20 different cities in the U.S. to convey the
non-dilutive technology funding opportunity provided through the SBIR and Small
Business Technology Transfer programs.
The Morgantown SBIR Road Tour stop
hosted several participating federal agencies,
including the National Institute of Health,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce’s National Institute of
Standards & Technology, Department of
Energy, Department of Homeland Security,
U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office, Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency, National Science
Foundation and Small Business Administration. Representatives from these agencies
were on hand to talk one-on-one with individuals about their research goals for
the coming year.
In addition to networking, educational
sessions and panels, participants met with
agency program managers to discuss their
programs and services.
For more information on the SBIR
program and applying for the grants, visit
www.sbir.gov.
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WVU Medicine University
Healthcare Named Most Wired
WVU Medicine, University Healthcare,
Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson
Medical Center made the list of 2016’s
Most Wired hospitals, according to results
of the 18th Annual Health Care’s Most
Wired® survey.
The survey, which is sponsored by Hospitals & Health Networks, consisted of
680 participants representing an estimated 2,146 hospitals nationwide. The survey
examined how organizations are leveraging
IT to improve performance, quality and
safety and clinical integration to provide
an overall better patient experience.
“University Healthcare is honored to be
named a Most Wired hospital and receive
this prestigious recognition,” says Anthony
Zelenka, president and CEO of University
Healthcare. “We are making significant
investments in technology to enable our
providers to improve the outcome for our
patients and realize our full potential as
a leader in providing high-quality care.”
West V irginia State University
Receives National Science
Foundation Grant for
Bioenergy Research
West Virginia State University (WVSU)
has received $300,000 from the National
Science Foundation to research seed storage
compounds and bioenergy with the goal
of enhancing crop growth on reclaimed
surface mine lands.
The competitive grant award will provide
hands-on research and training for six
undergraduate students and establish a
collaborative partnership for faculty and
graduate students with the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln.
The United Nations predicts that by
the year 2050, the world’s population will
grow to more than 9 billion, resulting in the
need for an enhanced system of food production and supply. Therefore, the project
is focused on creating robust, high-energy
crops for changing environments, such as
reclaimed surface mine lands.
“This research will advance knowledge in
the field of plant biotechnology by characterizing for the first time previously unidentified mechanisms regulating seed storage
compounds and unlock new and creative
avenues for enhancing molecular engineering
of plant crops,” says Dr. Sanjaya, director of
WVSU’s Energy and Environmental Science
Institute and the project’s lead scientist.