News
November 24
2020
Winning entrepreneurs announced at 2nd annual StartUp Lehigh Valley event
The event was presented by Factory, LLC and Penn State Lehigh Valley LaunchBox
November 17
2020
Local entrepreneurs benefited in variety of ways from bootcamp
Lehigh Valley LaunchBox first Virtual StartUp Bootcamp helped entrepreneurs move ideas to actionable business plans and beyond
November 02
2020
Penn State alumni build startup to advance emergency response technology
The current 911 emergency response system in the United States was developed in 1968 for landline telephones, which were tied to specific addresses. Now, with most people in the United States making 911 calls from cellular devices, the outdated 911 system often does not provide an accurate location of the person in need.
That’s why Penn State Altoona business and entrepreneurship alumni Matthew Pettinato and his business partner Andrew Brandt are developing ALERTech— Artificially Learned Emergency Response Technologies.
October 30
2020
New app aims to help bring community to underrepresented students
Penn State students now have an easier way to connect with campus organizations that match their backgrounds and interests through a new app designed by a team of students, Vybrnt, which was launched to help students from underrepresented backgrounds to build community on campus.
October 29
2020
Behrend lab designs product that blocks pests from nesting on propane tanks
Ron Forbes invented a rubber insert that blocks birds from nesting in the cover of a propane tank. Students in Penn State Behrend’s Innovation Commons helped him design it.
October 22
2020
York LaunchBox offers virtual program Oct. 28
Mark your calendar for Oct. 28 and a York LaunchBox event featuring speakers from Cooking with the Pros and Susquehanna SCORE.
October 21
2020
Webinar planned to help holiday shoppers, business owners navigate pandemic
To help shoppers and business owners navigate this uncharted climate, Penn State DuBois Continuing and Community Education and the North Central PA LaunchBox will co-host a webinar titled “Holiday Shopping During COVID: What Should Main Streets Expect?” from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, via Zoom.
October 20
2020
PNC Foundation gifts Penn State and Penn State Health $2 million
Penn State and Penn State Health joined with the PNC Foundation to announce a $2 million grant that will support programming to cultivate wellness and foster economic innovation in communities across the south-central Pennsylvania region and beyond.
October 15
2020
$1.5 million grant to expand Behrend lab and Innovation Beehive Network
The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded $1.5 million to the Northwest Pennsylvania Innovation Beehive Network, which includes Penn State Behrend’s Innovation Commons. The Beehive sites provide entrepreneurial support and business guidance to companies and inventors in 17 counties.
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