Success Stories
City Lights, a series of interactive events showcasing Invent Penn State, were held in June. The event stopped in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Event goers were able to hear directly from a current student, faculty researcher and alumnus about the impact Invent Penn State had on their entrepreneurial…
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After completing an extensive evaluation of institutions of higher learning, Solar Turbines Incorporated has chosen Penn State as a university partner to establish a center of excellence in gas turbines. The center involves numerous faculty across Penn State’s College of Engineering. The Solar Turbines – Penn State Center of Excellence…
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Penn State and the Invent Penn State initiative today are celebrating a $1 million gift from Altoona business leader Lee Hite and his family to support the LaunchBox at Penn State Altoona. The Altoona LaunchBox is one of 21 innovation hubs across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that Penn State has funded…
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Penn State was named the No. 2 school for Graduating CEOs according to LinkedIn. The study examined the profiles of 12,000 chief executives from 20 different countries and tracked where they received their undergraduate and/or graduate degrees. The only school rated higher than Penn State for producing CEOs was Stanford…
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Anthony W. Gyke and Olivia P. Sribniak, the founders of Penn State startup Steer Logic, have continued to work on their business since graduating in May with degrees in electro-mechanical engineering technology (EMET) from Penn State New Kensington. Steer Logic’s automated team-roping dummy is the only form of team-roping practice…
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Penn State startup ConidioTec hopes to capture the pesticide market with their patented bed bug control product, Aprehend®. Bed bugs are a serious problem and make up a sizable portion of the $7.6 billion North American pest control industry. Before Aprehend® there was no way for hotels or homeowners to…
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Five technology startups presented their business ideas before a panel of judges and their peers with the hopes of winning up to $10,000 in prizes from Ben Franklin Technology Partners on May 29 at Innovation Park. “We are often amazed by the innovations and inventions that we see in our TechCelerator…
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On May 24 Moichor (formerly known as HemoGo) beat out five other teams of Penn State students who pitched their startup ideas to a panel of judges for the Inc.U competition and T.V. show “The Investment.” The competitors were all vying for a piece of the $30,000 prize pool, but…
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Every year over 260,000 newborn infants in the U.S. are treated for respiratory distress, but current methods risk long term complications. Penn State Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Charles Palmer and Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering Dr. William Weiss believe their technology, ThoraciCair, could be the solution. Current methods for non-invasive…
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