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May 1, 2017

Expert Assistance Offered During WV Business Accelerator Bootcamp Event

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 […]

May 1, 2017

Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Health Go Hand-In-Hand at WV Bio Summit

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 […]

May 1, 2017

Women & Tech Conference Comes to Charleston June 26

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 […]

April 2, 2017

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day A Major Success!

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 […]

April 2, 2017

Serial Entrepreneur, WV-Native George Bennett to Keynote WV Bioscience Summit April 25

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 […]

April 2, 2017

TechConnect West Virginia’s ScaleUp West Virginia Program Helping Early-Stage Company Move Ahead

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 […]

March 31, 2017

Entrepreneur, Business Bootcamp Set for April 26 in Morgantown

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, […]

March 30, 2017

TechConnect Presents 2017 Spirit of Innovation Awards

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 […]

March 30, 2017

RCBI, TechConnect to Host SBIR Lunch & Learn April 18

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 […]

February 25, 2017

Inspire West Virginia Students: Invest in the Science Public Outreach Team (SPOT)

Supported through a joint partnership between the Green Bank Observatory and NASA, the West Virginia Science Public Outreach Team (SPOT) recruits and trains college student ambassadors to bring presentations about current West Virginia space science, technology, and engineering to West Virginia K-12 classrooms, museums, and youth programs. The West Virginia SPOT Team is interested in […]