Success Stories
When Penn State students Michael Miller and Jack Quinn applied for the Summer Founders Program in February, they thought they would spend the summer working on their idea LineHopper—a way for patrons to skip long fast food lines. However, when they went through Happy Valley LaunchBox Idea TestLab in the…
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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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Inspired by the potential that their research could impact real life applications, two Penn State researchers founded Impulse Technology, a Penn State Incubator tech-startup currently developing a below-knee prosthetic leg component to restore amputee mobility and improve the quality of their lives. The mechanism is designed to more closely mimic…
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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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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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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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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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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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