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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 […]
Several members of TechConnectWV’s Board of Directors visited the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Morgantown on April 17 to learn more about the lab’s energy technologies and discuss future collaborations. In addition to an overview of NETL, which has locations in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Oregon, the group learned more about the Department of […]
In March, WalletHub–the personal finance website–issued a press release naming the most innovative and least innovative states in the country. West Virginia did not earn a high ranking as an innovative state. As Gomer Pyle would say, “Surprise, surprise, surprise.” But let’s put their list in perspective and talk about what snapshot surveys like theirs […]
TechConnect West Virginia hosted a two-day Entrepreneur Center Management Certification session on March 20 and 21 in South Charleston. Led by experts with the International Business Innovation Association (InBIA), the session offered a powerful base of knowledge on how to successfully manage and operate sustainable centers that encourage and support existing and startup businesses. “In […]
Dr. Brett Hall, who received his doctorate in cancer biology from West Virginia University and now resides in San Diego and serves as President of Trans Medical Sciences, Chief Scientific Officer for Immuneering, and Chairman of the Board for BioArkive, is the keynote presenter for the 9th Annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit, taking place on […]
West Virginia companies, researchers and entrepreneurs involved in technology development will soon have a new incentive to test and commercialize their research with the creation of a state matching program for federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants. Governor Justice signed House Bill 2550 on Wednesday, March 27, […]
It starts with one. One idea, one researcher, one discovery, one entrepreneur is all it takes to make significant change that helps patients, spurs innovation and facilitates economic progress in West Virginia’s life science sector. Taking place on April 25th in Morgantown, the 9th Annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit will highlight the “one’s” …the entrepreneurs, […]
More than 200 people joined TechConnectWV and the Intuit Financial Freedom Foundation for the 2018 West Virginia Coding & Cyber Summit, held November 15 in Charleston. Participants learned of existing and projected workforce opportunities in cybersecurity, educational programs underway in the state including K-12, cyber awareness and best practices and more. To see a short […]
Featuring presenters from global technology giants like Intuit, IBM, McAfee, and Northrop Grumman, along with cyber experts from the FBI, U.S. Department of Energy, the Center for Internet Security and more, the West Virginia Cyber & Coding Summit will highlight the incredible opportunities to grow West Virginia’s knowledge sector and digital economy. Taking place from […]
Learn about TechConnectWV’s Efforts to Grow the States’ Tech Workforce TechConnect West Virginia will host the 2018 West Virginia Coding & Cyber Summit on Thursday, November 15 at the Marriott Town Center in Charleston, WV. The Intuit Financial Freedom Foundation is the Co-Sponsor for this event. For more information, or to register, click here. The event will […]