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May 27
2021
LaunchBox and Innovation Hub Network celebrates 5 years of economic development
Just five years after opening the first LaunchBox, Invent Penn State’s LaunchBox and Innovation Hub Network has grown to 21 locations across Pennsylvania. The network has supported 3,325 community entrepreneurs and helped to launch 164 new Pennsylvania companies, develop 247 new products, and create 194.5 jobs.
May 18
2021
LED-fitted dance shoe takes top prize at Hazleton LaunchBox pitch competition
Local high school students competed for $1,500 in prizes during the annual Teen Entrepreneurship Challenge pitch competition hosted by the Hazleton LaunchBox supported by Pasco L. Schiavo, Esq.
May 17
2021
Three student startups win $10,000 each in 'Shark Tank'-style competition
Three Penn State student startups each won $10,000 for their startups in the annual “Shark Tank”-style Inc.U Competition hosted by the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP).
May 14
2021
Students win first-annual Fayette LaunchBox Shark Tank Competition
Three students of Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus were awarded prizes for participation in the first-annual Fayette LaunchBox Shark Tank Competition on April 20.
May 12
2021
Altoona LaunchBox offers May virtual open office time for business entrepreneurs
The Altoona LaunchBox supported by the Hite family will hold its May virtual open office from 11:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, May 26.
April 28
2021
'The Investment' student startup TV show to air May 13
The top six Penn State student startup teams from the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP)’s 2021 Inc.U Competition will compete on WPSU’s Shark Tank-style TV show “The Investment” for a chance at a share of up to $30,000 in funding for their startup. The show will air on WPSU-TV and can be streamed at live.wpsu.org at 8 p.m. May 13.
April 22
2021
Cranial Devices Inc. wins $75,000 in virtual tech tournament
Invent Penn State’s 2021 virtual Tech Tournament showcased eight of Penn State’s most disruptive innovations and early-stage startups born out of Penn State’s research enterprise. The winner of the $75,000 top prize, Cranial Devices Inc. (CDI), was led by Barry Fell, a consultant for the Surgery Innovation Group in the Department of Surgery at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He co-founded CDI with Dr. Randy Haluck, professor of surgery at Penn State College of Medicine.
April 22
2021
Virtual Venture & IP Conference showcases disruptive technology, innovations
The Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, one of the largest tech startup conferences in the mid-Atlantic region, virtually hosted more than 500 attendees April 15-16. Drawing more than 80 startups and more than 50 venture capital investors from across the country, the conference highlighted innovations from high growth and emerging markets to promote collaboration, investment and startup acceleration.
April 21
2021
Harrisburg LaunchBox Idea TestLab 'final pitch' winners announced
Harrisburg LaunchBox recently announced the winners of its Idea TestLab virtual accelerator final pitch competition.
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