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June 13
2022
Why state funding matters: Invent Penn State fueling innovation, business growth
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed $2.35 million in new funding for Invent Penn State as part of the University’s 2022-23 state appropriation. Watch as Sydney Gibbard, a Penn State biomedical engineering major from Yardley, Pennsylvania, explains how Invent Penn State has helped to grow her nonprofit, Girls Code the World.
June 10
2022
Webinar on legal issues for startups set for June 23
The webinar “Business Entities and Legal Issues for Startups” will be offered by the Altoona LaunchBox supported by the Hite Family and the Saint Francis University Small Business Development Center on June 23. This free, live webinar will feature the Penn State Law Entrepreneurship Assistance Clinic, which provides free legal assistance to Pennsylvania entrepreneurs.
June 09
2022
Penn State DuBois student trio wins tabletop challenge for the NCPA LaunchBox
The winners of the North Central PA LaunchBox student table-top challenge were announced for their innovative and creative designs. Cory Lehman, Anna Raffeinner, and Dylan Treaster teamed up and used the Idea Lab to design, innovate and create solutions for the task.
June 03
2022
Philadelphia-based non-profit delivers donated furniture to those who need it
Marvin’s Home, a client of Penn State Law’s Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic, is a nonprofit serving the Philadelphia area that takes furniture donations and directly delivers them to the mostly empty apartments of young adults who have been homeless or recently aged out of the foster care system.
June 03
2022
Penn State research-based startup works toward helping to treat diabetic wounds
People with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes often experience suppressed wound healing. Penn State research-based startup ElkosRx is working to bring its topical treatment for early-stage diabetic foot ulcers to the market.
June 03
2022
Real estate professional Sean Black featured on new episode of Dare to Disrupt
In the seventh episode of the podcast Dare to Disrupt, host Ryan Newman interviews Sean Black, who graduated from Penn State in 1996 with a degree in international business management. Black talks about how “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran became his mentor, showing him the ropes of the New York real-estate market and helping him build the foundation for what would become online real-estate marketplace Trulia.
June 02
2022
Digital Foundry at New Kensington celebrates grand opening
University leadership, along with state, regional and local officials, joined to celebrate the grand opening of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington on June 1. The new facility in downtown New Kensington is a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland.
May 24
2022
Altoona LaunchBox to present social media marketing webinar
The Altoona LaunchBox supported by the Hite family will present “Social Media Must-Haves” from 12:05 to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, via Zoom.
May 17
2022
LaunchBox Ladies Ambassadors Circle event spotlights Lehigh Valley entrepreneur
Lehigh Valley LaunchBox powered by Penn State recently celebrated the achievements of local entrepreneur Kathryn C. Worrilow, founder and CEO of the health care technology company LifeAire Systems, at its annual LaunchBox Ladies Ambassadors Circle event on May 12.
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