Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation

Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation (VT-ARC) and Capra Biosciences extend a big "Thank You!" to all participants in Friday’s Virginia Biomanufacturing Summit held November 22nd at the VA Bio+Tech Park in Richmond. Biotechnology stakeholders from industry, academia, and the government gathered to discuss organizing and strengthening Virginia’s biomanufacturing ecosystem. The Summit, with more than 70 participants, featured an outstanding list of speakers and panelists. Activation Capital's Nicolai Shuman and VT-ARC’s Matt Wolfe welcomed attendees followed by inspirational remarks from Virginia’s U.S. Senator Mark Warner (watch here: https://lnkd.in/efNxd9Ud) and keynote speaker Juan Pablo Segura, Chief Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Trade (https://lnkd.in/ejDHM5tS). George Mason University’s Institute for Biohealth Innovation Executive Director Amy Adams moderated the morning’s panel: Commissioner Joe Guthrie from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, University of Virginia Associate Professor and entrepreneur Keith Kozminski, and Alex Berlin, founder/CEO/CTO of Solar Biotech . NY CREATES Vice President of Research, Dr. Satyavolu "Pops" Papa Rao presented the afternoon plenary. Throughout the day, VT-ARC facilitated working sessions that elicited hundreds of creative, actionable ideas to accelerate Virginia’s biomanufacturing industry. We’d like to especially thank Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ VT CALS Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture (CAIA), George Mason University (GMU), Capra Biosciences, and the The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) for their event sponsorships and LizardBrain’s Renatta Alhalarrondo for expert graphics notetaking. VT-ARC is grateful for the opportunity to?work closely with Capra Biosciences to organize the Summit and we thank the entire event planning team represented by CAIA, GMU, IALR, the CCAM - Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing, https://lnkd.in/ekdEyk9g, MITRE, ATCC-American-Type-Culture-Collection, the University of Virginia, and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP). We hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving! Andrew Magyar (https://lnkd.in/ewXext3S), Amy Adams, Kang Xia (https://lnkd.in/eK9g9zUn), John Newby, Lorin Sodell, J. Scott Lowman, Ted Mullins, Michael Schwarz, Ph.D., Matthew Downs, Keith Kozminski, Juan Pablo Segura, CPA, Joe Guthrie, Grace Festa, CEcD, Heather Dolan Allen, Kate Klemic, Sithira Ratnayaka, PhD, Matthew Bigman, Matt Wolfe #biotechnology #biomanufacturing #Virginia

Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation's Christy McFerren, HR Manager was recently interviewed by Toby Goodman of the Inter Astra Institute. She shares her journey and insights regarding empowering women in the workforce and space industry, bridging diverse backgrounds to foster innovation, and the ever evolving role of HR in driving business, people, and space initiatives. ?? Listen now: https://lnkd.in/e6b2Pepu Visit https://interastra.space/ to learn more about this wonderful non-profit who are all about building relationships between emerging STEM & AD workforce, small businesses, corporations, and governments around the globe creating equitable access and opportunity to the business of space! #WomenInLeadership #HumanResources #SpaceIndustry #FutureOfSpace #STEM #CareerGrowth #DiversityAndInclusion #Podcast #YBIS #YourBusinessInSpace Charles Ericson - Ericson Strategies LLC Yamillet Rivas Nathan Heilman Chad Hubbard Kate Klemic John Forte Timothy Brumfiel, Sr.

VT-ARC STEM visited Mason Crest Elementary School to engage fourth and fifth grade students in coding and programming with #microbit. These students had the chance to create and play games using micro:bits. High-school students from the Hispanic Youth Initiative provided extra support by answering questions and ensuring all students were engaged. VT-ARC STEM looks forward to facilitating hands-on STEM learning experiences with more students throughout the area in the future!

Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation thanks all veterans for making the world a better place with your service, sacrifice, and dedication to our country. #veterans #veteransrock #veteransday #service #sacrifice #dedication John Forte Timothy Brumfiel, Sr. Chad Hubbard Michael Miller Maegen Nix Patrick Snyder Charles Ericson - Ericson Strategies LLC

Exciting career opportunity for anyone who has experience as a Program Manager supporting U.S. Space Force. Come be part of an extraordinary team. Apply now: vt-arc.org/careers #spaceforcejobs #spacesystemscommand #spacejobs #hiringnow #newjob #programmanager #usspaceforce

Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation is hiring!!!! #spaceforce #AFOSR #AirForce #ProgramManagement #Events #EventCoordination #Interns #DataScientists #nowhiring #careers #hiring #technology #innovation

Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation is now hiring for an Events Coordinator. Come network and work with an amazing team! Apply here: vt-arc.org #hiring #events #eventscoordinator #newhires

VT-ARC is privileged to work with Feras A. Batarseh, PgC, MSc, JM, PhD and be a part of the collaboration with the Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture (https://caia.cals.vt.edu), the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (https://www.vtti.vt.edu), the Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center (https://lnkd.in/eaNpQKkz), and the Food and Agriculture Information Sharing Analysis Center?(https://lnkd.in/evEM39R2) and its partners. Collectively we are committed to protecting the Food & Agriculture and Water & Wastewater Systems critical infrastructure sectors. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/ew7bC36d #cybersecurity #tech #criticalinfrastructure #ArtificialIntelligence #DHS

"I loved the space program, but nobody doing that stuff looked like me" - General Charles F Bolden Jr | 4x Shuttle Astronaut, 12th NASA Administrator. Response to 'Your Gateway To Space 2.0' has been awesome but we still have a few spaces left. So... If you can get to Chantilly, VA on November 14th - we strongly encourage you to apply. Even if, like General Bolden once believed, you don’t think space is for you, you might discover it is! https://lnkd.in/eZ6WPyGR Howard University Hampton University University of Maryland South Carolina State University Elizabeth City State University Morgan State University Bowie State University Morris College West Virginia State University Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Lincoln University Kentucky State University Simmons College of Kentucky American Baptist College Fisk University Knoxville College Lane College LeMoyne-Owen College Georgetown University Meharry Medical College Tennessee State University Yamillet Rivas Ché B. Joan Higginbotham Aisha Bowe Kahina Van Dyke Renee Wynn Basic Research Innovation Collaboration Center (BRICC) Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation Virginia Tech College of Engineering Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business United States Space Force Space Systems Command The Charles F. Bolden Group #YourGatewayToSpace #SpaceForAll #DiversityInSTEM #SpaceExploration #InclusiveSpace #STEMCareers #ChangeTheNarrative #BeInspired #FutureAstronauts #NASA #HBCU #STEMeducation #STEMplusAD #InterAstraInstitute #TheBusinessOfSpace #SpaceEvent #SpaceForAll