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Major Programming Areas for Industry (Download brochure)

Innovation Program - Knowledge based economic and industrial development

  • Facilitate policies and programs by which the University, industry, business and non-government organizations can more effectively engage
  • Support processes for knowledge transfer between the University, government, business and the community for adoption and application in practical settings

 Technological Innovation Program - Emerging technologies and technology diffusion

  • Collaboration with business to identify and transfer emerging technologies to enable innovation
  • Assisting 'old economy' businesses enhance their value chains with the adoption and application of new technologies, specifically in the design, development, production, marketing, selling, and support activities

Managerial Innovation Program - Management capacity and capabilities for innovation performance

  •   Identify, recommend and deliver education programs designed to build management capacities and capabilities for driving and enabling innovation performance and business success
Sector Innovation Program - Innovation and performance improvement in targeted regional industries
  •   Support innovation and performance improvement in industries that are significant for the future growth of the greater York region and south central Pennsylvania.
    • Advanced Manufacturing
    • Alternative Energy
    • Healthcare Services
    • Transport and Logistics Industry
    • Design and Creative Industries

 

My company needs an idea for a new product line. Technavate* can help source good ideas from outside the company and outside the industry by tapping into the insights and knowledge of faculty and students at Penn State University, independent entrepreneurs, investors, and inventors.

 

My company has lots of good ideas, but we find it difficult to convert them into products, processes, or procedures. Technavate* may be able to assist you in indentifying funding sourcres, and assist in the adoption of new technologies, specifically in design, prototyping, development, and production.

 

My company is looking for licensable technologies that we can utilize to gain a competitive advantage. Technavate* can help move inventions into the marketplace where they can be developed into useful products. We will assist your business in engaging the University for the purpose of commercialization of inventions through licensing agreements.

 

My company needs to learn how to better manage its creative capital and innovation pipeline. Technavate* offers educational opportunities for companies that emphasize management principles for boosting innovation, productivity, and business performance. Technavate* provides a collaborative network where creative thinking stimulates innovative entrepreneurship.