Seven technology startups pitched their business concepts to a panel of judges, with hopes of winning a cash prize of up to $10,000 from Ben Franklin Technology Partners, on May 21 at Innovation Park in State College.
The winners of the Penn State Harrisburg Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Idea Test Lab final pitch competition have been announced.
spotLESS Materials LLC, a startup company developed from research conducted in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering, won third place and $367,500 at the 2019 Rice Business Plan Competition on April 6.
On April 4 at Pegula Ice Arena, Penn State Startup Week culminated with a celebration of student entrepreneurs and innovators in technology, health, the arts, education, sustainability and global impact.
The Mont Alto LaunchBox will host its second annual micro-grant pitch competition, LION Tank, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on March 15 in the General Studies Building auditorium on Penn State Mont Alto campus. The event, sponsored by the Patriot Federal Credit Union in Chambersburg, is open to the public and free of charge. Registered audience members are eligible to win prizes.
Penn State 1983 alumnus Paul Bell and his wife, Maryann, have made a financial contribution to the College of Arts and Architecture to support the Arts Entrepreneurship Program’s Arts Business Idea Competition. Now in its fourth year, the competition is the college’s annual showcase of arts entrepreneurship, which asks students to present an arts-based business plan that could earn entrants up to $5,000 to develop the concept.
Ryan and Meredith Newman's $125,000 gift to Penn State will help aspiring entrepreneurs through their creation of an endowment in support of the Summer Founders Program.
Nine teams have been selected from 30 applicants to Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank's FastTrack Accelerator. Student career success, educational costs, better acne treatment plans, air purification systems to support fire rescue efforts, and person-to-person lending are among the startup ideas being validated.
Penn State’s University Libraries is offering events in support of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), now celebrating 10 years of cultivating the entrepreneurial spirit. Presented by the Penn State Small Business Development Center, GEW recognizes relationships between members of the University and local entrepreneurial communities during a weeklong event Nov. 7-15.
From iPhone blood tests to pet-proof trashcans, the 2018 Summer Founders launched varied startups. The program gives student teams $10,000 each to work on their startup, social good or non-profit idea for the summer.
Penn State University President Eric J. Barron visited with Berks County community leaders to discuss the role of Penn State Berks in economic development. He focused on the success of student entrepreneurs through the Invent Penn State initiative. The luncheon was held on March 16, at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading.
Two Penn State Berks engineering students are tackling the issue of plastic waste by using it as filament for 3-D printers. Their team, Trimatis, is one of six finalists competing in this year’s Inc.U competition, sponsored by Penn State’s Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP). The finalists earned a spot on WPSU’s "The Investment" television show where they will pitch their ideas in a "Shark Tank"-style format to a panel of judges for a chance to win investment funding. The show will air on WPSU-TV on April 7.
Penn State Mont Alto’s General Studies Auditorium had a packed house on Friday evening, March 16, when five competitors went head-to-head during the Mont Alto LaunchBox Inaugural LION Tank Competition.
A series of entrepreneurial challenges during Penn State Startup Week, March 26-30, will give innovative students opportunities to pitch their business ideas and solve real-world problems. Teams will compete for cash prizes and be honored at a special recognition reception.
The Mont Alto LaunchBox will offer the first of three free workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs on Feb. 22 from 6 to 7 p.m. at 40 North Second Street in Chambersburg. “So, you have an idea for a business. Now what?” will be presented by Kathryn Gratton, chapter chair of Hagerstown SCORE.
