It’s your turn to be cool blue!
It’s a mindset, a philosophy, a place for creating the future. We’ve taken the academic and research tradition of Penn State and fused it with scientific discovery and entrepreneurship to create a destination called Innovation Park. Innovation Park is filled with Cool Blue Characters – people (like you) who are using their technical, business and investment talent to move Penn State technologies into the marketplace. Email or call us to discuss how you might contribute your expertise to help drive the future.
Be a Cool Blue Character.

tel. 814.865.5925
email. coolblue@psu.edu

Start Me Up

Determined to convert more of its research discoveries into products, Penn State is focused on creating new spin-off companies. Thexfactor? Finding the talent to lead them.

All too often, they come to Dan Leri with visions of entrepreneurial grandeur. A breakthrough invention. A successful IPO. A new Ferrari in their driveway. After pushing the scientific frontier and making a name for themselves in academia, these Penn State faculty members have decided to turn their discovery into a company.