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October 26
2023
Undergraduate founders invited to compete for $30,000 in Inc.U Competition
Penn State student startup teams from University Park and all Commonwealth Campuses are invited to enter their startup into the Invent Penn State Inc.U Competition for a chance to compete for a $30,000 prize pool.
October 25
2023
Application open for economic development grant through Shenango LaunchBox
The City of Sharon and the Shenango LaunchBox powered by the Greater Sharon Community jointly announced the opening the of the Sharon Economic Development Grant application process for new and existing businesses within the city.
October 20
2023
Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference shines spotlight on innovation
Penn State students, faculty and alumni entrepreneurs joined with venture firms and startup founders from across the United States for the 2023 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, held Oct. 16-17 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey.
October 20
2023
Harrisburg LaunchBox to present Truist Empowered Entrepreneurs Executive Series
The Harrisburg LaunchBox, powered by Penn State will host the Truist Empowered Entrepreneurs Executive Series at Penn State Harrisburg this fall. The series will kickoff on Oct. 25 with a panel discussion “A Thriving Region,” featuring guest speaker Norman Bristol-Colón, Pennsylvania’s first chief diversity officer.
October 05
2023
Shenango LaunchBox to unveil new space at ribbon cutting celebration on Oct. 18
The Shenango LaunchBox powered by the Greater Sharon Community will host a ribbon cutting event on Wednesday, Oct. 18, to celebrate the opening of its new location.
October 02
2023
Registration open for Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference
The Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, one of the largest tech startup conferences in the mid-Atlantic, will take place Oct. 16 and 17 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey. The conference will highlight innovations from high-growth and emerging markets, showcase disruptive technologies and early-stage companies born from Penn State research, and feature two special keynote events.
September 28
2023
Education alumna’s publishing company helping to make knowledge more accessible
Adelina Hristova, who earned her doctor from the Penn State College of Education in 2016, launched a marketing campaign for her publishing company through Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank’s Digital TestLab accelerator program. She also had her company’s mascot 3D printed at OriginLabs, Happy Valley’s newest prototyping and fabrication space.
September 28
2023
LaunchBox and Innovation Network builds entrepreneurial ecosystem playbook
The Invent Penn State team has released a free virtual Playbook entitled “Making Entrepreneurship Accessible in Rural America,” which shares the full narrative behind the building of the network, as well as a compilation of insights from network leaders.
September 28
2023
Office of Entrepreneurship and Commercialization appoints two new directors
Brad Zdenek has been appointed director of economic development and student programs, effective Sept. 25. Steve Carpenter has been appointed director of research startups, effective Sept. 18.
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