If you follow the stock market, you’ve surely taken note of the continually climbing value of ANAC stock (Anacor Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company based in Palo Alto, California). The company, founded in 2002, was created around boron chemistry technology developed by Dr. Stephen Benkovic of Penn State University and co-founder Dr. Lucy Shapiro of Stanford University.
The stock began the year at just over $30 per share. Today the stock is selling for $132.58 per share, and they hit a high of the year at $156.925. The company’s value lies in its unique platform that has the potential to treat multiple diseases.
Penn State President Eric Barron has laid out a program that emphasizes the transfer of Penn State research and intellectual property to real world applications and startup businesses. Barron’s ambitious plan starts at the student level with a fresh look at curriculum across the University.
Robert Beaury, Interim Director of the Engineering Entrepreneurship Minor, said that great progress has already been made and there is much more to come, and soon.
One of the many advantages of working in the park is the Penn Stater’s Park Privileges Card. This card earns you a free lunch item after 10 meals at Legends in the Penn Stater! Legends is a great option for a business lunch, offering top notch food and conveniently located right inside the park. Having a dining option in the park is a key advantage of working in the park—you can schedule your lunches just a shorting walking or driving distance away. The Park Privileges Card, while just a small thank you, is a bonus that makes the Penn Stater a great place for all your business lunches.
For Linsey Covert, teamwork has always been an integral part of life. And now it’s the foundation of her career and newly launched initiative, Project TEAM.
A great idea is just that without direction and a clear vision. To truly make a marketable product or service, entrepreneurs must evaluate the market, talk to their potential customers, and lay out a clear path—something The Ben Franklin Technology Partners know well.
Dustin Betz, Founder and President of GreenTowers USA, credits the Ben Franklin TechCelerator Program, for much of their start up success. GreenTowers USA created their own vertical growing system to allow for urban agricultural growth. Their vertical growing system allows individuals and businesses in urban areas with space constraints to grow micro greens—a baby green typically harvested between seven and fifteen days after you water it.
Read more: GreenTowers USA, an Urban Agricultural Design Firm: From Concept to Market