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The 2014 Teaming to Win Conference, held May 28-29, 2014 at the WVU Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, featured a variety of informative panels, strategic forecasts, and keynote speakers. TechConnect organized a learning track on Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards, entitled “SBIR Awards: Tapping into Federal Research Funding.” A panel of experts examined the […]
On May 20, the West Virginia House of Delegates took its “listening tour” for small business owners and entrepreneurs to Beckley. The sessions have been organized by House Speaker Tim Miley (D-Harrison) and the House Committee on Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, chaired by Del. Doug Skaff (D-Kanawha). More than 100 people attended the […]
Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. (www.proteabio.com) announced it has begun a collaborative research initiative with the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber) that uses Protea’s next generation LAESI direct molecular imaging technology to analyze cancer cells. The initial focus is early stage lung adenocarcinoma. The studies will utilize LAESI technology to […]
TechConnect West Virginia will host the 2014 Women & Technology Conference on October 16-17 at Oglebay Resort & Conference Center in Wheeling, WV. The conference will begin at noon on Thursday, October 16 and conclude at 1:30 pm on Friday, October 17. Watch for more information about this two-day event, which will feature a stellar […]
The Charleston Area Alliance will plant the seeds of success for up to 20 budding area businesses through GROW, an initiative designed to foster entrepreneurship in the Kanawha Valley. GROW is a six-month entrepreneurial bootcamp that features education sessions, business coaching and entrepreneur community building. The program, now recruiting for its third class, supports entrepreneurs who […]
Tim Bell, owner of Craft-Totes by Bell, stands with the patent certificate that his company received recently from the U.S. Patent Office. Bell’s company designs and manufactures carry containers for tools and other items used by plumbers, electricians and other construction workers. The Dunbar, W.Va. company has been a participant in TechConnect’s StartUp WV […]
West Virginia’s leadership in the area of 3-D printing took another major step forward recently. The Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing announced May 9 that it has a new, leading-edge 3-D metal printer, which is one of the most advanced in the region. The $750,000 printer is located at the RCBI Advanced […]
NG Innovations of Cross Lanes, West Virginia was among four companies selected as winners in the 3rd Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest. The contest, which was held on May 15 in Southpointe, PA, provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs and early-stage companies in southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia to submit business ideas and technology innovations connected […]
TechConnect West Virginia honored its founding Chairman, Russ Lorince, at the group’s May board meeting. Lorince served as Chairman of TechConnect from its formation in 2006 until February 2014. He is Vice President of External Affairs for Arch Coal’s Eastern Operations.“Russ’s early commitment to creating an organization devoted to technology-based economic development in West Virginia […]
A senior from John Marshall High School has won a $10,000 college scholarship after her idea was chosen as the best in a field of 103 entries in West Virginia’s inaugural high school business plan competition. Sierra Cook of Glen Dale, W.Va., was one of eight finalists from high schools across West Virginia who traveled […]