With the goal of spurring entrepreneurship and creating jobs in West Virginia, the U.S. Economic Development Administration recently awarded $500,000 in grant funding to TechConnect West Virginia for their TechWrx West Virginia program. “We are grateful to the U.S. Economic Development Administration for supporting this important program, as well as to U.S. Senator Shelley Moore […]
NextGen Federal Systems (NextGen) recently received award for an Air Force Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract to develop new technology to maintain accurate situation awareness between operators, flight crews, and autonomous platforms when communication links are degraded. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) play a vital role in today’s military operations. Critical to these […]
TechConnect West Virginia, in partnership with the WVU LaunchLab, will host a boot camp on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant programs as well as present information on the newly launched WV SBIR/STTR matching grant program. This bootcamp will be held from 4-6 p.m. followed by dinner and […]
INNOVA Commercialization Group, (INNOVA), an initiative of the High Technology Foundation, along with the WV Jobs Investment Trust and TechConnectWV, are proud to announce they have been awarded a $1,200,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to create the “3 Steps to Start Up” project providing enhanced entrepreneurial support for business start-ups. “As West […]
This year’s Women & Technology Conference promises a rich variety of speakers and programming that you won’t want to miss! Speakers include The Honorable Amy S. Goodwin, Mayor of Charleston; Pam Murphy, Chief Operating Officer of Infor; and Ann L. Chester, Director of WVU’s Health Science & Technology Academy. Panels featuring West Virginia women leaders […]
Pam Murphy, Chief Operating Officer at Infor, a global leader in business cloud software, will provide keynote remarks at the 2019 Women & Technology Conference. The event, which aims to address the under-representation of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charleston on […]
With over 45 representatives in attendance, the West Virginia Cyber Security Working Group convened on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at the West Virginia High Technology Foundation to share information and strategies to advance the cyber sector workforce and employment opportunities in the state. The group is comprised of representatives from a wide variety of community and […]
The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps) is designed to prepare faculty, researchers, and students to extend their focus beyond the university laboratory and move valuable ideas toward commercialization. In addition, NSF I-Corps can help anyone with an innovative idea and an entrepreneurial spirit – in Morgantown and throughout the state – to identify […]
TechConnectWV will host the 2019 Women & Technology Conference on Monday, October 21 at the newly renovated Embassy Suites Hotel in Charleston, WV. For more information, or to register, click here. The purpose of the Women & Technology Conference is to address the under-representation of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). […]
COMMENTARY BY: ANN CHESTER The Health Sciences & Technology Academy (HSTA) is a one-of-a-kind mentoring program started in West Virginia that helps underrepresented high school students enter and succeed in STEM-based undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Since its inception in 1994, the program has grown from nine teachers serving 44 students in Kanawha and McDowell […]