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The Brandywine LaunchBox held its first Women Founders Pitch Competition on March 26. The event, which was held at Penn State Brandywine, is part of a series called "Road to LionCage," which features six small-scale pitch competitions that lead up to LionCage, a large-scale pitch competition held annually at Penn State Great Valley. The Women Founder Pitch Competition featured seven startup entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas, as well as a panel discussion. The winner of the Women Founders Pitch Competition, Caitlin West, won for her startup Alivio Technologies Inc., a company that revolves around medical care for those with chronic...

The Brandywine LaunchBox held a Youth Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) and Startup Day for high school students on March 12. More than 130 high school students from eight local high schools (Chester Charter Scholars Academy in Chester, Furness High School in Philadelphia, Kennett High School in Kennett Square, The Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School in West Chester, Paul Robeson High School in Philadelphia, Springfield High School in Springfield, Upper Darby High School in Upper Darby and Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne) attended the event to learn about physics, entrepreneurship, robotics and more. “It was great to see such a...

Hunter Becker, a third-year computer science major, reflects on his Penn State Brandywine experience so far and how his involvement has helped him succeed. “I chose to attend Penn State Brandywine because it’s close to home, and my mom really liked the school. She really liked the idea of me going to Penn State without having to go to University Park,” he said. “I also transferred here from a nearby community college, and I liked the small campus and tight-knit feeling it had, and Brandywine has the same feeling.” Becker has always known he wanted to major in computer science,...

For Penn State students across Pennsylvania, one year of fundraising to support children fighting pediatric cancer culminated Feb. 21-23 in a 46-hour no-sleeping, no-sitting dance marathon at University Park in the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State THON raised a record $17,737,040.93 for Four Diamonds, an organization at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital that covers 100% of all medical expenses related to cancer care not covered by insurance. Penn State Brandywine raised $27,826.27, more than last year’s $20,674. Students Julia D’Orazio, Philippe Latour and Joey Pretti had the honor of representing the campus as dancers during THON Weekend, which included no sleeping,...

GET READY TO ROAR! Following the incredible success of LionCage 2024, we’re thrilled to unleash the ROAD TO LIONCAGE 2025! Prepare for an electrifying series of SIX smaller pitch competitions across the Greater Philadelphia region, running from March through October! We’re shining a spotlight on the brightest minds and most groundbreaking innovations, celebrating women founders, veteran founders, social impact startups, young entrepreneurs, and the BEST startups in the region. Each event is a high-stakes showdown, with the winners earning AUTOMATIC ENTRY into the grand finale: LionCage 2025 on November 14th at Penn State Great Valley! The countdown to LionCage 2025...