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News and announcements about patents and licensing at Penn State, including stories on start-up companies and new inventions.
Industrial Research and Intellectual Property Offices Merge
The Industrial Research Office (IRO) and the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will cease to be standalone offices at Penn State; instead they have merged to form a new Office of Technology Management (OTM).
Penn State team wins 4th place at national EcoCAR competition
Students from Penn State won fourth place and brought home a number of other awards at the EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge competition, held in Milford, Mich., and Washington, D.C.
Ag gets $5 million grant to study food insecurity, food system
Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the project brings together researchers, educators, entrepreneurs and community leaders from a 12-state region to shed light on how the food system can better serve all Americans.
Penn State receives $27.3 million NIH grant
Penn State won a $27.3 million, five-year award from the National Institutes of Health designed to accelerate the translation of scientific discovery into methods for improving public health.
Armstrong Process Group makes $9 million donation to IST center
Armstrong Process Group (APG) is contributing software and content to support research and educational initiatives in the college’s Center for Enterprise Architecture.
Penn State's ReDi Index ready to be global standard zero-waste measure
Penn State's new ReDi Index is poised to become the worldwide barometer of zero-waste efforts, in a similar manner to LEED measurement and certification for the green building industry, but on a universal scale.
Penn State researchers develop stink bug monitoring tool
Penn State researchers have released a Web-based tool that they hope will help enhance their understanding of this invasive insect pest.
Video: Super Absorbent for Oil Recovery and Cleanup
This Penn State technology, invented by T.C. "Mike" Chung, is a polyolefin foam composition that has super-absorbent properties that effectively transform an oil spill in the natural environment, such as an ocean oil-spill, into a soft solid oil-containing gel.
Lockheed Martin Collaborates with Penn State on Metamaterials Breakthrough
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has collaborated with The Pennsylvania State University to develop a breakthrough material that can significantly improve the performance of spacecraft antennas.
New center to focus on battery, energy storage technology
The Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Center will focus on addressing energy storage technologies for vehicle electrification, renewable energy and smart grids.
Penn State's Lunar Lion team aims to land vehicle on moon by 2015
The Penn State Lunar Lion team is joining 28 other teams in the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE Competition.
Penn State health care research effort to become NSF center
A $1 million National Science Foundation (NSF) award will create a Penn State research center focusing on health systems.
Video: Obama visit highlights Penn State energy innovation
This brief video summarizes the president's visit on February 3, 2011, and Penn State's research leadership at the GPIC Energy Innovation Hub.
Obama: Penn State poised to help U.S. 'Win the Future'
President Obama touted the importance of Penn State’s research efforts in moving the nation toward a clean energy future in a talk delivered at Penn State's Rec Hall on February 3.
Intrexon launches AgBio Division and acquires Agarigen, Inc.
Agarigen previously obtained exclusive rights to a Penn State technology invented by Professor Pete Romaine and his associates. The technology enables efficient genetic transformation of mushrooms which allows them to be used as scalable and cost efficient production vehicles for specialized, high value recombinant proteins.
Obama visit postponed to Thursday
President Obama's visit to the Penn State University Park campus has been rescheduled to Thursday, Feb. 3, due to inclement weather.
President Obama to visit Penn State on Thursday
During his visit, Obama will focus on the importance of work being done at the Energy Innovation Hub (GPIC/HUB) at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia.
Professors Develop Process to Stimulate Production of Oil & Natural Gas
Ben Franklin Technology Partners invested $167,600 in a start-up company called Nittany Extraction Technologies, to commercialize the work of Penn State professors John Hellmann and Barry Scheetz.
REVA raises $85 million in Australian Initial Public Offering
Penn State holds equity in REVA Medical, Inc. by virtue of a former relationship between REVA and the University which involved a ceramide technology developed by Professor Mark Kester in the College of Medicine.
Annual Report of Research Activity now available
The Penn State Annual Report of Research Activity highlights the $780 million research expenditures for FY 2010 including the percentage from federal agencies, industry-sponsored research, and expenditures by unit.
