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April 12, 2024
SHARON, Pa. — Penn State Shenango senior Alex Davis, a business marketing and management major, is one of the inaugural interns at the Shenango LaunchBox powered by the Greater Sharon Community during the spring 2024 semester. Alex discusses his experience...
February 8, 2024
SHARON, PA – The Shenango LaunchBox powered by the Greater Sharon Community has teamed up with the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania to offer a series of brown bag events designed to help tech-based startups in the region. ...
January 9, 2024
SHARON, PA – Entrepreneurs will have a chance to learn and test out their ideas at the 2024 Idea TestLab, sponsored by the Shenango, Harrisburg, Mont Alto and York LaunchBoxes. Applications are being accepted now through January 23, 2024, for this...
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Invent Penn State News
April 12
2023
Alumnus Doug Leech on new episode of Dare to Disrupt podcast
In the latest episode of Invent Penn State’s “Dare to Disrupt” podcast, host Ryan Newman interviews Doug Leech, Founder and CEO of Ascension Recovery Services.
April 4
2023
Berks LaunchBox celebrates fourth anniversary in GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
When the Berks LaunchBox first opened nearly seven years ago, it provided a glimmer of hope to Berks County entrepreneurs and innovators. Since then, its impact has grown to be more than its staff could have imagined.
March 31
2023
Penn State Altoona completes Innovation TestLab with local high school students
The Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Altoona LaunchBox Supported by the Hite Family, Claysburg-Kimmel School District, and Claysburg Education Foundation teamed up recently to host the Innovation TestLab program at Penn State Altoona.
March 29
2023
Students delve into entrepreneurship, innovation during Startup Week
Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC hosted a diverse selection of events across Penn State campuses that celebrated student innovation and entrepreneurship from March 20-24.
March 29
2023
Prototyping and fabrication space OriginLabs hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony
Invent Penn State's all-new rapid prototyping and fabrication space, OriginLabs, had its official opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 22. Penn State Senior Vice President for Research, Lora Weiss, enabled a robotic arm to cut the ribbon at the ceremony, marking the official opening of the space to the public.
March 27
2023
'RU Curious?' community engagement series with Schlow Library to return April 4
“RU Curious?” is a community engagement series offered by Schlow Centre Region Library in partnership with Penn State’s Office of Government and Community Relations that invites the local community to learn more about important research topics happening at Penn State. The series kicks off April 4 at the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub in downtown State College.