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“We are excited to announce the launch of a new innovation studio and programming for early-stage biotech companies. With support from the Commonwealth of Virginia and the City of Roanoke, we are positioning the region to be a hub for life science companies to grow...

                               February 24, 2023 (ROANOKE, Va.) – Through funding from the Truist Foundation, Verge, The Launch Place, and Appalachian Council for Innovation are advancing the region through access to startup capital. The grant award from the Truist...

Verge was a grateful recipient of a $200,000 grant from Truist Foundation, in which Verge was able to award $50,000 in microgrants to startups to assist with their state and federal grant writing efforts. Seventeen microgrants were awarded to regional technology and...

ROANOKE, Va. (Feb. 14, 2023) — The City of Roanoke, in partnership with Carilion Clinic, Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, Verge, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, and Virginia Western Community College, today announce a collaboration to build a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...