The Role of Entrepreneurship and Innovation The Open Lab Environment at Work in Erie County July 25, 2018
Take-homes • Accessing University resources has never been easier. • Collaboration is invaluable to economic development. • Students are abundant, exceptional, and accessible.
Penn State University An academic & research powerhouse • Public land grant research university • Top 20 research university • 20 campus locations • 90,000+ students • $800-$900 million in sponsored expenditures
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College • Penn State Erie, The Behrend College • 5200 students • 4600 resident • 600 online • 40+ bachelor’s, associate, & graduate degrees • Schools of • Business • Engineering • Humanities & Social Sciences • Science • 864-acre campus with 50+ buildings
The Open Lab : Industry-Academia R&D Applied R & D Pilot Industry IP Production Ownership Space The Open Lab Engaged Specialized Faculty Equipment Experts Student Talent
The Open Lab : Engagement with University Resources Innovation Commons + The Innovation Beehive Network Senior Design Capstone Projects Sponsored Research Projects Knowledge Park Partnership
Industry + University Collaboration
Erie Regional Educational Resources Brain Power in Erie County • Four major universities • ~1,200 Faculty • ~19,000 Students • >4,000 Degrees/year Awarded • Exceptional library programs
Innovation Commons Idea Business Design & Technology Consultation Development Innovation Commons Working Staff Prototype
NWPA Beehive Network • Blasco Library – Idea Lab • Edinboro University – Branding and marketing • Gannon University – Business development • Mercyhurst University – Intelligence products • Penn State Behrend – Rapid prototyping
NWPA Beehive Network Design & Technology Idea Development Business Marketing & Planning Branding Business Fully Armed Intelligence Business
NWPA Beehive Network Case One Leg Up I Lake Erie Rubber A rubber manufacturing job shop wants to enter product development with dog toys. Their dog toy is made from durable, floating, high quality rubber. Lake Erie Rubber had never progressed through the product development lifecycle. They needed assistance with product design, marketing, and launch. Behrend took the client’s drawings to develop a prototype. The result was an iterative redesign of the product. Edinboro provided brand development and package design. They are also working with the client on social media management.
NWPA Beehive Network Case Fast Framer I Jason Wokutch “Thank you for everything you and your students have done for me. Without your program this product would still be just an idea.” Jason wanted to develop a product that would help him construct wall frames with no assistance. Students simplified design, added features, perfected prototype. Connections were made to other local resources Client founded a business, submitted 4 patent applications, citing two students. Product is on the shelf in 4 stores and online.
High School Printer Gift • 19 High Schools • On-call, on-site Tech Support • Community-building • Lectures, Tours, Workshops
K-12 STEM & Business Outreach 25,000 P-12 students per year Teacher in-service training Physics Day MATH Options Women in Business Program PLASTCar Competition Women in Engineering Program Yahn Planetarium College for Kids
Capstone Design & Projects Year long experience 98 different projects last year 79% industry sponsorship Innovation through Collaboration projects Fasenmyer Design Conference 16
The Open Lab: Shared facilities Bi-axial testing Plastics processing: injection molding, High Field NMR blowmolding, extrusion Material compounding Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy Confocal Microscopy Rapid prototyping High-Speed Differential Scanning Calorimetry CFD simulation Dynamic materials testing Advanced CNC Finite element analysis & machining
Knowledge Park 106-acre park 6 buildings, 20 tenants, 500+ employees
Knowledge Park Tenants
Patent example: Cybersonics Lithotripter
SKF Innovation Center Intern Mashup Product R&D Knowledge Park 21
Advanced Manufacturing & Innovation Center Groundbreaking approach to academic – industry partnership An open lab environment for student learning and business R&D A state-of-the-art facility with NSF-funded electronic microscope
Creating and making things matters Erie has the access/resources that Toronto manufacturing needs Buffalo ERIE Cleveland Pittsburgh Erie is a microcosm of the U.S. manufacturing sector Our research and development efforts matter.
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