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Ornament Making
The Berks LaunchBox hosted two, free community events in December for make and take holiday ornaments including snowflakes made on 3d printers, and custom wooden ornaments made on a laser cutter. Hot chocolate and holiday cookies were enjoyed, and lots of fun had by...
Girl Scouts Learn 3D Modeling
Girl Scout Troop 134 spent an evening at the Berks LaunchBox Makerspace learning about 3d Modeling. Each participant: Tinkered with TinkerCAD, a free web hosted CAD product Learned the 3-step process of 3d printing Customized their own 3D printed keychain with their...
Young Adults Learn Product Design & Development
The Berks LaunchBox spent a December morning working with seven young adults from Hope Springs, based in Reading. They were able to imagine, create and conquer activities regarding product design and development. Each participant: created their own 3D printed...
Idea TestLab ‘final pitch’ winners announced
Berks LaunchBox powered by Penn State recently announced the winners of its Idea TestLab accelerator final pitch competition. The competition concluded a six-week-long virtual business idea accelerator in which seven selected startups received coaching and training to...
Berks LaunchBox startup develops new method to make green fuel
Successful entrepreneurs create products and services that solve problems and challenges. Eric Schraud is one of those entrepreneurs: From initially developing a case to extend the battery life of his tablet, to pivoting and creating a more efficient method to produce...
Kids Learn Engineering
So glad the Berks LaunchBox could help with the GoggleWoods Day Camp! It was inspiring to see the participants' creativity. Campers explored different engineering disciplines by: building a tower out of spaghetti completing an electrical light-up greeting card...
Barnes & Noble Gift Brings Book Library
Ready for some summer reading to help move your startup idea forward? The Berks LaunchBox obtained a gift from Barnes & Noble to outfit our bookshelves with a free lending library that all in Berks County can benefit from! It includes topics to help entrepreneurs...
DN Organics Launches Hair Care Products
When sisters Cory Dahlia Varona Corniel and Nicol Varona Cancelmo were growing up in the Dominican Republic, they were taught that their natural curly hair was considered messy and unprofessional. It wasn’t until they moved to the United States that they learned to...
Verde Mantis Brings Cosplay to Life
Verde Mantis, a coworking company that emerged from the Penn State Berks LaunchBox, is partnering with TheGeekGrid Studios to bring a Fallout 76 life-size suit of armor to life in preparation for the upcoming PA S.T.E.A.M. Fest on Aug. 21-22. Fallout 76 is an online...
Software for Cyber security Students
Cybersecurity students across the University will soon have access to a state-of-the-art tool to help prepare them for their future careers, thanks to a donation from a Penn State alumnus and LaunchBox coworking company, Enigma Networkz. Mark Viglione, a 2015 graduate...