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Policies to grow the bioscience industry – both in West Virginia and nationally – were the focus of a panel discussion during the WV Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Summit on August 30. TechConnectWV’s Anne Barth joined Dr. Stephen Kopp, President of Marshall University, Ross DeVol, Chief Research Officer at the Milken Institute, and Bryan […]
Anne Barth, executive director of TechConnect West Virginia, participated in a panel discussion at the EDA Regional Conference in Philadelphia on July 11, 2012. Excerpts from her presentation follow. West Virginia is well known as an energy state with vast natural resources and great scenic beauty, a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts, and soon I hope […]
Jack Carpenter, a research and technology consultant in Wheeling, has been named Director of the Innovation Transfer Consortium, a program of TechConnectWV. Funded through a grant provided by the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, the Innovation Transfer Consortium program will provide technology transfer services to West Virginia’s smaller colleges and universities. Eighteen smaller colleges […]
More than ninety people attended TechConnectWV’s forum on June 20, “Next Steps in Identity Technologies: Biometrics and Beyond” at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center in Fairmont. TechConnectWV sponsored the event in conjunction with CSC and IMTAS to bring together stakeholders in the biometrics and identity management sectors to discuss opportunities for collaboration that could […]
West Virginia and TechConnectWV, along with INNOVA and MATRIC, are mentioned in a June 11, 2012 post from the National Chamber Foundation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Efforts to align existing resources and leverage assets in West Virginia are paying off, and West Virginia is being recognized as an “enterprising state.” TechConnect West Virginia […]
When launching a new tech startup, success hinges as much or more on the person than the idea, and a common weakness is the lack of sound market analysis. These are two of the insights shared at a seminar hosted by TechConnectWV during the recent Teaming to Win conference in Morgantown. Members of TechConnectWV’s board […]
The Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), Dr. Subra Suresh, addressed participants at the Science, Technology and Research Symposium in April and praised the EPSCoR program as critical to the success of the country, noting that “good ideas come from everywhere.” The NSF’s role is to create knowledge and sustain research, and Dr. Suresh […]
Native West Virginian and Bayer Corporation President and CEO Greg Babe delivered the keynote address at the recent Charleston Area Alliance Gala on May 8. In his remarks, Babe called for state tax reform in order to stimulate business investment and job growth. He spoke about breaking down artificial boundaries through regional planning initiatives like […]
On May 29-31, the 22nd annual Teaming to Win Conference will take place at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown. A premier event for more than two decades, the conference serves West Virginia’s business community and fosters collaboration and growth. For the second year, TechConnect West Virginia is partnering with “Teaming to Win” on the […]
TechConnectWV will partner with Computer Sciences Corporation and IMTAS to host a forum on the status of the biometrics industry in West Virginia from 7:30 am – 12:30 pm on Wednesday, June 20 at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center, in Fairmont, WV. The forum, “Next Steps in Identity Technologies: Biometrics and Beyond,” will bring […]