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RAMP alumna receives $952,558 NSF grant

Posted on: February 9, 2023

Congratulations to RAMP 2022 cohort alumna Dr. Alexandra Hyler, vice-president and Chief Science Officer of CytoRecovery, Inc., which has received a $952,558 award from the National Science Foundation! “We owe a huge thanks to your support and microgrant that helped us put the energy and time into this proposal,” Alex wrote to RAMP…

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Spring 2023 Cohort Applications Now Open

Posted on: January 10, 2023

Applications are now open for RAMP’s 2023 Spring Cohort focusing on Technology and Health & Life Science companies! If you are an entrepreneur interested in applying for the program, or taking on a role as a mentor, please contact us at info@ramprb.com. Application deadline is…

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Fermi Energy | Meet the Fall 2022 Cohort (Part 2)

Posted on: October 12, 2022

Meet our Fall 2022 Cohort (Part 2 of 5). Fermi Energy, Inc. | Feng Lin & Zhengrui Xu: Founded by a team of battery scientists and engineers at Virginia Tech, Fermi Energy is developing fundamentally disruptive #cathode technologies to help create the U.S. supply chain of battery manufacturing. Watch…

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Kenkashi Microbes | Meet the Fall 2022 Cohort (Part 1)

Posted on: October 3, 2022

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!

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Applications now open for Spring 2022 Cohort

Posted on: November 5, 2021

RAMP is pleased to announce that applications are now open for our Spring 2022 cohort that will be focused on Health and Life Science startup companies.  We are looking for companies with scalability, and coachable entrepreneurs who have a desire to do the work. RAMP will select up to five…

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Meet the Cohort: ThermaSENSE

Posted on: September 30, 2021

Blacksburg born and bred, Ali Roghani has earned undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. degrees in engineering from Virginia Tech along with an MBA. In 2017, he founded ThermaSENSE Corp., which makes non-invasive “AccuTemp” sensors that measure the internal temperature of objects from the surface – such as insulated walls, water…

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Meet the Cohort: ArchiveCore

Posted on: September 28, 2021

As a physician and medical director of a rehabilitation unit, Dr. Lennox McNeary grew frustrated with the lengthy 90- to 120-day credentialing process of onboarding a new medical professional. These administrative delays can cost a health care system $7,000-$10,000 per day in lost potential revenue. So with Dr. Keel…

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Mentor Magic: Mike Abbott

Posted on: February 12, 2021

“Be your best devil’s advocate,” says RAMP instructor Mike Abbott in our newest “Mentor Magic” video that offers advice to aspiring entrepreneurs.

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RAMP project to expand with help of federal grant

Posted on: September 29, 2020

From The Roanoke Times: Sept. 29, 2020 After nurturing 24 startup businesses over the past four years, an acceleration program aimed at advancing high-tech innovation in Western Virginia will soon double its annual output. The expansion of the Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program, better known as RAMP, will be funded…

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VIC, RBTC and RAMP form strategic alliance

Posted on: July 1, 2020

Valleys Innovation Council (VIC), Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC), and the Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program (RAMP) today announced they are joining forces in a strategic alliance. The new alliance will drive initiatives that support the region’s innovation economy and technology community.

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