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Project Background Born out of a need to translate Virginia Tech research into commercial potential, the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (VTCRC) was established in Blacksburg in 1985 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Virginia Tech Foundation. Since then, it...

RAMP Hires New Director John Hagy, managing director of the Carolina Angel Network, the University of North Carolina’s early-stage investing organization, came on as RAMP’s new director on Jan. 8. Hagy brings a unique mix of experience to RAMP. Before becoming...

Tech founder Elliot McAllister is a Hokie from the Materials Science Department ('13) and a serial entrepreneur. His latest venture, Skyphos Technologies, is a micro-3D printing platform that solves a decades-long manufacturing gap for next-generation medical...

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Article Published in the Valley Business Front, November 2023, Issue 182, page 30-31:                                          ...

Get ready to be inspired as our RAMP Fall 2023 Cohort startups take center stage to share their groundbreaking pitches live.  Tech the Halls is open to the public and, best of all, it's absolutely FREE to attend! However, we kindly request that you RSVP to secure your...

Thank you for your participation and valuable input for the 2023 GO Virginia Region 2 Growth & Diversification Plan updates. We welcome you to join us in celebration of the GO Virginia Region 2 program and share success stories from across the region! GO Virginia...

Funding helped scale RAMP, which supported 30 startups through an in-residence acceleration program, between October 2020 and September 2023.   Roanoke, Virginia, (November 14, 2023) – Leveraging a $982,443 Build to Scale grant from the U.S. Economic Development...

Verge received $982,443 in Build to Scale grant funds, from October 2020 – September 2023, as part of a $2.08M three-year project, to scale up the Regional Accelerator & Mentoring Program (RAMP) & grow the regional innovation ecosystem.

The New River Robotics Association along with FIRST Chesapeake, VA-DC FIRST Lego League, FIRST Tech Challenge Team 4924 and FIRST Robotics Competition Team 401 are working together to bring all four (4) levels of FIRST to Montgomery County during the 2023-2024 season....