Success Stories
McKEESPORT, PA – At the height of the pandemic, McKeesport local Shalay Williams was employed as a nurse and frequently worked in the COVID-19 units. One day, she witnessed a patient pass away after a hectic attempt to resuscitate them. Deeply shaken by the incident, Williams did some reflection on…
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Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Penn State, scheduled for Nov. 13-19, is a collaborative weeklong event between the university and local communities, featuring presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities geared specifically to entrepreneurs, local startups, innovators, and those interested in thinking outside the box. No Penn State affiliation is required to attend,…
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Penn State student startup teams from all commonwealth campuses are invited to enter their startup into the Invent Penn State Inc.U Competition for a chance to compete for a $30,000 prize pool. Six undergraduate teams from across the commonwealth will be selected to compete and will also be provided with…
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HERSHEY, PA - Penn State students, faculty and alumni entrepreneurs joined with venture firms and startup founders from across the United States for the 2023 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, held Oct. 16 – 17 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA. The 2023 conference gathered more than…
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The Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, one of the largest tech startup conferences in the Mid-Atlantic, will take place October 16 and 17 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA. The conference will highlight innovations from high-growth and emerging markets, showcase disruptive technologies and early-stage companies born from…
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UNIVERSITY PARK - For seven years, the Invent Penn State LaunchBox & Innovation Network has provided no-cost entrepreneurial resources to innovators across the state. Network leaders will tell you that building a Network of 21 LaunchBox and innovation spaces was, and continues to be, a learning process - but one…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Two director appointments were made to the Penn State Office of Entrepreneurship and Commercialization this September, expanding expertise within the University's innovation ecosystem. Steve Carpenter has been appointed as director of research startups, effective September 18. Brad Zdenek has been appointed director of economic development and…
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A believer in education for all - in any format or platform accessible - Adelina Hristova obtained her Ph.D. in Lifelong Learning and Adult Education in 2016 from the Penn State College of Education. She defended her dissertation on informal mobile learning among Romani women in Bulgaria. Originally from Bulgaria,…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank has accepted eight early-stage business startups into its fall 2023 FastTrack Accelerator program. The startups selected range from glowing soap and a modern color vision test to a Latin American gaming media group, an arts education company, and an…
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