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In November 2019, the U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded $500,000 to TechConnect WV in support of its TechWrx West Virginia program. That investment, coupled with a $125,000 matching commitment, is making it possible to address gaps in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in 40 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. Specifically, TechWrx West Virginia offers a suite of […]
COVID-19’s long-term effect on small businesses in West Virginia remains to be seen. In the midst of that uncertainty, TechConnectWV’s TechWrx West Virginia program has been helping West Virginia small manufactures shift, or at least diversify, their production lines to create hand sanitizer or face masks. As consumers’ demand for hand sanitizer far exceeded supply, […]
Company accepted into prestigious UC Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator Program Biotech startup IstoVisio Inc., developer of scientific data visualization and annotation system “syGlass”, announced it has received a Direct-to-Phase II, 2-year, $1.6 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant through the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative. “This […]
TechConnect’s upcoming educational bootcamps on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant programs, conducted in partnership with the West Virginia Small Business Development Center, are moving online. “Our events planned for April 21 in Huntington and May 7 in Bluefield will be conducted virtually,” said Anne Barth, executive director […]
West Virginia Engineering Firm Builds Best-In-Class Cockpit Systems For Navy, NOAA Grim. That’s how Craig Hartzell characterized the first few years after he founded Azimuth, at the time an engineering services company based in Morgantown, West Virginia. “It was a typical startup,” Hartzell said, describing the various growing pains the company experienced after its doors […]
TechConnect West Virginia, an organization working to grow and promote technology sector in the state, has presented Senate President Mitch Carmichael and Delegates Moore Capito, Eric Nelson, Ben Queen and Tom Fast with the 2020 Spirit of Innovation Award for their efforts to pass legislation creating the Small Business Innovation Research State Matching Grant Program. […]
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center recently launched the West Virginia Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Entrepreneurship and Innovation Investment Fund. Program details and applications are available by clicking here. The new program provides grants to eligible small businesses to support the preparation of competitive SBIR/STTR proposals, and to match […]
TechConnect West Virginia, in partnership with the West Virginia Small Business Development Center, is hosting a series of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) bootcamps in the state in 2020 as part of its recently launched “Bridging the Ecosystem in Science & Technology in West Virginia” program, or “BEST in […]
West Virginia’s innovation economy, which employs over 48,000 people in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) related fields, will be on full display at the State Capitol from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 5 during Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day. The event is hosted by the TransTech Energy Research & Business Development Program and […]
Featuring presenters from global technology giants like Intuit and Northrop Grumman, along with cyber experts from federal, state and local agencies, the Third Annual West Virginia Coding & Cyber Summit highlighted the challenges posed by cybersecurity threats while showcasing how the state’s tech industry is capitalizing on the incredible opportunities they create to grow West […]