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Renowned Geneticist Dr. Dietrich Stephan to Keynote Renowned geneticist and biotech entrepreneur Dr. Dietrich Stephan will deliver the keynote address at the Fifth Annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit. The event, to take place April 21-22, 2015, will be held at the Waterfront Hotel in Morgantown, West Virginia. To view the full agenda, read the […]
The Charleston Area Alliance (CAA) is pleased to announce that a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) “Phase Zero” pilot program will be offered this spring. The program will provide funding to help research-intensive small businesses in Kanawha County apply for research funding through the federal SBIR program. Matt Ballard, president of the Charleston Area Alliance, says “this is […]
ChemCeption, the chemistry-based incubator operated by the Chemical Alliance Zone (CAZ) and located at the West Virginia Regional Technology Park, recently welcomed two new members — Keen Process Technologies, LLC and EnviroCalc PLLC. Keen Process Technologies is working on a proprietary process using simple feedstocks that would build on the downstream opportunities resulting from natural […]
WINNERS EARN TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC TO COMPETE FOR NATIONAL TITLE Morgantown High School—Team 1and Suncrest Middle School—Team 1, Morgantown, captured the championship crowns in their respective categories in the 2015 West Virginia Science Bowl Regional for high schools and middle schools co-hosted on February 7, 2015 by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National […]
Registration is underway for assistance to help entrepreneurs, small businesses and manufacturers take their ideas to market. Two efforts at the Robert C. Byrd Institute — StartUpWV and InnovateWV — offer technical assistance that includes design and development, rapid prototyping with 3-D printers and other technical assistance through RCBI. Both help individuals and entrepreneurs turn […]
The Eastern Panhandle Technology Innovation Center (EPTIC), an independent, nonprofit incubator for regional start-up businesses created in late 2014, is now open in Charles Town, West Virginia. The initial priority for EPTIC, funded by American Public University System (APUS) and housed in APUS facilities, will be veteran-based entrepreneurs, and secondly, technology-based companies. It will offer […]
Father-son duo Joe and Chris Ojeda are Logan County entrepreneurs who hope to make the device they invented a household name in the construction and the DIY world. After a career in the mines as a welder and fabricator, Joe Ojeda developed a knack for coming up with solutions to building problems. So when he […]
Appalachian Power Business Enterprise Team, LLC Capitol Electronics Sales CART, Inc. ChemCeption Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education Discover the Real West Virginia (DRWV) Foundation DSD Laboratories Electronic Specialty Company FIRST First Choice Health System Girl Scouts of Black Diamond GreenHeatedGlass Hergo Homer Laughlin China Company Marshall University Research Corporation NASA IV&V Robotics Alliance Project NASA WV […]
Appalachian Power Business Enterprise Team, LLC Capitol Electronics Sales CART, Inc. ChemCeption Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education Discover the Real West Virginia (DRWV) Foundation DSD Laboratories Electronic Specialty Company FIRST First Choice Health System Girl Scouts of Black Diamond GreenHeatedGlass Hergo Homer Laughlin China Company Marshall University Research Corporation NASA IV&V Robotics Alliance Project NASA WV […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia District Office offers a variety of trainings to help small businesses obtain work with the Federal government. The month of February is jam-packed with trainings – from Federal Contracting Basics and Understanding RFPs to Developing & Managing Contractor Teams to Managing & Administrating Government Contracts. See below for […]