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The Innovation Transfer Network (ITN), a partnership among 13 institutions of higher education in Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster and Lebanon counties, provides business assistance, technology assessment, and this year a total of $127,000 in seed funding for technology transfer activities. Specifically, the seed grants provide up to $10,000 to educational institutions to encourage further development of projects that are close to commercialization. The process is competitive and preference is ...

Wednesday, May 14th, 10am-noon at the Hershey Center for Applied Research, HCAR will launch its cutting-edge social networking/scientific mapping online community called KnowledgeMesh™. Simon Revell, Manager of Enterprise 2.0 Technology Development at Pfizer will be the keynote speaker for this exciting event. There is no cost to attend the event, but registration is required. Click here to register. What is KnowledgeMesh™? The online application is designed to advance ...

Posted by DAN MILLER, Of The Patriot-News April 29, 2008 13:38PM Categories: Breaking News Cruzstar, a Web-based startup company that allows customers to order meals online from local restaurants and caterers, today was named winner of the 2008 Murata Great Business Challenge. Cruzstar owner and founder Adrian Fang will receive a prize package worth more than $20,000 from the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and Capital Region Economic Development Corp. The package includes ...

Thought I would share that there is now a Facebook group for entrepreneurs in the Central PA area. I’ve posted a number of events and resources, feel free to join the group and network with other entrepreneurs across Central Pennsylvania.

Ever had a good idea? Now you can get that notion funded if it gets enough votes on IdeaBlob. The site is most definitely worth looking into. I just posted my own idea on the site that I’d appreciate you voting for or commenting on it: a website designed specifically for college students that outlines the events, discounts, destinations, jobs, and internships around the greater Harrisburg area. [...]

HERSHEY, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Hershey Center for Applied Research (HCAR) announced today that its first private company tenant, Apogee Biotechnology Corporation, has established its headquarters on the HCAR campus, in Building One. Apogee, a spin-off of the Penn State College of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology, is developing chemical compounds that will inhibit the activities of sphingosine kinase, an enzyme known to drive cell proliferation and inflammation. [...]

It’s called LitPitch, a web-based platform for up-and-coming authors, playwrights, and writers of screenplays to reach the public and potential publishers. Not only is it extremely easy-to-use, it’s actually writer-affordable.  For the avid reader, LitPitch provides access to the newest material from the best up and coming authors - free of charge. [...]