Success Stories
Penn State Law offers two very important cost-free legal clinics to Penn State and community entrepreneurs—the Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic and Intellectual Property Clinic. Services are provided by Penn State Law students who are recruited and overseen by law professors Tom Sharbaugh and Rachel Herder, who are licensed Pennsylvania attorneys and…
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The Scranton LaunchBox opened on Tuesday, Oct. 2nd at 611 Cedar Avenue, it’s temporary home until design and construction are completed on its future permanent location inside the adjacent People’s Security Bank building. The Scranton LaunchBox is a no-cost startup accelerator and co-working space designed to provide early-stage startup companies…
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The Nittany AI Challenge offers teams of students, faculty, and staff the chance to compete for grants by developing and presenting AI–based solutions that solve real-world problems and improve the student experience and/or University operations at Penn State. The winners of the 2018 Nittany AI Challenge, presented by the Nittany…
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The United States has record student loan debt with over $1.5 trillion in outstanding loans, a number that is still growing. Penn State startup SponsrU wants to help students by providing an online solution that to reduce student loan debt through personal mentorship, employee benefits, and performance incentives. After SponsrU’s…
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Invent Penn State has created a family of tools to make IP discovery and entrepreneurship at Penn State more streamlined and accessible than ever. The Resource Navigator, Startup Navigator and IP Navigator help startups, entrepreneurs and industry partners quickly find what they need through a searchable showcase of Penn State…
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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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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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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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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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