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October 23, 2013

Innovation Takes Center Stage at Spirit of Innovation Awards Banquet

Morgantown, WV – Some of West Virginia’s top innovators took center stage at the TechConnectWV Spirit of Innovation Awards Banquet last night in Morgantown. Five awards were presented, honoring advances in energy technology, educational software, vote verification technology, ophthalmic patents and a model funding program. “The Spirit of Innovation program is an opportunity to spotlight […]

October 2, 2013

Spirit of Innovation Awards to be Held October 22, 2013

Thirty-three individuals and firms have been nominated for TechConnect’s Inaugural Spirit of Innovation Awards.  Designed to celebrate success and showcase innovation in the State of West Virginia, the awards will be presented during a banquet from 6 – 8 pm on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown. To register for […]

October 1, 2013

Guidelines

Spirit of Innovation Awards Guidelines The Spirit of Innovation Awards are an opportunity to celebrate successes in innovation in West Virginia, and to recognize individuals and organizations who are leaders in supporting innovation and innovation-based business development. The awards will be presented during an event on November 16, 2015 at the Culture Center in Charleston, WV. […]

October 1, 2013

Protea Biosciences & VCU Launch Molecular Imaging Research Partnership

Protea Biosciences, based in Morgantown, has entered into a Collaborative Research Agreement with Virginia Commonwealth University and its Center for Molecular Imaging. The research focuses on the combination of LAESI, Protea’s ex vivo molecular imaging mass spectrometry technology platform, with VCU’s in vivo molecular PET, SPECT and MRI/MRS imaging capabilities, in hopes of developing new […]

August 26, 2013

Nominations Due August 31 for the 2013 Spirit of Innovation Awards

Know of an outstanding innovator or innovative startup company? Impressed by a student innovator? See an outstanding woman in technology and want to honor her work? Join TechConnectWV in celebrating contributions to innovation in West Virginia with the 2013 Spirit of Innovation Awards. Don’t sit on the sidelines–make your nominations for the awards today! Nominations […]

August 5, 2013

Grant to MIIR Will Support Commercialization of Technology to Repair Skin Injuries

The Chemical Alliance Zone’s Chemicals and Materials Commercialization Fund has awarded $20,000 to a Marshall University scientist to help bring to market a technology he has developed for repairing skin injuries. The award to Dr. Jingwei Xie of the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (MIIR) will help Xie’s research team produce device prototypes and samples, […]

August 4, 2013

Charleston Area Alliance Hosts Educator|Industry Institute

Educators from the Kanawha Valley met recently with leaders in innovation and industry as part of the Charleston Area Alliance’s (CAA) second annual Educator | Industry Institute (E|II).  Designed to fill a gap recognized by the CAA between classroom and industry, the E|II provides an opportunity for teachers to learn firsthand about the education, skills […]

July 26, 2013

INNOVA, WVJIT Featured In WV Edge magazine

Guy Peduto with the INNOVA Commercialization Group and the West Virginia Jobs Investment Trust are featured in the latest edition (page 48) of the WV Department of Commerce’s WV Edge magazine. Read how INNOVA’s work is helping entrepreneurs achieve commercial success here.Preview

July 17, 2013

W.Va. innovation awards program established

  W.Va. innovation awards program established The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON — TechConnectWV, an organization devoted to advancing West Virginia’s high-tech economy, has established a new awards program. Intended to celebrate leadership in innovation and technology-based business development, the awards program is accepting nominations of individuals, organizations, companies and teams through Aug. 30. “We have so many […]

July 16, 2013

TechConnect Announces Spirit of Innovation Awards Competition

State Journal article, July 16, 2013 http://www.statejournal.com/story/22852402/techconnectwv-announces-spirit-of-innovation-awards-competition TechConnectWV has begun a program called the Spirit of Innovation Awards to recognize leadership in innovation and technology-based business development. “We have so many exciting things going on in our state’s innovation and technology economy — things many West Virginians don’t know about,” Anne Barth, TechConnect WV executive […]