The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse announced investments of $100,000 each in eight local life-science startup companies.

Among the eight companies getting Greenhouse funding is Cohera Medical Inc., which has developed TissueGlu, a biodegradable adhesive product that minimizes bleeding and infection after surgery. It is in the animal testing stage. The firm was co-founded by former University of Pittsburgh faculty member and surgeon Mike Buckley and his colleague, Eric Beckman.

Read more about this and the other Pittsburgh companies at
The Pittsburgh Business Times