HCAR - Hershey Center for Applied Research. South Centrals Pennsylvania's Premier Research Park Located Adjacent to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine.
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine
In 1963, The M. S. Hershey Foundation offered $50 million to The Pennsylvania State University to establish a medical school in Hershey. With this grant and $21.3 million from the U.S. Public Health Service, the University built a medical school, teaching hospital, and research center. Ground was broken in 1966 and Penn State's College of Medicine opened its doors to the first class of students in 1967 and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center accepted the first patients in 1970.
Keys facts about Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine (Penn State Hershey):
- Established in 1967
- 158 industry-sponsored research projects valued at $17.6 million
- 54 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania projects valued at $18.5 million
- A total of $98.5 million from all research sponsors
- In 2007, the College filed:
- 24 invention disclosures
- 27 patent applications
- 13 provisional patent applications filed on 11 separate inventions
- 14 U.S. regular patent applications filed on 10 separate inventions
- During 2007, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine was granted 9 new U.S. patents
- A new, free-standing building for cancer outpatient care and research will be completed in March 2009