Actuated Medical’s acquisition of Mitotyping Technologies keeps jobs and expertise in Happy Valley
By Holly Riddle The past year has been a big one for Actuated Medical. The Bellefonte-based medical technologies company hosted an open house for its new facility in May. It recently received FDA clearance on a new endoscopy device, the GripTract-GI endoscopic tissue manipulator. It’s diversifying and expanding its reach — and, as of last week, […]
Penn State’s total research expenditures reach a record high in 22-23
By Staff Writer Penn State recently announced that its total research expenditures increased 14% to a record high of $1.239 billion in 2022-23, driven by a $98 million jump in federal funding. All of Penn State’s academic units reported increases in research funding with the Applied Research Laboratory leading the way with an increase of […]
Happy Valley professionals weigh in on using AI
By Holly Riddle AI is everywhere in the news recently. Lawsuits worry over the impacts of AI. AI firms face inner-fighting and drama that makes headlines. Governments around the world are putting AI safeguards in place. No matter your industry, you can’t escape it. However, while AI may seem like a brand-new, potentially scary step […]
The next big thing
By Holly Riddle If you’ve been keeping up with our coverage of the $2 billion KeyState project, which is poised to bring Pennsylvania’s first-ever carbon capture project to the region, then you already know a few important details. One, the project includes a closed system of natural gas extraction and production of hydrogen using near […]
Balancing care and commerce: how Mount Nittany Health boosts the local economy
By Nikki Ciecierski A recent report from the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) has shed light on Mount Nittany Health’s significant contributions, both direct and indirect, to the region’s economic well-being. According to Kurt Kissinger, Chief Strategy and System Development Officer at Mount Nittany Health, the system’s role goes beyond providing healthcare services. […]
Penn State and Happy Valley, Ranked
By Mary Elder For more than 150 years, Penn State has been a leader in higher education. Penn State World Campus is no exception and has offered students a world-class education for 25 years. Penn State World Campus boats the #1 online Bachelor’s in Psychology program, the #3 online Bachelor in Business Program and the […]
Powering the world from Happy Valley
By Holly Riddle If you think “business process outsourcing” (BPO) and think of call centers and IT, you may be missing the breadth of the concept. Organizations outsource a wide range of the processes that help them continue business as normal, from marketing to design, manufacturing to CX. Here’s a look at how a few […]
Why Penn State research is “more effective, more impactful and more useful to industry”
By Holly Riddle If you caught our profile on the Huck Institute of Life Sciences at Penn State earlier in the year, you may have been surprised by the article’s opening: One might expect researchers across a single university to collaborate on a regular basis, regardless of expertise or department, but in truth, it often […]
Learning to pivot
By Holly Riddle The Penn State SBDC has supported Happy Valley entrepreneurs for more than two decades, as we covered in a recent Q&A with the Penn State SBDC’s Elizabeth Fegert, business consultant, and Tim Keohane, director. However, despite the SBDC’s wealth of experience and expertise, in 2020, the organization was forced to face a […]
