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MEDIA, Pa. — The Brandywine LaunchBox will be offering its first set of youth camps this summer. Camps will be run by Penn State Brandywine staff, students and community partners, and will offer three camps for ages 11-18, including entrepreneurship and podcast creation. “Our immersive, scholarship-based summer camps are all about giving middle and high school students a place to be creative, build confidence and develop real-world entrepreneurial skills in a fun and supportive environment,” said Tony Mattei, director of entrepreneurship and digital marketing. “We developed this program because we wanted young people to have access to the kind of...

MEDIA, Pa. — The Brandywine LaunchBox held a Youth Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) and Startup Day for middle school students on May 14. Nearly 80 students from four local middle schools — Chester Charter Scholars Academy, Haverford Middle School, Radnor Middle School and Upper Merion Middle School — attended the event to learn about physics, entrepreneurship, robotics and more. “Our middle school counselors and teachers year after year come through to bring their brightest students to our annual event. The students are highly engaged in Brandywine faculty workshops and our partnership with CTDI delivered an engineering workshop...

MEDIA, Pa. — The Brandywine LaunchBox kicked off its third season of Road to LionCage — a series of pitch competitions that award prize money and guarantee the first-place winners’ entry into November’s LionCage Pitch Competition — on March 18 in the Brandywine Makerspace. The pitch competition featured six early stage entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas as well as a keynote address from Marcia O’Connor, founder and CEO of the O’Connor Group. The winner of the Road to LionCage Pitch Competition, Nicole Rayfield, won for her startup Table Trolley, a product that helps transport folding tables with ease. Second place was awarded to Nic...

MEDIA, Pa. — The Brandywine LaunchBox held a Youth Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) and Startup Day for high school students on March 11. Nearly 90 students from five local high schools (Chester Charter Scholars Academy, Paul Robeson High School in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School in West Chester, Springfield High School and Upper Darby High School) attended the event to learn about physics, entrepreneurship, robotics and more. “Inviting high schools to our campus to deliver this program is always a highlight on our calendar of events. It was impressive to see students interact and volunteer during our workshops...

The Brandywine LaunchBox partnered with the Great Valley LaunchBox and the Chester County Economic Development Council’s Ideas x Innovation Network (i2n) to present the second annual LionCage Pitch Competition on Nov. 14. The event highlighted entrepreneurs and innovators across southeastern Pennsylvania. Hosted at Penn State Great Valley and presented in collaboration with Chester County United Way, the one-day gathering offered new connections and access to inspiring creators and innovators who are transforming their industries and society. The LionCage Pitch Competition is an event that features pitch presentations from entrepreneurs and startup companies who compete for cash prizes while making new...