Success Stories
A high growth Penn State startup, KCF Technologies deploys mostly wireless vibration monitoring into factories to reduce unexpected equipment failures, reduce process and energy waste, and dramatically improve the safety of the operating conditions. They serve a variety of industries including pulp/paper, automotive, power plants, and even museums like the…
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The Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has a long history of working with partners to educate student and community founders about starting and running a business. They also work to promote small businesses in order to stimulate the local economy. The Penn State SBDC serves Centre and Mifflin…
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Twelve entrepreneurial teams from Penn State have been selected to participate in the National Science Foundation I-Corps program. The teams receive up to $3,000 which can be used to attend industry trade shows, visit potential customers, develop prototypes and cover customer discovery expenses. Participation in Penn State’s program enables PI’s…
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3D printing, or additive manufacturing as it’s more formally known, has enabled innovations in manufacturing and production. However, it’s also contributing to 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic waste generated since 1950. Penn State startup Trimatis, LLC believes they can help combat this problem by converting plastic waste into 3D…
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Have you ever noticed that colors start to fade and blend together at lower light levels? Due to how our eyes process color, the dimmer the light source, the less vivid a color appears. This can be a particular challenge for people trying to distinguish colors in low lighting environments…
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Innovation flourished during the demo day for Penn State’s Summer Founders Program on Aug. 8 at Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank in State College. “It’s been great watching the five teams work through the different challenges of starting and growing a business this summer,” said Lee Erickson, Chief…
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On April 20, at the Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, Phospholutions captured first place in Penn State’s Tech Tournament. Licensing a technology created in the College of Agricultural Sciences, Phospholutions developed a soil-amendment product called Rhizosorb to reduce phosphorus runoff and enhance plant root depth. Rhizosorb is currently…
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Penn State Students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology are pioneering “smart” snowboard technology with snowboard and ski manufacturing company Gilson, and world leader in power products and piezo-based actuators, sensors and devices Qortek. As part of Steve Hayne’s IST 412 class, students are developing the software that…
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The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) has been providing technical assistance to Pennsylvania businesses since 1965. Housed at Penn State University Park, PennTAP assists businesses by providing in-person consultations, technical advice, and connections to Penn State experts, resources and programs. PennTAP has been actively involved in a couple important programs…
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