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After seven years of service, Ray Smoot to retire as GO Virginia Region 2 Chair
Ray Smoot, vice president for finance and treasurer emeritus at Virginia Tech, is retiring as founding chair of the GO Virginia Region 2 council after nearly seven years of service. Since the GO Virginia program started, Region 2 has authorized over $8 million in...
Everything You Need To Know: Accessing SSBCI Funding Opportunities with Jennifer O’Daniel from VIPC
Virtual Webinar Event: February 22, 2023; 2-3PM REGISTER HERE: This event is free to attend – RSVP is required to receive the zoom link. This session will be recorded. The Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council and RAMP are co-hosting Virginia Venture Partners, an...
CytoRecovery Awarded National Science Foundation Phase II SBIR Research Grant
Provides funding of $952,000 to advance the Company’s revolutionary CytoR1 platform for the rapid sorting and recovery of live cells. BLACKSBURG, Virginia USA, 8:30AM ET, February 9, 2023 – CytoRecovery, Inc., a leader in marker free technologies for the...
Governor Youngkin Announces $230 Million in Approved SSBCI Funding for Virginia’s Small Businesses, Early-Stage Start-Ups, and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Funding helps provide additional resources for Governor Youngkin’s vision of an innovation economy and stated goal of 10,000 new start-ups across the CommonwealthRICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Virginia has been approved for up to $230...
2022 Tech the Halls & Demo Day
Save the date and get ready to celebrate with the best in technology at the RBTC’s annual Tech the Halls Holiday Party! For the second year in a row, RAMP and the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council will co-host Tech the Halls and Demo Day in one spectacular holiday...
Register: Cultivating Entrepreneurship in Southwest Virginia
Cultivating Entrepreneurship in Southwest Virginia |Small Business Conference and Entrepreneur Express FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | September 1, 2022 | Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with U.S. Small Business Administration Richlands, Virginia – September 1,...
VIPC’s CCF Announces $1.75M In Funding to Support Virginia Startups
NEWS PROVIDED BY Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation August 26, 2022 24 Innovative Virginia companies celebrate a critical next step in their success. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, August 26, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Virginia Innovation...
Register for Game Changer Week
Game Changer Week celebrates our innovative ecosystem where you will be inspired by disruptors from all industries, people with ideas, the curious looking to learn or invest, and the brightest talent among us. No matter the career or business stage you will find a...
RBTC, RAMP, Verge Featured on Buzz4Good Podcast
The Verge Alliance, including RBTC and RAMP, were recently featured on the Buzz4Good podcast and weekly radio show on WFIR (Roanoke). Click here to listen to the July 23rd podcast featuring Verge: It's a Jungle Out There: Nonprofits Enhancing Entrepreneurial &...
APPLICATIONS FOR RAMP’S FALL 2022 COHORT
Applications open through August 14th Founded in 2017 with funding from GO Virginia, the City of Roanoke, and Virginia Western Community College, RAMP has now nurtured 33 technology and health & life science startups. In September 2020, RAMP received a major...