Success Stories
From Penn State’s main campus, to remote medical facilities in rural Kenya, tech startup Kijenzi is developing solutions to deliver medical equipment using a surprising method -- 3D printing. Broken machinery, outdated supply chains and limited access to specialty equipment leaves Kenyan clinics with huge challenges in bringing healthcare to…
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If you’re ever in need of having a central line inserted in the future, perhaps your surgeon will have been trained on the procedure using Medulate’s training program. A central line is known by many names - a central venous catheter and a central venous access catheter, to name a…
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Startups have many things to consider as they develop their ideas, and one of the most important is how to protect those ideas. While trademarks, copyright and patents can be confusing territory, Penn State’s libraries have an abundance of resources to help startups navigate. “Start early and take advantage of all the free and affordable solutions that…
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One of Invent Penn State’s strategic goals is to increase the quantity and quality of the startup companies emerging from Penn State. With significant effort and investment in startup support and education programs over the last few years, Penn State faculty startups now have a strong support system to help…
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The TechCelerator program helps budding startups de-risk their business venture, then gives them an opportunity to competitively pitch their idea to a panel of judges for a top prize of $10,000—an amount that could launch their business to the next stage. Technology startups presenting new ideas for cash prizes is…
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Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank invites area residents, and Penn State students, faculty and staff with unique business ideas to apply to participate in its Idea TestLab. Entry is competitive, and the application deadline is February 4th. The four-week program is designed to help teams evaluate the viability…
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As Penn State was closing University Park campus November 15th due to an early winter snowstorm, Invent Penn State and the Office of Industrial Partnerships were celebrating with industry partner Morgan Advanced Materials the opening of its Carbon Science Centre of Excellence, a global R&D center. The UK-based company brought…
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Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) at Penn State has come to an end, but it was another great year for students and community members to engage with experience entrepreneurs, business owners and executives from around the world. This year Penn State celebrated a decade of supporting the entrepreneurial spirit at Penn…
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Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank accepted nine new early-stage startup businesses into its FastTrack Accelerator program. The business ideas range from artificial intelligence advising to air purification systems to easier subletting, 30 teams applied for the no-cost business accelerator program, which is open to the community, as well…
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