Penn State News

Roger Lee, an experienced business leader and higher education professional, has been named director of innovation and entrepreneurship at Penn State Brandywine, effective July 5. In that role, he will serve as a member of the senior leadership team, lead priority initiatives in the campus’ strategic plan and direct the Brandywine LaunchBox.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed $2.35 million in new funding for Invent Penn State as part of the University's 2022-23 state appropriation. Watch as Sydney Gibbard, a Penn State biomedical engineering major from Yardley, Pennsylvania, explains how Invent Penn State has helped to grow her nonprofit, Girls Code the World. 

The webinar “Business Entities and Legal Issues for Startups” will be offered by the Altoona LaunchBox supported by the Hite Family and the Saint Francis University Small Business Development Center on June 23. This free, live webinar will feature the Penn State Law Entrepreneurship Assistance Clinic, which provides free legal assistance to Pennsylvania entrepreneurs.

The winners of the North Central PA LaunchBox student table-top challenge were announced for their innovative and creative designs. Cory Lehman, Anna Raffeinner, and Dylan Treaster teamed up and used the Idea Lab to design, innovate and create solutions for the task.