About
Do you have a product or innovation idea? We’d love to hear from you.
Serving Local Innovators and Entrepreneurs
We offer an open ideation, product development, and prototyping center staffed by skilled students guiding innovators and entrepreneurs through early development stages.
Have an idea? We want to help!
To access the Meehl Innovation Commons, click here to email us and 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.
Donors
Thanks to our donors, we are able to help innovators and entrepreneurs throughout the Northwestern PA area at no cost.
As the namesake donor of Innovation Commons, James R. Meehl has played a pivotal role in our success. His generous support has greatly expanded our capabilities in design, prototyping, and 3D printing—allowing us to assist with more than 375 projects for local entrepreneurs, startups, and community organizations.
If you’d like to support our mission and help empower even more local innovators, click the button below to donate. Every contribution makes a difference—thank you for being part of the impact!
Location and Parking
The James R. Meehl Innovation Commons is located on the first floor of Burke Center at Penn State Behrend.
Visitor parking passes are available at no charge from Penn State Behrend Parking Services, located at 24 Reed Union Building. Parking passes are available in person only, Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Interested in making a donation to support Innovation Commons?