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Penn State students, faculty and alumni entrepreneurs joined with venture firms and startup champions from across the United States for the 2022 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, held April 28-29 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference C

Penn State students, faculty and alumni entrepreneurs joined with venture firms and startup champions from across the United States for the 2022 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, held April 28-29 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.

The following is a message from President Michael Benarroch: I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. B. Mario Pinto as the University of Manitoba’s next Vice-President (Research and Interna...

Venture Connection entrepreneur applications are now open. Taking place during the Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, April 28-29, Venture Connection is a matchmaking event between capital-seeking startups and venture capital investors who have been pre-matched based on industry and capital needs, among other key criteria.

The Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, one of the largest tech startup conferences in the mid-Atlantic region, virtually hosted more than 500 attendees April 15-16. Drawing more than 80 startups and more than 50 venture capital investors from across the country, the conference highlighted innovations from high growth and emerging markets to promote collaboration, investment and startup acceleration.

Farm payroll startup Labora wins SFU entrepreneurship competition Surrey, British Columbia-based FinTech startup Labora has taken home the top prize at Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) 10th annual Venture Prize competition, coming away with a $35,000 prize package. The awards were announced on April 21 during an online ceremony. For the second year in a row, the competition, which was sponsored by BC credit union Coast Capital Savings, was held virtually. According to SFU, this...

Innovations comprised biotechnology, IT, energy, advanced manufacturing, and other high-growth markets Kenneth Frazier, a 1975 Penn State alumnus and chairman and CEO of Merck, served as the keynote speaker for the 2021 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference. Image: Penn State Virtual Venture & IP Conference showcases disruptive technology, innovations April 22, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, one of the largest tech startup conferences in the m...

Startups are not required to have a Penn State affiliation to apply. The VIP Conference is one of the largest tech startup conferences in the Mid-Atlantic and draws more than 600 attendees, including 70-plus startup ventures and 40-plus investment firms from across the country. The conference highlights innovations from high growth and emerging markets such as Information Technology, FinTech, EdTech, Energy, Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Healthcare, Business to Business, and Business t...