Photo Credit: Patrick Mansell Penn State’s research expertise is undeniable. Last year, the university’s research expenditures exceeded $1 billion and, according to the National Science Foundation, Penn State surpasses all other universities in the country when it...

While you’re reading this, pharmaceutical companies are testing and developing over 400 different drugs and vaccines to fight infectious diseases ranging from HIV to tuberculous to COVID-19. Many of these drugs you will not hear about for another decade. During this...

When Happy Valley started making national news in rankings, many of its accolades were around lifestyle. The area was named “Least Stressful Town in the U.S.” by Psychology Today in 1988 and since then has been heaped with praise for safety, health, walkability, music...

There’s certainly no shortage of world-class tech firms in Happy Valley — but what about the tech talent? While companies such as AccuWeather and Minitab pull talent from competing locales like Silicon Valley, they and many other Happy Valley companies find that the...

A Penn State professor has collaborated with researchers in China to develop an “electronic skin” sensor that mimics dynamic human motion, and their breakthrough could change the future for severely disabled people.  Huanyu “Larry” Cheng is Penn State’s Dorothy...

Actuated Medical is working hard to help specialized populations during COVID, as well as to continue serving the medical community in new ways, despite the pandemic. Actuated Medical, Inc. (AMI) has been busy this year, developing, in response to the COVID-19...

The total puts Penn State even higher in elite rankings of national research universities Penn State’s research expenditures exceeded $1 billion during the 2019-20 fiscal year. The total figure of $1.01 billion reflects the interdisciplinary strength that the...

Credit: Patrick Mansell Attracting and retaining top talent is a major piece of business success, and employers needn’t look any further than Penn State. With half a million alumni, Penn State is supplying the nation with top talent from leading degree programs. The...

Credit: Patrick Mansell Read any headlines about materials research or commercial material breakthroughs, and sooner or later, Penn State’s name will be mentioned. That’s because it not only leads the world in materials research, but it also successfully partners with...

This year’s Penn State Materials Day, Nov. 10–11, is free, open to the public and virtual — offering anyone interested in attending the opportunity to check out all the amazing innovations happening here in Materials Valley. This year’s theme is Convergence of...

State College, PA – September 29, 2020 –  Blue Mountain Quality Resources (“Blue Mountain”), a developer of  enterprise  asset management products and services for the Life Sciences  industry, today announced that  it has received a significant  growth  investment...

Ben Franklin’s investment in Sensor Networks, Inc. (SNI), will pay off in more ways than one. A seed investment of $300,000 was awarded to the company in 2014 to further develop ultrasonic non-destructive testing sensors and systems, which enable remote corrosion...