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Ready for Game Changer Week 2023?

Ready for Game Changer Week 2023?

Ready to attend Game Changer Week 2023? Join us Sep. 5-8, in Blacksburg and Roanoke where founders, educators, investors, partners, and students connect and celebrate innovation in our region.  An online platform, called Whova, will be used to convey all the event...

Coffee with Virginia Venture Partners: August 4th

Coffee with Virginia Venture Partners: August 4th

Coffee with Virginia Venture Partners | August 4, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM  Registration Required: RSVP Here Join VIPC’s Virginia Venture Partners for an “Ask Us Anything” session. We'll follow the discussion with optional small group breakout sessions. Please let us...

Spread the Word: J&J InnoVAtion Challenge

Spread the Word: J&J InnoVAtion Challenge

Recently Johnson & Johnson Innovation, in collaboration with Carilion Clinic Innovation, Verge Alliance, and Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, announced the Advancing Oncology InnoVAtion QuickFire Challenge.  Through this challenge, innovators from around...

New Verge Job Posting: RAMP Director

New Verge Job Posting: RAMP Director

Director Opportunity, Regional Accelerator & Mentoring Program (RAMP) | Contact Jackie Lackey, Verge VP, Programs to apply. RAMP is looking for a dynamic leader to help strategize and build programming for attracting, retaining, and developing entrepreneurs and...

Verge Alliance Welcomes Jason Clayton, RBTC Tech Talent Strategist

Verge Alliance Welcomes Jason Clayton, RBTC Tech Talent Strategist

Jason Clayton recently joined the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council as Technology Talent Strategist. Jason brings over 20 years of experience in talent and leadership development expertise to the Roanoke-Blacksburg innovation ecosystem. “We couldn’t be more...

Register: RAMP Fall 2023 Cohort Info Session

Register: RAMP Fall 2023 Cohort Info Session

Open to all, this virtual session will share information on RAMP’s upcoming Fall 2023 Health & Life Science Cohort: what to expect, how to apply, and some Q&A. Come join us for this exciting opportunity ahead! REGISTER NOW   Questions? Email Sarah...

Burcham Named to List of Top 37 “Wonder Women” by Virginia Business

Burcham Named to List of Top 37 “Wonder Women” by Virginia Business

Verge President, Erin Burcham, was recently named one of Virginia Business’s top 37 “Wonder Women” of 2023. According to Virginia Business, the “third annual cohort of awardees was chosen by our editors from a competitive field, with more than 320 nominations...