Beer & Biotech is an ecosystem-building series that will bring together investors, physicians, academics, inventors, startups, and state and regional leaders who are influential in the biotechnology industry. Each event in the year-long series will feature a local, regional, or national speaker and include plenty of time for networking and beverages at the host brewery. […]
Get to Know Carilion Clinic Innovation Carilion Clinic Innovation (CCI) supports Carilion Clinic employees as they ideate and solve some of healthcare’s most vexing problems. Aileen Helsel, Interim Director of CCI, will introduce CCI’s goals, structure, and function and describe how CCI envisions fitting into the region’s growing biotech ecosystem. In her role as Interim […]
The Future of Biotech Starts Now! Excited about the future of biotechnology in the Roanoke-Blacksburg region? Want to learn more about soon-to-be-available lab space, new programming, and emerging biotech infrastructure? Members of the team planning the future of this sector in the region will talk about what's on the horizon and answer your questions.
Amy Adams, Executive Director of the Institute for Biohealth Innovation at George Mason University, will showcase Mason’s cutting-edge biomedical and health research initiatives between students and the broader community. Hear how the Commonwealth is leveraging its communities to commercialize biotech and drive momentum across Virginia’s economy. Beer & Biotech is an ecosystem-building series that will […]
Dr. Jarred Heffron, Senior Scientist at Novozymes, will present an introduction and field questions about Novozymes Biologicals, a global biotech powerhouse that has origins in the Roanoke Valley going back more than 60 years. He will discuss how Novozymes uses R&D, Pilot Scale, Production Scale, Quality Control, and Regulatory capabilities to bring microbial-based product to […]
Get to know the Tiny Cargo Company Inc -- a TechNite award winner and RAMP alumni company. Dr. Rob Gourdie and Dr. Spencer Marsh will talk about their path of innovation and future steps for the company. (They are doing some pretty cool things!) The Tiny Cargo Company Inc is innovating a drug delivery platform […]
Learn more about a company making waves in this region: Qentoros, a member of the current RAMP cohort, is developing a biologic therapeutic to treat a variety of infectious and/or inflammatory conditions in animals and humans. The biologic is based on blood products and has demonstrated efficacy in treating a number of veterinary patient conditions […]
Join us for Beer & Biotech this month with a presentation from VTC Ventures. VTC Ventures invests in early stage life sciences and high growth technology companies through two investment vehicles: the VTC Innovation Fund (Series A / B) and the VTC Seed Fund (seed stage). VTC Ventures is primarily funded by Virginia Tech and […]