Success Stories
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 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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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’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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From brain training to beverages, from financial services to fashion magazines and electronics, numerous innovative thought-leaders will share their experiences with students during Penn State Startup Week, April 1-5. Penn State Startup Week engages students, faculty, staff in nearly every academic college and at every commonwealth campus through presentations from startup founders and…
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This is an excerpt from the Penn State News story “A Summer to Venture.” To read the full story and learn more about Penn State startups, Summer Founders Programs and the entrepreneurial ecosystem at Penn State click here. For some Penn Staters, entrepreneurship has been a lifelong endeavor. Jobe Matula—an…
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Since the 2015 launch of the Invent Penn State initiative the Fund for Innovation has partnered with Penn State’s academic colleges to back dozens of emerging Penn State technologies, providing mentorship, guidance and proof of concept funding along their path to potential commercialization. During that time 11 promising new ventures, born of…
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