Penn State News

Pennsylvania College of Technology has officially opened the doors to a collaboration space designed to empower entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into action. Williamsport LaunchBox supported by Ken and Kristie Healy has become the 24th innovation space in the Invent Penn State LaunchBox and Innovation Network.

The Brandywine LaunchBox partnered with the Great Valley LaunchBox and the Chester County Economic Development Council’s Ideas x Innovation Network to present the LionCage Pitch Competition on Nov. 8.

Penn State has been ranked as the No. 28 school for undergraduate entrepreneurship studies by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine in the partnership's annual ratings released Nov. 12, moving up five spots from the previous year. Among schools in the Mid-Atlantic region, Penn State came in at No. 4.

Penn State Brandywine’s and Penn State Berks’ LaunchBoxes, powered by Penn State, collaborated with Penn State Great Valley to hold the fall 2024 Idea TestLab Pitch Competition on Nov. 4. Six startup entrepreneurs participated in the competition, which was held at Great Valley.