Success Stories
Rachel Herder knows a thing or two about how complex systems work. As director of the Penn State Law Intellectual Property Clinic and assistant professor of clinical law, she leverages her multiple degrees and experience in life sciences patent law to help entrepreneurs across Pennsylvania determine how to properly secure a patent,…
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Who knew back in 2015 when Occupational Therapy Assistant students Ali Izzo and Holly Masters met as Penn State freshman that their budding friendship would blossom into a growing entrepreneurial enterprise that today is changing the lives of older Americans? Masters and Izzo's desire to help aging Americans incubated over…
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Invent Penn State is expanding its footprint in Reading, PA to enable budding entrepreneurs the opportunity to grow their ideas into businesses that positively impact the community. Penn State Berks recently opened its second LaunchBox location at the Goggleworks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington Street. It will augment the…
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During the Board of Trustees Committee meeting on Outreach, Development and Community Relations on Nov. 14, collaborators in the Invent Penn State initiative — the Office of Entrepreneurship & Commercialization, Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank, Penn State New Kensington and their Corner LaunchBox, and the Office of Government…
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Shortly after the recent 2019 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference kicked off, Penn State University President Eric Barron welcomed eight Penn State student researchers and entrepreneurs to center stage for them to compete in the Student Startup Showcase – a forum for Penn State’s best and brightest student…
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April 2019, during Startup Week, was a homecoming for 2008 Penn State Magna Cum Laude graduate, Hillary Lewis Murray. After graduating from Penn State, Murray’s life became busy and she lost touch with the University. Five years later, Murray founded her business Lumi Organics while an MBA student at the…
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Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank has accepted six new early-stage startup businesses into its FastTrack Accelerator program. The business ideas range from Lyme disease-carrying tick defense for athletes to 3D printing parts for silicone prototyping to helping small businesses grow their customer pipeline. Through a competitive entry program, Fast Track drew…
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Back in 2009, Penn State University began an experiment with Volvo Group North America that now, a decade later, is considered a national model for the development and sustainability of a holistic approach to corporate engagement. Today, the Volvo Group and Penn State are building on that world-class model by…
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In its 11th year, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Penn State provided a unique opportunity for student and community entrepreneurs and innovators to network and learn from one another in unique environments on and off campus. GEW featured 56 events — 26 events at University Park and 30 across 11 Commonwealth Campuses —…
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