Success Stories

Entrepreneurs learn, engage, collaborate during GEW Penn State

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Penn State, presented by the Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC), hosted a total of 52 events across Penn State campus communities from Nov. 8-12. Seven more will occur in the coming weeks, bringing the grand total to 59 events. Events were held via online,…

Student Startup Works to Pave the Future of Mental Healthcare

Mental healthcare workers often end up with a large amount of patient intake data – including each patient’s symptoms, health information, and screening assessment scores. This data is mainly captured through paper forms. For practicing providers, this means reading through hundreds of paper forms and spending hours manually entering patient…

The Corner LaunchBox catalyzing local business, entrepreneurship

This article is part of a series celebrating the five-year anniversary of Invent Penn State’s LaunchBox & Innovation Hub Network. Learn more here. Located on Fifth Avenue in downtown New Kensington, The Corner LaunchBox has helped a majority of the businesses on its own street, and in return, has helped revitalize…

At North Central PA LaunchBox, collaboration reignites region

This article is part of a series celebrating the five-year anniversary of Invent Penn State’s LaunchBox & Innovation Hub Network. Learn more here. Located in the renovated Old Deposit Bank Building on East Long Avenue in DuBois, North Central PA LaunchBox powered by Penn State DuBois is providing a boost…

Happy Valley LaunchBox helps spur alumnus’s red carpet-worthy startup

This article is part of a series celebrating the five-year anniversary of Invent Penn State’s LaunchBox & Innovation Hub Network. Learn more here. Nick Unis founded his sustainable footwear business, UnisBrands, when he was a Penn State first-year student in 2015. This past year, his product has been featured on the…

Penn State startup Chromatir Develops Color-Shifting Coatings

If you look at the back of a credit card, a driver’s license, or even a dollar bill, you will likely notice a hologram, or iridescent feature, that appears to change color when viewed at different angles. These color-shifting security features have been around for decades, allowing ample time for…

Global Entrepreneurship Week Penn State to connect innovators, entrepreneurs

Open to community and Penn State entrepreneurs and innovators, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Penn State is set for Nov. 8-12. Presented by the Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC), GEW Penn State connects community members and aspiring entrepreneurs with Penn State’s vibrant ecosystem of investors, researchers, and startup champions.…

Penn State Alumnus Introduces Revolutionary Urban Mobility and Scalable EV Charging Experience

With 260 million vehicles in the United States, 85% of commuters driving to work, and a projected 85% of the population living in urban areas by 2030, limited parking and traffic congestion in US cities is a continuously growing problem. Local and state governments are also setting more aggressive goals…

Berks LaunchBox propels eco-friendly startup forward

This article is part of a series celebrating the five-year anniversary of Invent Penn State’s LaunchBox & Innovation Hub Network. Learn more here. When Reading, Pennsylvania natives Petros Pappalas and Shanna Henry founded World Brand, LLC in 2018, they saw an opportunity to produce an environmentally friendly product line to…

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