News
April 25
2023
Craft It, Pitch It, Win It competition winners announced
The Craft It, Pitch It, Win It competition was held on April 12, during which finalists presented to a panel of three judges about a business or product and their plans to implement new marketing strategies.
April 20
2023
Summer Founders Program awards eight student startups each with $15,000
Eight Penn State student startups have been selected into the 2023 Invent Penn State Summer Founders Program. The Summer Founders Program provides teams with at least one Penn State student founder a $15,000 grant to work on their startup, social good, or nonprofit idea over the summer at Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank.
April 18
2023
Penn State soil science doctoral candidate launches soil-based paint startup
Zoelie Rivera-Ocasio, a soil sciences and biogeochemistry doctoral candidate in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State, launched Zoils & Pigments, a startup manufacturing soil-based paints such as watercolors, gouache and crayons, with the assistance of Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank’s FastTrack Accelerator program.
April 18
2023
Penn State Wilkes-Barre to host talk on semiconductor industry in the region
Industry executives, economic development professionals, community leaders and educators are invited to attend a forum at Penn State Wilkes-Barre that will focus on the federal CHIPS and Science Act designed to revitalize the domestic semiconductor industry.
April 12
2023
Alumnus Doug Leech on new episode of Dare to Disrupt podcast
In the latest episode of Invent Penn State’s “Dare to Disrupt” podcast, host Ryan Newman interviews Doug Leech, Founder and CEO of Ascension Recovery Services.
April 04
2023
Berks LaunchBox celebrates fourth anniversary in GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
When the Berks LaunchBox first opened nearly seven years ago, it provided a glimmer of hope to Berks County entrepreneurs and innovators. Since then, its impact has grown to be more than its staff could have imagined.
March 31
2023
Penn State Altoona completes Innovation TestLab with local high school students
The Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Altoona LaunchBox Supported by the Hite Family, Claysburg-Kimmel School District, and Claysburg Education Foundation teamed up recently to host the Innovation TestLab program at Penn State Altoona.
March 29
2023
Students delve into entrepreneurship, innovation during Startup Week
Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC hosted a diverse selection of events across Penn State campuses that celebrated student innovation and entrepreneurship from March 20-24.
March 29
2023
Prototyping and fabrication space OriginLabs hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony
Invent Penn State’s all-new rapid prototyping and fabrication space, OriginLabs, had its official opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 22. Penn State Senior Vice President for Research, Lora Weiss, enabled a robotic arm to cut the ribbon at the ceremony, marking the official opening of the space to the public.
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