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Penn State startup developing spatially targeted cancer therapy

UNIVERSITY PARK - The current standard of care for treating cancers of the head and neck, specifically squamous carcinoma, often leads to severe side effects for the patient. Surgery to remove the cancer tissue is the preferred treatment but can result in critical tissue loss. As such, many patients are…

Calling Researchers: Join Penn State's NSF I-Corps April Cohort

UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State’s NSF I-Corps Short Course is accepting applications for its virtual April cohort. The no-cost program helps researchers test a startup idea through customer interviews and educational programming on the lean startup methodology. The Penn State-hosted cohort will begin on Friday, April 19 and runs through…

Researcher works to lower cost of hydrogen production

UNIVERSITY PARK – Hydrogen gas – while a potentially greener alternative to fossil fuels – is currently expensive to produce. Penn State PhD Candidate Arash Emdadi and his lab mates are working to improve the hydrogen production method to make it more cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Hydrogen is used and…

Start Up Your Research: Apply Now for March I-Corps Short Course

Penn State’s NSF I-Corps Short Course is accepting applications for its virtual March cohort. The no-cost program helps researchers test a startup idea through customer interviews and educational programming on the lean startup methodology. The cohort will begin on Friday, March 1 and runs through Friday, March 15. The cohort…

Researchers aim to streamline cancer therapy development process

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Targeted therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs designed to target the changes in cancer cells that help them grow, divide and spread. But, over time, cancer cells can become less sensitive to the effects of a specific drug, rendering the treatment ineffective.…

Venture & IP Conference shines spotlight on innovation in Hershey, PA

HERSHEY, PA - 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, PA. The 2023 conference gathered more than…

Researchers and entrepreneurs - Register to attend Venture & IP Conference

The Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, one of the largest tech startup conferences in the Mid-Atlantic, will take place October 16 and 17 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA. The conference will highlight innovations from high-growth and emerging markets, showcase disruptive technologies and early-stage companies born from…

Researchers developing smart ring for healthcare and extended reality

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A team of researchers in the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science aims to enable healthcare and extended reality — which encompasses virtual, augmented and mixed reality — with their smart sensing ring, OmniRing. The ring uses both inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors, which can capture…

Researchers encouraged to take ideas from the lab to the marketplace

Penn State’s I-Corps Short Course is accepting applications for its June cohort. The no-cost program helps researchers test a startup idea through customer discovery and lean startup methodology. The cohort will begin on June 9 and runs through June 23. Apply for the short course by June 2. The NSF…