A collaborative team of RAMP alumni have been selected as a finalist for the ACT NATO Innovation Challenge. The team, Virginia Uncrewed Systems, is spearheaded by Mickey Cowden, president of Cowden Technologies, Inc. He is joined by Josh May and Whitt Milne CEO and COO respectively of Autonomous Flight Technologies…

Two Blacksburg-based battery scientists are fundamentally disrupting the battery industry with revolutionary cathode technology. Drs. Feng Lin and Ray Xu co-founded Fermi Energy, Inc. specializing in the development of large-scale production of low-cost, sustainable cathodes. As electric vehicle ownership rises, so does the need for the batteries that power them.

Just six years ago Dr. Sarah Snider was completing the RAMP-in-Residence program and today her company, BEAM Diagnostics, Inc., is leading the way to destigmatize screening for substance use disorders and advance proactive patient care.  As CEO and co-founder of BEAM, Dr. Sarah Snider exemplifies the perseverance and leadership required to…

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 bring ideas that will impact the life sciences and informational…