Success Stories - Invent Penn State

Pennsylvania SBDC Agriculture Center of Excellence client receives award

Jersey Shore, PA – Pine Creek Seed Farm, a full-service wholesaler and distributor of a variety of seeds, received the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Eastern PA Family-Owned Small Business of the Year Award for 2024. The award ceremony took place on June 24 at the farm in Jersey Shore,…

Penn State research startup NeuroXR completes I-Corps National Teams program

In biomedical research and surgical training environments, precision is key - both in the usage of instruments to complete the study or training, and the resulting data and measurements. When a biomedical researcher is conducting a medical study by dissecting lab mice, less than 1 mm of precision can be…

Navengage, an Invent Penn State ecosystem startup, gets acquired

UNIVERSITY PARK - Navengage, an education technology company started by Penn State alumni, was recently acquired by Pathify, a higher education digital engagement hub. Navengage provides a customizable student engagement app to higher education institutions. The app allows higher education communities to access and promote events, student organizations, and campus…

Scarlett Miller appointed director, Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation

UNIVERSITY PARK – Scarlett Miller, professor of industrial engineering and mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Penn State, was recently appointed director of Penn State’s Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation. The Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation is dedicated to advancing the real estate industry through cross-disciplinary…

Cycling Studio in Sharon utilizes Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic, Shenango LaunchBox

SHARON, PA – As a former professional triathlete and a current professional endurance coach, Amy Javens is always looking for the next challenge to conquer. After she retired from competing in triathlons in 2018, she started looking for a new goal to pursue, and decided to open a cycling fitness…

Six entrepreneurs participate in first content creator accelerator

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa –Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank, in partnership with The Penn State Brand Academy, offered an all-new content creator-focused Digital TestLab accelerator program this spring. The Digital TestLab: Content Creators Cohort delivered social media and personal branding education specifically designed for content creators in the Happy…

Local artist uses woodworking lab at OriginLabs

UNIVERSITY PARK - Edgar Farmer, professor emeritus of education at Penn State and local artist, recently started using the woodworking equipment available at OriginLabs to enhance his wood-carving process. OriginLabs is an all-new prototyping and fabrication space located in downtown State College in the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub. Users…

Penn State Student Startup Saveware Innovates Tax Refunds with AI

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State student startup Saveware is using artificial intelligence (AI) to automate the sales tax refund process for businesses and tax firms. Saveware was founded by Braeden Davidson, a sophomore in the Smeal College of Business, and Ryan Jai Hokimi, a junior in the College of…

Tyrone wood floor manufacturer utilizes OriginLabs prototyping facility

UNIVERSITY PARK - When Britta Teller and Evan Stover launched their sustainable hardwood floor startup, Steller Floors, in 2019, they spent a lot of time, energy and resources prototyping and iterating on their products by themselves. Five years into growing and running the business, now with their own manufacturing facility,…