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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 […]
David Pogue, science author, New York Times columnist and host of PBS’s Nova Science Now, will be the keynote presenter at the 5th Biennial Science, Technology & Research (STaR) Symposium, to take place Oct. 22-23 at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown, conference organizers announced today. Dr. Jan Taylor, director of the West Virginia Higher […]
Registration is open for the 2013 TransTech Energy Business Development Conference, to be held Nov. 6-7, 2013 at the Waterfront Place in Morgantown. The conference is designed to promote investment in new companies that can provide solutions to energy, environmental, and economic development challenges, such as creating new jobs and more competitive industries. The conference […]
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 […]
MarTek Limited, headquartered in Big Chimney, West Virginia, designs and manufactures a unique line of patented electrical safety equipment sold throughout the United States and Canada and beyond. Marketed under the trademarked name of “Chicken Switch,” the portable, remote-controlled equipment protects individuals from hazardous electrical arc flashes during high voltage circuit breaker switching activities. Founded […]
A new partnership between a Wheeling company and West Liberty University focused on developing and marketing a better way to teach college level science has received a key boost in the form of a seed grant from a new statewide economic development initiative. The Innovation Transfer Consortium (ITC), a project of TechConnect WV, has awarded […]
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, […]
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 […]
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
Entrepreneurs, business leaders, mayors, governors, foundation and nonprofit directors, and civic-minded celebrities from across the nation joined President Bill Clinton for the recent Clinton Global Initiative meeting in Chicago. The annual event, now in its third year, focuses on finding solutions to promote economic recovery in the U.S. and employs a “commitment” model to develop […]