Success Stories
As part of its Invent Penn State at the Capitol, Penn State University announced four new $50,000 innovation hub seed grants designed to bolster entrepreneurship and economic development in communities surrounding Penn State campuses. With today’s announcement, the University’s effort grows from 17 to 21 innovation hubs across Pennsylvania–an undertaking…
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Hunter Swisher, founder of Phospholutions and Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences 2016 graduate, has been gaining notoriety for his ability to penetrate the golf course turf industry’s historically closed off network. Swisher’s root lengthening product, RhizoSorb, has proven results after being tested on Penn State’s White Course, but results…
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Reflexion Interactive Technologies, founded by Penn State junior Matt Roda, has been nominated by Engadget as one of the best startups of the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show. Reflexion Interactive's "Reflexion Edge" device is a foldable, lightweight panel that displays lights the user touches to gauge their response times and other…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. —Happy Valley LaunchBox has received a $1 million grant from PNC bank enabling the innovation hub to continue providing early-stage startups with support and resources to build sustainable, scalable businesses and develop viable plans for growth. To recognize PNC’s support, the downtown State College innovation hub will…
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At the Penn State Conference Center Hotel during CARBON 2016—the World Conference on Carbon, Morgan Advanced Materials, a U.K.-based global leader in engineered carbon and ceramic materials, announced a new industrial partnership with Penn State to establish a local research and development center in Innovation Park at Penn State. “For…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. —The National Science Foundation (NSF) has award Penn State a five-year, $500,000 Innovations Coprs (I-Corps) grant to establish the Invent Penn State I-Corps Site, in collaboration with Ben Franklin Technology Partner’s TechCelerator, Happy Valley LaunchBox, and the Invent Penn State Innovation Hubs. “NSF and the other federal agencies are committed…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — While obtaining her master of education in Penn State’s counselor education program in 2006, Linsey Covert developed a framework for a K-8 school-wide program to reduce bullying through team-building, leadership development and peer intervention. The program nurtures interconnected life skills like resiliency and leadership that motivate…
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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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