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Register Now: BIT ONE Anniversary Day Party
Experience the BIT One! Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM (EDT) Charter Hall at the City Market Building | 32 Market Square Southeast Roanoke, VA 24011-1418 REGISTER NOW! Join us for an unforgettable day of celebration and impact at the BIT One Anniversary...
Register and Save the Date for these RAMP Events!
Join us at MEET THE COHORT Thursday, April 11, 2024 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM (EDT) REGISTER HERE! LOCATION: Shenandoah Club: 24 Franklin Road Southeast Roanoke, VA 24011 United States SPONSORED BY: Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) and National Bank of...
RAMP Welcomes Four Teams For Spring 2024 Cohort
An exciting new cycle of acceleration has begun in the Roanoke-Blacksburg innovation ecosystem! The Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program, or RAMP, has selected 4 new teams to comprise the Spring 2024 Cohort. The entrepreneurs hail from around the region and...
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EARLY-CAREER BIOTECHNOLOGY & TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS Are you a young professional in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) looking to kickstart your career? Are you an employer seeking to nurture and...
TechNite 2024 Registration Open
Get ready for RBTC's Annual Celebration of Regional Innovators! Join us on Wednesday, May 8 from 5:30-10 pm at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center for an unforgettable evening. TechNite is THE event of the year for the tech community, where innovators unite to...
February 2024: RAMP Pitch & Polish
RAMP Pitch & Polish | FEBRUARY 27 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pitch & Polish clinics provide a valuable opportunity for entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to a team of regional mentors who want to help them polish their presentation, provide feedback...
RFP: NAME AND BRAND FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY PROJECT
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...
New Year, New Happenings At RAMP
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...
Watch 3D Heals Innovation Webinar, Featuring Skyphos
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...
Verge Innovation + Entrepreneurship 2023 Year in Review
Available for download in 8.5x11 pdf format.