Inventor Portal

Overview: 

Invent Penn State is a Commonwealth-wide initiative to spur economic development, job creation, and student career success. The service provides users with many resources; signature programs and tools can help users start up and grow a business, find licensable technologies and investment opportunities, and get to know the innovation community. Some resources include:

• Resource Navigator: entrepreneurship and innovation resources in PSU communities across PA
• Intellectual Property Navigator: a showcase of Penn State’s intellectual property available for licensing
• Startup Navigator: a showcase of startups with Penn State DNA
• Events Calendar: entrepreneurship and innovation events at PSU campus communities and innovation hubs
• Innovation Gateway for Industry: a tool for industry to post research challenges and receive curated proposals from cross-disciplinary Penn State experts
• PA Innovation Hubs:No-cost co-working space, accelerator programs and business and legal advice for entrepreneurs
• Fund For Innovation: stage gate funding for Penn State’s most commercially promising research and emerging technologies
• NSF I-Corps Program: accelerator programs and microgrants for customer discovery and prototyping