January 11, 2021
“The overarching goal is professional development for students,” said Dr. Maria Spencer, the John and Patty Warehime Entrepreneur in Residence in the college’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation program.
December 11, 2020
Students who have an idea or solution in the agricultural sciences are well are their way to winning $7,500 in the Ag Springboard student business pitch contest. Sign-up for Ag Springboard.
November 10, 2020
Two Penn Staters who make notable wines from grapes grown on their own vineyards join us for the next Onward Ag Entrepreneurs! conversation on Nov. 18, at 12 p.m.
October 30, 2020
Born out of Dr. Nina Jenkins' research at the College of Agricultural Sciences, ConidioTec‘s patented bed bug control product, Aprehend®, is now available in all 50 states and Canada.
September 28, 2020
Many things are different this fall — but there are still plenty of ways to explore entrepreneurship at the College of Agricultural Sciences.
August 24, 2020
Build resilience. Solve Problems. Adapt Quickly. Entrepreneurial thinking leads to success — even if you never start a business.
July 1, 2020
Three research projects that have great potential to be successful in the marketplace have received grants through a Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences program designed to spur innovation.
May 28, 2020
New practicum offers professional development and industry experience
April 20, 2020
Penn State alumna Tamela Serensits (Animal Science, 2001) learned entrepreneurship as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. Argolytics, her startup, helps manufacturers assess the quality of their products.
April 6, 2020
Team Extrigate won second-place and $2,500 for pitch to offer affordable, well-drilling to small farmers. First virtual Ag Springboard draws more than 1,600 views on Facebook Live
March 19, 2020
Follow the final round of competition by watching the finalist teams pitch judges LIVE on Facebook Live, Wednesday, April 1, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Winners will be announced on Facebook Live that afternoon. @psuaginnovation on Facebook.
March 5, 2020
UPDATE: Linsey Herman, head of the innovation lab at Factory LLC, will be a judge for the final round of Ag Springboard April 1. The final pitching and judging will be held via video conference. The Ag Springboard awards banquet — which Herman was to keynote — has been postponed to the fall semester. Read about Herman's projects with College of Ag Sciences food science students and Pipcorn, a Factory partner who was featured on Shark Tank.
February 7, 2020
Entrepreneurs Boubou Sangho and Gladys Freeman, who visited Penn State in 2018 as Mandela Fellows, are thriving in their businesses and entrepreneurial leadership efforts.
January 23, 2020
Developed by Penn State researchers, the method uses dieletric heating and radio frequency to treat products such as wood pallets. This project was funded by a RAIN grant. Applications for a 2020 RAIN grant are due March 27. https://agsci.psu.edu/research/resources/funding/rain-grants-program
December 6, 2019
RealForests is sixth College of Ag Sciences venture to win local startup funding, recognition.
November 13, 2019
College of Ag Sciences researchers who are commercializing their discoveries presented their ventures to VIPs during the Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference
October 9, 2019
Hunter Swisher, 2016 plant sciences graduate and entrepreneur, recently secured up to $1.5 million in new investment funding for Phospholutions, his startup fertilizer solution company.
August 6, 2019
Scientist Jeff Catchmark's search for a styrofoam replacement leads to biomaterials with broader impact.
August 5, 2019
Colin Geary and Nelson DiBiase, biorenewable systems graduates , set out to combine their passion for rock climbing and sustainability by creating a bio-based climbing hold for indoor rock climbing walls. Jeff Catchmark, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, drew from his work in sustainable materials to advise them. "Entrepreneurship is a state of mind where you see endless possibilities," said Catchmark, a member of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Advisory Board.
July 22, 2019
As a student in 2012, Fengchun "Spring" Yang placed second in Ag Springboard, then figured out how to sustain a healthy population of black soldier flies. Symton BSF, the startup he founded, was featured this month in the Washington Post.
April 17, 2019
Yinong Yang, professor of plant pathology, is the 2019 recipient of the Research Innovators Award, given by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences to recognize faculty and staff who have commercialized intellectual property generated by their Penn State research.
April 8, 2019
GreenBriq is turning invasive plants into sustainable fuel for Kenyan households. Inakua, the second-place winner of $2,500, plans to rent water-efficient hydroponic growing towers to Kenyan families to reliably grow their own vegetables.
April 2, 2019
Four finalist teams in the Ag Springboard student pitch competition are pitching ventures to help solve food waste, cut fossil fuel emissions, combat invasive plant species and provide low-cost, water-wise food production. One will win the $7,500 grand prize to Make It Happen.
April 1, 2019
Tyler Smith, who played on Penn State's 2001 men's basketball team that advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round in the NCAA tournament, will speak about mental fitness for entrepreneurs as the keynote speaker for Ag Springboard. The "final four" Ag Springboard teams pitch live before judges in the finalist round Wednesday, followed by an evening awards banquet.
March 12, 2019
An extract from the seeds of avocados exhibited anti-inflammatory properties in a laboratory study, according to Penn State researchers, and it represents a potential source for novel anti-inflammatory compounds that could be developed as a functional food ingredient or pharmaceuticals.
March 6, 2019
Agribusiness Senior Tony Rice, named a Farm Foundation Cultivator, presented his study of lab-grown meat to industry leaders at a roundtable forum
February 11, 2019
Ag Springboard — a GREAT opportunity for students to learn how to pitch ideas and compete to win $7,500!!!
January 21, 2019
Do you know an innovative researcher who is commercializing technologies generated through Penn State research? Nominations sought for the 2019 Research Innovator Award.
January 10, 2019
Ag Springboard experience helps students stand apart from the crowd. Win $7,500 to make your big dream happen.
October 30, 2018
Owner of Eichenlaub, Inc., teaches students how he weighs new technology.
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