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Op-ed in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Sunday, March 13, 2016 By Bill Woodrum, Alissa Novoselick, Anne Barth and Elizabeth Spellman As West Virginia continues to transition its economy, entities across the state are working to build capacity from within our borders, particularly in those sectors focused on innovation. While many people think of the creative economy as […]
The State Journal, Feb. 12, 2016 Anne Barth is executive director of TechConnect West Virginia, a nonprofit organization working to advance innovation-based economic development and growth in West Virginia. Just as a modern transportation system requires roads, bridges, ramps, signage and more, a healthy entrepreneurial environment requires a complete system of interconnected infrastructure to move […]
TechConnect is proud to be a co-sponsor of the 2016 WV Bioscience Summit. West Virginia’s Life Science Industries Create Value for West Virginia and the world! Bio West Virginia’s members are innovators – making discoveries, improving science, and growing our economy. The Sixth Annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit, which will take place April 26-27, 2016 […]
The Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) will host a free Lunch and Learn Feb. 16 from noon to 1 p.m. that focuses on “Growing Opportunity in Local Agriculture.” Representatives of RCBI, Coalfield Development Corporation, The Wild Ramp and Refresh Appalachia will highlight the latest techniques in agricultural production, aggregation and distribution […]
The 2016 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day at the Capitol, hosted by TechConnect West Virginia and TransTech Business Development, was a huge success! West Virginia’s innovation economy was on full display at the Capitol on January 27. We were able to showcase our industries to legislators and administrative branch officials through exhibiting in the Capitol Rotunda, […]
Participants with Governor Earl Ray Tomblin The 2016 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day at the Capitol, hosted by TechConnect West Virginia and TransTech Energy Business Development on January 27, showcased highlights of the State’s innovation economy. From exhibits of “Google Cardboard” featuring virtual reality, to Azimuth’s sophisticated technology that supports our military, to fittings manufactured by Walhonde […]
Are you an innovator or entrepreneur in West Virginia? Join us on January 27 at the State Capitol as we showcase the state’s Innovation Economy at the West Virginia Legislature. Help us demonstrate that the Innovation Economy is not just a concept in West Virginia, but a reality. Network around the Capitol Rotunda with legislators, […]
Charleston Gazette-Mail, November 17, 2015 By Anne Barth It is often said that the American frontier was settled by brave men and women who set out on a journey to unknown parts armed only with a Bible and an ax. And that is true. But they also traveled with wagonloads of American ingenuity, and it […]
INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR Winner: J-STAR Team, NASA IV&V Program The Jon McBride Software Testing and Research (JSTAR) team is a subgroup within the NASA Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Program, composed of 15 engineers with TMC Technologies serving as the lead contractor company. The JSTAR team develops software-only, fully-functional, spacecraft simulations to assist with […]
Abraham Lincoln said “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” West Virginia is fortunate to have excellent innovators creating a better future for our state. Come join us on November 16 as we honor them! Register here. TechConnect’s Spirit of Innovation Awards, designed to celebrate success and showcase innovation in the […]