Success Stories
Boragen Inc, an Eberly College of Science Lab Bench to Commericialization and Fund for Innovation grant recipient has received $10 million in Series A funding. AGFunderNews.com reports Boragen received $3 million from the AgTech Accelerator. In addition to the capital investment, AgTech Accelerator helped facilitate more fundraising, which included $7…
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On June 9, 2017, GLP 310 IP of Baltimore, led by GLP Development, broke ground on 310 Innovation Boulevard, a new research/office building offering 30,000 square feet of available space. The building will be home to the 10,800-square-foot Morgan Advanced Materials’ Carbon Science Centre of Excellence. Notable speakers on site…
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When facing an outbreak of an infectious disease like Zika, influenza or Ebola, early detection and isolation of the virus are critical. A new Penn State startup is working to tackle this challenge with truly remarkable technology. As viral outbreaks spread, those with recent infections may not show symptoms right…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A little less than two years after the launch of the Fund for Innovation, Invent Penn State has backed nearly 50 emerging Penn State technologies and has provided startup funding to promising new ventures that were born out of the program. “Although many universities have commercialization…
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STATE COLLEGE, PA – Penn State President Eric Barron joined providers of entrepreneurship resources in celebrating innovative Penn State startup, Phospholutions, on Thursday, May 18 at the Penn State Golf Course in State College. Phospholutions celebrated the first full-course application of its lead product, Rhizosorb, by thanking the people and…
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One of the latest ventures to come out of Penn State, Persea Naturals began with an unintended discovery. Gregory R. Ziegler, professor of food science in the College of Agricultural Sciences, was extracting starch from avocado pits when he noticed something interesting. When avocado pits are pulverized, an enzymatic reaction…
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After finding an innovative solution to a farming challenge, a team of researchers launches a business – and sales are taking off. A piece of machinery developed by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is starting to achieve commercial success, the latest example of technology transfer spurred by the college's…
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Since John Ikenberry and his partners founded HigherEdJobs in 1996 while employed at Penn State, it’s seen steady growth each and every year. When they founded their company in 1996, John and his two business partners were working for the development office at Penn State. In their search for career…
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Tom Petrini had an idea. College campuses across the country were banning plastic water bottles because of environmental concerns, so, “Why not develop kiosks where students could refill and sanitize reusable water bottles?” Petrini, who was working full time, began looking for a university that could bring his idea to…
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