Domenic Contrino and Gabrielle Giampietro have only just begun their graduate research at Penn State as environmental engineering master’s students — but they have already jumped right in to finding real-world problems their research could solve by connecting with members of industry through the Invent Penn State NSF I-Corps Short Course program.

Applications for the Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank Fall 2023 FastTrack Accelerator program are open with a deadline set for midnight, Sept. 4.

Venture Connection, an investor-to-entrepreneur matchmaking event, is now accepting applications. The event will take place during the Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, to be held Oct. 16-17 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

In the latest episode of Invent Penn State’s “Dare to Disrupt” podcast, host Ryan Newman interviews serial entrepreneur Bill Seibel, who has played a role in 14 startups: five as founder and CEO, five as CEO, and another four as an operating executive.

Idea TestLab winners have been announced for the competition hosted by the Mont Alto and York LaunchBoxes. Teams competed for $5,000 in seed funding to continue the development of their business models.

With a pledge of $50,000, the Symmco Foundation has created the Symmco Foundation LaunchBox Endowment at Penn State DuBois. The purpose of this endowment is to provide unrestricted support for the operational and programing needs of the North Central Pennsylvania LaunchBox powered by Penn State DuBois.

With a pledge of $50,000, the Symmco Foundation has created the Symmco Foundation LaunchBox Endowment at Penn State DuBois. The purpose of this endowment is to provide unrestricted support for the operational and programing needs of the North Central Pennsylvania LaunchBox powered by Penn State DuBois.

Penn State alumna Stella Cho, who received her bachelor’s degree in international politics in the spring, will remain in State College through the summer and fall to continue developing her startup venture, BeyondClass, an edu-tech platform designed to improve access to student resources. 

For baseball and softball players in Pennsylvania the offseason months mark a time where skills can dull. The North Central Pennsylvania LaunchBox powered by Penn State DuBois, now has a way for players to keep their hitting skills sharp when they aren’t on the field.

In the latest episode of Invent Penn State’s “Dare to Disrupt” podcast, host Ryan Newman interviews Penn State alumna Haley McClain Hill, CEO and founder of TORCH Warriorwear, a subscription, direct-to-consumer military apparel and lifestyle brand.