West Virginia Organizations Participated in the BIO International Convention in San Diego June 23-26 West Virginia’s statewide bioscience industry grew 6.9 percent – employing nearly 6,400 workers – since 2007, according to a new study by Battelle and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) reporting national and state statistics for the bioscience industry in the U.S. […]
TechConnectWV’s 2014 Women & Technology Conference will be held on October 16-17 at Oglebay Resort and Conference Center in Wheeling, WV. From outstanding keynote speakers to career-building workshops, the Women & Technology Conference offers an excellent opportunity for women at all stages of professional development. Come find support, programs and resources to advance women and […]
How’s this for a great example of West Virginia “brain gain”? Peggi Angel, who has a Ph. D. in quantitative proteomics from the University of Georgia, left her position at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Mass Spectrometry Research Center to join Protea Biosciences as Senior Scientist, LAESI Mass Spectrometry Imaging, in Morgantown earlier this year! […]
The Third District Accelerator, a project serving 10 counties in Southern West Virginia, hosted a workshop on June 26 at the Logan campus of Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College to help entrepreneurs and small business people learn about programs to help start or expand a business. “Securing start-up funding or expansion capital are […]
Research and innovation are an important part of the West Virginia’s colleges and universities. Here are recent articles that highlight several different activities and accomplishments: West Virginia’s WVU grad student wins global contest for young scientists WVU Robotics Team Rocks NASA Competition WVSU Camp Targets Young Women Interested in Science Careers Manchin, Rockefeller, Rahall Announce […]
The following column by Anne Barth, executive director of TechConnect West Virginia, appeared in the July 3rd edition of the Charleston Daily Mail. West Virginia researchers, inventors or entrepreneurs who have an idea for a new product or technology that they would like to more fully develop and commercialize can apply for federal funding through […]
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 […]
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 […]