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From Fairlawn to Fairfax and from bioinformatics to bioeconomies, RAMP is pleased to welcome five startup companies into a Fall 2023 cohort that represents cutting edge health and life science ventures from across the Commonwealth. “We’re thrilled that our program is attracting such a diverse array of innovative entrepreneurs from…

Applications for the 2023 Health & Life Science Cohort are open! We invite entrepreneurs from all of Virginia. Download flyer for more info. RAMP’s in-residence program for Fall 2023 will be geared towards Health & Life Science companies and will offer: Throughout the program, you will…

Sunk costs Is nine years of research and data a sunk cost? It sure doesn’t feel like it. For those who do not live with an economist like I do, and have not spent many hours arguing over the accuracy of the textbook definition of “sunk cost,” allow me to share…

FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE March 7, 2023 (Roanoke, Va.) – From designing battery electric spotter tractors to developing individualized neuro-oncology treatments for aggressive gliomas, the five companies accepted into RAMP’s Spring 2023 Cohort span the gamut of technology, health science and life science innovation. “We are thrilled to welcome these…

ROANOKE, Va. — 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 biotechnology incubator in Roanoke. The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development approved the…

Meet our Fall 2022 Cohort (Part 1) … Kenkashi Microbes (Cassie Wilson & Jason Anderson) delivers a full range of microbial benefits, from compost boosts to direct microbial and micronutrient application for plant health and resiliency. Watch now!

Please join us in congratulating these 5 RAMP alumni who are among the 24 Virginia companies to receive a $75,000 grant from the VIPC | Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation Commonwealth Commercialization Fund. ArchiveCore | Lennox McNeary Autonomous Flight Technologies, Inc | Josh May Chorda Pharma Inc. | Victor Iannello Corvus Labs, LLC…

To enhance support and programming for Southwest Virginia’s technology and biotech entrepreneurs, RAMP is pleased to welcome Jessica Dunn as our new administrative coordinator. A native of Roanoke, Dunn earned a media studies degree from Radford University in 2008, and since 2015 worked as assistant property manager for Coordinated Services…

Verge, the parent organization of RAMP and RBTC, is thrilled to announce the hiring of a new Vice President of Entrepreneurial Development and Director of RAMP. Lisa Garcia is expanding her role with RAMP, beginning July 1, bringing a wealth of educational and entrepreneurial knowledge to the Regional Accelerator and…