride ACTA
- Silicon Power, Inc.
- SkinJect
- Spang Company
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
- UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
- U.S. Steel Research Center
- Vivisimo
Southeastern Pennsylvania
- Amorphic Tech Ltd
- Anholt Technologies
- Arcelor/ Mittal Steel
- Arrow International
- Arkema
- Ashland Chemicals
- Aqua America
- Blaschak Coal Corporation
- Boeing, Phantom Works
- Buzzi Unicem
- Clean Air Council
- Demco Automation
- DERNetSoft
- Dupont, Marshall Laboratory
- Edwards and Kelcey
- Electro-Petroleum, Inc.
- FLX Solutions
- Green Materials
- Interdigital Communications
- Johnson Matthey
- Lockheed Martin
- NeuEsse
- Optamo LLC
- OSIsoft
- Purolite Company
- Solarflux, Inc.
- Solvay
- Specialty Engineering, Inc.
- Structural Services Inc.
- Trilion Systems
- TruCapSol
Lehigh Valley
- Advanced Research Systems, Inc.
- Air Products and Chemicals
- Amorphic Tech
- Applied Separations
- Azevan Pharmaceuticals
- Buzzi Unicem
- Dynalene
- eCO2Dye
- Eastern Exterior Wall Systems
- EcoTech Marine
- ErythryX LLC
- FLX Solutions
- Lehigh Valley Health Network
- LifeAire Systems
- Netizen
- Optamo
- PPL
- Purolite
- St. Luke’s University Health Network
- Structural Services
- Victaulic
Central Pennsylvania
- GE Inspection Technologies, LP
- Impulse Technology
- Modjeski and Masters
- Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
- TE Connectivity
- TechKnowServ
- Truck-Lite
Notheastern Pennsylvania
- Aerotargets International
- Keystone Automation
Harrisburg
- Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
- Modjeski and Masters
- PennDOT
- Tyco Electronics
Lancaster
- Advanced Cooling Technologies
- Hamilton Precision Metals
- High Concrete Structures, Inc.
- High Steel Structures, Inc.
Other universities
- Desales University
- Duquesne University
- Lafayette College
- Muhlenberg College
- Pennsylvania State University
- Temple University
- University of Pennsylvania