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A river may separate the City of Charleston from its university, but, on April 19th, the two became one as the University of Charleston hosted its inaugural I3 Innovation Showcase & Innovation Fair. I3 — ideas, inventions & innovations — was the culmination of a year of effort and celebration as the University of Charleston […]
If you want to start or grow a business in the high tech fields in West Virginia and have a solid concept, funding and assistance are available. That was a primary message stemming from the West Virginia Business Accelerator Bootcamp event, held on April 26 in Morgantown. Hosted by TechConnect West Virginia, the West Virginia […]
The West Virginia Bioscience Summit, held April 25 in Morgantown, brought together representatives from our state’s research universities, biotech companies, technical assistance providers and others to hear from experts in the field on how to grow the state’s lifescience industries. And, boy did they deliver. Dr. Mary Hendrix, President of Shepherd University and a nationally […]
TechConnectWV will host the 2017 Women & Technology Conference on Monday, June 26 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charleston, WV. This year’s event is presented in partnership with the Charleston Area Alliance, with the conference luncheon combined with the Alliance’s Elevations Professional Women’s Network Luncheon. For more information, or to register, click here. Charleston native […]
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day, held on March 16 at the State Capitol, featured exhibits and more than 100 individuals representing a wide variety of industry sectors. Small businesses, entrepreneurs, researchers and resource organizations that support entrepreneurship filled the hallways in a showcase of the best and brightest in West Virginia talent and innovation. TechConnect and […]
Morgantown, West Virginia-native and serial entrepreneur George Bennett has been building innovation-driven businesses for more than 40 years. From international consulting firms to healthcare enterprises, Mr. Bennett will share his story and offer strategies for growing the West Virginia life science economy during his keynote presentation at the 7th Annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit on […]
With the help of TechConnect West Virginia’s ScaleUp West Virginia program, an early-stage company created by two graduate students and an associate professor at West Virginia University is developing a new radio frequency-based tool to help make research laboratory environments more efficient. Wright Wold Scientific was created in 2015 by Zach Wright, a graduate student […]
Representatives of early-to-mature stage companies operating in the high tech, life science or advanced manufacturing industries in West Virginia are encouraged to participate in the West Virginia Business Accelerator Bootcamp, an event designed to provide real world solutions to growing businesses in the state. The event will take place from 8:30am – 2:30pm on Wednesday, […]
With the goal of recognizing leadership in innovation and technology-based business development in West Virginia, TechConnect West Virginia presented its Spirit of Innovation Awards on Thursday, March 16 to Allegheny Science & Technology CEO Arria Hines and software development firm Core10, during a special awards luncheon at the State Capitol. “The Spirit of Innovation program […]
Entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to advance innovative concepts through the commercialization process can explore federal funding opportunities during an SBIR Lunch & Learn April 18 at the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) in Huntington. To register for the event, click here. Innovators across the country (and right here in West Virginia) are […]