News
January 05
2022
Magnitude Instruments: Making the jump from lab to business
Penn State Professor of Chemistry John Asbury discusses the evolution of Magnitude Instruments and how they made the jump from lab to business.
January 03
2022
Office of Entrepreneurship and Commercialization fills three key postions
The Penn State Office of Entrepreneurship and Commercialization announced three appointments during the fall semester, expanding expertise within the Penn State innovation ecosystem.
January 03
2022
Happy Valley LaunchBox supports company serving underrepresented students
With help from Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank, Joel Sakyi founded Vybrnt, a startup that provides underrepresented students better access to resources and opportunities that help them succeed during their time at college.
January 03
2022
Participants honored for completing Hazleton LaunchBox Diaspora Emprende program
More than 60 aspiring entrepreneurs were recently recognized during a virtual ceremony honoring them for completing the Hazleton LaunchBox supported by Pasco L. Schiavo Esq.’s Diaspora Emprende program.
December 17
2021
Endowment for North Central PA LaunchBox named in honor of Chancellor McBride
Celebrating the vision and leadership of former chancellor M. Scott McBride in his mission to bring the Invent Penn State initiative to Penn State DuBois, the M. Scott McBride Endowment in Support of the North Central PA LaunchBox has been established by the campus.
December 16
2021
Penn State LaunchBoxes accepting applications for winter 2022 Idea TestLab
Penn State Harrisburg, Penn State York and Penn State Mont Alto LaunchBoxes are hosting an Idea TestLab for entrepreneurs in January 2022.
December 15
2021
Connecting community and fostering entrepreneurship through design
Penn State architecture alumni Jason E. Smith and Marilia Rodrigues, of Philadelphia’s KieranTimberlake, were design leads on the new Innovation Hub building in downtown State College, and say the building is designed to instill a feeling of opportunity, of collaborative making, of being a part of something bigger than oneself.
December 13
2021
Biotech company selects Innovation Park for expansion
A decade after its founding, local biotech company BioMagnetic Solutions will move into a new facility at Penn State’s Innovation Park. The company was acquired in early 2021 by Gamma Biosciences, a global life sciences company focused on advanced therapies.
December 13
2021
Sister entrepreneurs discuss keys to building business at LaunchBox Ladies event
Continuing to spotlight the talents of women entrepreneurs, Lehigh Valley LaunchBox powered by Penn State featured sisters and business owners Cory Dahlia Varona and Nicol Varona Cancelmo at its most recent LaunchBox Ladies Speaker Series talk held at Penn State Lehigh Valley.
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