Topics: Medical Innovation

2017 Innovation Awards showcase outstanding achievements in innovation

Dec 1, 2017

The 2017 Innovation Awards were presented Nov. 28 at Penn State College of Medicine, honoring those throughout the organization who had innovative ideas move forward through the execution of license agreements, receipt of patents or formation of startup companies based on Penn State technology.

A young child in a green soccer jersey looks straight ahead into the beam of a small flashlight being held by a physician's gloved hand. The girl's mom looks on in the background.

Molecules in spit may be able to diagnose and predict length of concussions

Nov 20, 2017

Clues taken from small molecules in saliva may be able to help diagnose and predict the duration of concussions in children, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.

A man in a dark suit (at left) and a man in a white lab coat shake hands and smile. In the background is a TV set with wood paneling and a tall green plant.

Penn State College of Medicine MD/PhD student gets ‘Shark Tank' investment

Nov 15, 2017

Olivier Noel, a sixth-year student in Penn State College of Medicine's MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program, has risen to national fame after appearing on ABC's hit reality show “Shark Tank.”

Mary Elizabeth McCulloch of VozBox demonstrates to Ed Arnold her team's accessible technology app for individuals with communication disabilities during the Oct. 17, 2017, Innovation CafÃ© at the Cocoa Beanery. The two are pictured standing side-by-side and looking at a laptop computer.

2017 Innovations training program culminates at Innovation Café

Nov 7, 2017

On Oct. 17, course instructors, advisors, business mentors and members of the nine participating teams gathered at the Cocoa Beanery to celebrate the successful completion of the 2017 Penn State Innovations Training Program

Michael Hund leads the panel discussion at the Innovation Forum held Sept. 12 at Penn State Harrisburg. The event was organized in conjunction with Penn State College of Medicine's Center for Medical Innovation. Hund is pictured wearing a dress shirt and glasses, gesturing with both hands as he speaks.

Innovation Forum showcased start-up funding mechanisms

Oct 9, 2017

The Center for Medical Innovation partnered with Penn State Harrisburg Sept. 12 to deliver a discussion forum on mechanisms to funding start-up ventures.

Kevin Harter of Penn State Center for Medical Innovation addresses a panel consisting of Anthony P. Bihl, Andrea Lauber, Jacquelyn Fetrow and Nishit Trivedi at the 2016 Innovation Awards ceremony. The 2017 event will be held Nov. 28. Harter is pictured at left, looking to the right of the photo with his arm outstretched toward the panel, who are pictured facing the camera and Harter.

College of Medicine to present 2017 Innovation Awards on Nov. 28

Sep 27, 2017

The seventh annual Penn State College of Medicine Innovation Awards ceremony will be 5 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, and will recognizes individuals who have had innovative ideas move forward through the execution of a license agreement, received a patent or formed a start-up company based on Penn State technology.

Penn State College of Medicine's 2016 Innovator of the Year award recipient is Will Hazard, MD, second from right. Hazard is pictured with, from left, A. Craig Hillemeier, MD, dean of the College and CEO of Penn State Health; Barry Fell, owner of TPC Design; Randy Haluck, MD, assistant professor of surgery at Penn State College of Medicine; and Leslie Parent, MD, vice dean for research and graduate studies for the College. The five are pictured standing in front of a blue photo backdrop.

2016 Innovation Awards honor students and faculty pursuing new technologies

Nov 4, 2016

The sixth annual Penn State College of Medicine Innovation Awards ceremony to recognize faculty, staff, postdocs and students in the innovator community was held Oct. 27, 2016.

The back of a College of Medicine research is pictured in a College laboratory. The male investigator is wearing a white lab coat, dark blue gloves and safety glasses, and holding a test tube in one hand while pouring into it from another tube in the other hand. In front of the investigator are various bottles and other laboratory supplies on a shelf.

Innovations program helps investigators determine commercial potential for ideas

Aug 29, 2016

Starting Sept. 1, 2016, 11 Penn State researchers will be part of the four-week Innovations course, designed to put their novel research ideas to the test.

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