Success Stories
Close to 10 years ago, three Penn State students envisioned a space to bring community members, entrepreneurs, students, startups and small business owners together. Today New Leaf Initiative, a 5013C Non Profit, has become a vital coworking and collaboration space in the heart of State College. And in 2104 expanded…
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The Summer Founders Program (SFP) awarded five student teams $10,000 each to work on their startup, nonprofit or social good venture full-time over the summer in State College. Of the 27 teams that applied to the program, nine semi-finalist teams were interviewed by the selection committee, and five finalist teams were invited…
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spotLESS Materials LLC, a start-up company developed from research conducted in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering, won third place and $367,500 at the 2019 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) on April 6. Birgitt Boschitsch, former doctoral student and spotLESS CEO, Jing Wang, PhD graduate and technical advisor, Nan…
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Through 16 competitions and challenges Penn State Startup Week gave student entrepreneurs from across the University the chance to pitch their business ideas and create inventive solutions to common problems during the April 1-5 event. The challenges are at the heart of Startup Week’s mission of teaching and inspiring participants…
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Penn State’s new Corporate Engagement Center, located in Innovation Park, welcomes industry partners as it gears up to serve as a central hub for the University’s industry engagement activities. Whether a corporate partner seeks a research partnership, a philanthropic opportunity or exceptional Penn State student talent, the Corporate Engagement Center…
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From the moment a student changemaker arrives on campus, Penn State’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is ready to support their passions and ambitions. Through the Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ENTI) minor and the Lion LaunchPad Special Living Option (SLO) student innovators find their tribe and participate in engaging courses and experiences that help…
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Every year 73,000 diabetic patients in the United States receive the devastating news that they must undergo a lower limb amputation. Surprisingly, 85% of these cases start out with a seemingly non-threatening diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), an open sore that’s usually located on the bottom of the foot. One in…
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Penn State Beaver and the Beaver Valley LaunchBox are expectantly on the cusp of an outgrowth of innovation in their community. Shortly after LaunchBox opened last year, Royal Dutch Shell began construction on a $6 billion ethylene cracker plant just a few miles from Penn State Beaver campus. A boon…
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Academic researchers interested in exploring the commercial potential of their technology innovations are invited to apply for a National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps) short course to be held in State College on April 5-19, 2019. Applications are due by Friday, March 29 at 5pm EST. Participants in this free,…
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