Innovation Park at Penn State is a local business ecosystem that merges business, education and research.

The Park offers 118‑acres of remarkable office, manufacturing and research space, and is part of one of the world’s premier research institutions, with access to Penn State’s scientific, engineering, technology and business resources, as well as the support services needed to transfer knowledge from the University to the marketplace.

Innovation Park offers a dynamic workspace community that creates opportunities for like‑minded leaders and companies to connect for their mutual benefit. Employees at companies in the Park enjoy access to an onsite childcare facility, Daybridge Child Development Center, a NAYCE‑accredited center for children ages 6 weeks through school age. Lunch programs, walking and running clubs, and other activities help companies in the Park attract and retain top talent.

The vast network of resources also includes: the Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central & Northern, PA, The Ben Franklin TechCelerator Program, designed to offer support to early‑stage community entrepreneurs, inventors and Penn State faculty; the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County; the Small Business Development Center; the Life Science Greenhouse of Central PA; Penn State’s Office of Technology Management, and the coolBlue program for employee engagement, helping tenants attract and retain top talent.