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Don’t Miss These Spring Regional Tech Talent Events

Don’t Miss These Spring Regional Tech Talent Events

Virginia is fast-becoming a hot spot for STEM career opportunity and nowhere is that more evident than the Roanoke-Blacksburg region. The environment is primed to commercialize biotech, incite innovation, and […]

Verge Fuels Innovation Growth Thanks to EDA Grant and Regional Partnerships

Verge Fuels Innovation Growth Thanks to EDA Grant and Regional Partnerships

Funding helped scale RAMP, which supported 30 startups through an in-residence acceleration program, between October 2020 and September 2023. Leveraging a $982,443 Build to Scale grant from the U.S. Economic […]

Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs and Innovators

Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs and Innovators

Every day, women entrepreneurs and the businesses they lead have a lasting impact on their communities, including those served by the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council. On Nov. 19, we’ll join the […]

Johnson & Johnson Innovation Names Awardees in the Advancing Oncology InnoVAtion QuickFire Challenge

Johnson & Johnson Innovation Names Awardees in the Advancing Oncology InnoVAtion QuickFire Challenge

From left to right: Erin Burcham, Verge & RBTC; Mary Trigiani, Virginia Tech Foundation; Don Halliwill, Carilion Clinic; Jeff Liter, Luminary Therapeutics (Awardee); Bob Cowell, City of Roanoke; Arvin Gouw, […]

Game Changer Week Features Events for Students, Startups, and Tech Community

The greatest minds, innovators, and thought leaders in the regional technology ecosystem are coming together for Game Changer Week in September. The series of events – Sept. 5-8 in Roanoke […]

Connect and Grow: Game Changer Week 2023

Are you looking for a way to connect with other innovators, find inspiration, and set the tone for the upcoming year? Don’t miss Game Changer Week 2023! This incredible event […]

Game Changer Week Features New Student Pitch Competition

Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s competition! Clean Energy: Health Innovation General Innovation Technology Innovation People’s Choice For the first time, the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center and […]

MOVA Technologies opens Research and Development Facility

August 1, 2023 (Pulaski, Va.) – MOVA Technologies, Inc., is pleased to announce the opening of its Research and Development Facility in Pulaski that will allow for the enhanced design and […]

Advancing Oncology InnoVAtion QuickFire Challenge Open to Roanoke-Blacksburg Companies

The DC QuickFire Challenge previously helped The Tiny Cargo Company accelerate their business and connected them with national mentors and resources. Current challenge is open to oncology innovators and includes […]

COgro Labs at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center Opens

COgro Labs at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center is now open.   The addition of shared and flexible lab space at 2200 Kraft Drive in Blacksburg was announced in late […]