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By Cara Aungst Illuminate Therapeutics won $75,000 in the Penn State's Tech Tournament for its disruptive technology to battle head and neck tumors. (Pictured, Nick Alden, graduate student in biomedical engineering, accepting the award from James Pietropaolo, associate director of the Office of Entrepreneurship & Commercialization.)  Credit: Invent Penn State / Rick Brandt On April 29, […]

By Holly Riddle Happy Valley creatives bring a unique agency to 3 Dots, downtown State College’s premier venue for culture, civil engagement and innovation in a free, safe social space — and all while demonstrating the substantial economic impact of the arts. 3 Dots provides a free, social space for creatives to congregate. Credit: 3 […]

Ben Franklin Technology Partners and its network of clients bring cutting-edge ideas  to market that directly impact Pennsylvania’s economy, and a recent report shows that it’s paying off, big time. Within the past year, it has helped clients create 2,438 jobs, retain 12,923 more, and generate $2 billion in revenue, according to their 2021 Impact […]

By Cara Aungst PHOTO: Ben Franklin CNP Ben Franklin Technology Partners has partnered with the PA WILDS Center for Entrepreneurship and the Appalachian Regional Commission to target its most recent Big Idea competition to innovators in Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, and Jefferson counties. Nearly 40 emerging entrepreneurs who are developing an idea related to the maker […]

By Cara Aungst As HappyValley Industry celebrates its second anniversary, it’s getting a brand-new look, thanks to a State College-based company Loop Software, a software solution company that builds enterprise-grade web applications. Since April 2020, HappyValley Industry has been celebrating innovation and industry in the Happy Valley area, so when it was time for an […]

Photo: Ben Franklin Technology Partners Ben Franklin’s TechCelerator @State College, in partnership with the Invent Penn State initiative, has a new batch of graduates that are equipped with business know-how, marketing tools … and cash prizes of up to $10,000 to help launch their new business. The winning company, BoB Profit Partners, took home $7,000 for their retail […]