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Innovation Commons

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NOTE: We will remain open and will continue work during the coronavirus situation and the shift to online learning for Penn State Behrend students. However, meetings with staff of the Innovation Commons will be virtual (phone/email/video) unless meeting in person is required and urgent.

 

An open ideation, product development, and prototyping center staffed by skilled students guiding innovators and entrepreneurs through early development stages.

Located on the first floor of Burke Center at Penn State Behrend, the Innovation Commons is open to all entrepreneurs and innovators throughout Erie County and the surrounding region, including those at the student level, who are seeking a place to organize, collaborate, compose, and construct their ideas.

Working for You

  • 180+ projects for 120+ entrepreneurs, industry, and the community
  • 9 patent applications
  • 10 start-ups founded and 11 products on shelves
  • 320 students and 230 youth engaged

Product Development and Prototyping

Penn State engineering students will work directly with you, offering help with:

  • Early-stage product design
  • Computer-aided drafting
  • Electrical component design
  • No-cost 3D printing of prototypes
  • Laser cutting and engraving
  • 3D scanning
  • Product feasibility consultation
  • 3D printer technical support for schools

Ideation and Collaboration Space

  • Comfortable setting
  • Whiteboard space and writable tables
  • High-end computing with the help of Penn State students

Engage with the Innovation Beehive Network

Innovation Commons can connect you with the other Innovation Beehive sites throughout the region:

  • Blasco Library’s Idea Lab offers a makerspace with courses to explore your interests
  • Edinboro University for marketing and branding solutions
  • Gannon University for business planning assistance
  • Mercyhurst University for business intelligence studies
  • Quickstarter for expert crowdfunding campaign support

Have an idea? We want to help!

To access the Innovation Commons, contact us by email or by calling 814-898-6971. Provide information about your invention or business:

  • What is your idea?
  • How far along in development are you?
  • What do you think you need the most help with?
    • If you don't know what you need, then answering this question is where we will begin.

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  • Applying for Funding or Assistance through Ignite Erie

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Innovation Commons
108 Burke Center
5101 Jordan Road
Erie, PA 16563

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Help the Innovation Commons continue to freely serve inventors, entrepreneurs, and businesses in the region by making a donation today.

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Behrend lab designs product that blocks pests from nesting on propane tanks

Three students work in Penn State Behrend's Innovation Commons.

$1.5 million grant to expand Behrend lab and Innovation Beehive Network

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Behrend's Innovation Commons assists with development of new medical product

Five students pose near a large-scale 3D printer in Penn State Behrend's Innovation Commons lab.

Innovation Commons becomes an entrepreneur bootcamp for Behrend grads

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