PITTSBURGH, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to prevent further losses of international biotechnology business to competing regions, change long- standing perceptions that Pittsburgh is just a "steel town," and strategically market Pittsburgh's extensive resources, the World Trade Center Pittsburgh has created the first comprehensive online directory of biotechnology companies at www.wtcpa.org. This interactive directory is part of the World Trade Center Pittsburgh's International Biotechnology Initiative, which will push local companies onto radar screens of international pharmaceutical companies that want relationships with U.S. partners, but look to other regions because they don't know about the city's resources. Approximately 7...

Online Biotechnology Directory Created to Market Pittsburgh Capabilities Overseas; The World Trade Center Pittsburgh Takes an Aggressive Stance to Change Perceptions, Increase International Business Development In Rapidly-Growing Industry