PantherlabWorks

cat·a·lyz·ing (verb): to bring about an increased rate of change
tech·nol·o·gy (noun): the practical application of knowledge
com·mer·cial·i·za·tion (noun): the act of managing on a business basis for profit

Have you created a new technology that has the potential to be developed into a commercial product? Are you looking to better understand the market for your innovation? Are you seeking funding to take your entrepreneurial endeavor to the next stage?

PantherlabWorks accelerates highly creative and motivated innovators though the process of product development, market validation and team creation. If you are a university-based researcher, an undergraduate or graduate student, a home-based inventor, or a product developer in a new or well-established company, PantherlabWorks can support your entrepreneurial journey.

Through the process of assessing, advising and connecting, PantherlabWorks will help you develop your product, validate your market and create a team that will contribute to your success. You will be supported in developing a business plan and appropriate company structure to ultimately secure the partners, funding and customers to move your technology into the marketplace.

Whether you have a technical idea, prototype, provisional or full patent, we want to

hear from you. By commercializing new technologies and introducing them to the marketplace, new applications such as yours can improve the lives of those who use your product, while strengthening the economy of western Pennsylvania and stimulating the entrepreneurial culture in which we all thrive.

Spotlight

  • Tributary Technologies proposes mobile, real-time video streaming
    Date: 11/19/2008

    Picturing a tech entrepreneur, many people might imagine a college student creating program codes in her parents’ basement, or perhaps a young Bill Gates who leaves college and become one of the richest people in America. What people might not expect is a nurse and lawyer detailing their innovative camcorder accessory that would allow for live video from the sidelines of a football game or the front row of a wedding.
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  • Michael Lehman stands at intersection of entrepreneurship, education and science
    Date: 09/22/2008

    The IEE is determined to bridge two Pittsburgh specialties - education and a growing technology industry - with a new leader.
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