Virginia Tech Impacts The Commonwealth
Impact
With a research portfolio nearing $400 million, Virginia Tech is more than just Virginia’s leading research university. We are an economic engine that is fueling growth throughout the commonwealth. Providing research power, intellectual capital, and job creation, Virginia Tech is a catalyst for growth and innovation and a resource to help businesses be more competitive.
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Catalyst
The university acts as a catalyst to bring together a community’s resources to support and expand local economic development initiatives through education, faculty expertise, working capital, technology, and other stimulus tools and partnerships.
Virginia Tech impacts the state and regional economy through job growth, enterprise, spending, and capital investment.
The Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center catalyzes the fertile interface between faculty, university intellectual property, existing businesses, and entrepreneurs. VT Knowledge Works, an onsite technology incubator and business accelerator, provides a high-tech business acceleration environment for helping businesses grow and assists idea-generators with commercialization.
Virginia Tech influences the quality of economic output with partnerships for innovation and ground-breaking research.
The university stimulates regional economic development by expanding its research portfolio and creating new entities such as the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center drives economic growth engine
The Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center has become one of the most powerful examples of Virginia Tech's contributions to regional and statewide economic vitality. The success of the research park helps the region attract new industries and businesses.
TORC, a leading provider of robotic building blocks for developers and integrators of robotic systems, has its headquarters at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center which is home to more than 100 companies engaged in leading-edge research in diverse areas of technology.
Regional centers put Virginia Tech research to work in communities
Farmers in Southern Virginia and the regional nuclear industry reap the benefits of university research collaborations.
"I invent a taste for facts about fungi."
Dr. David G. Schmale III has a passion for teaching and enjoys engaging his students with interesting topics.
"I invent a sense of place."
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs believes in helping students get comfortable as a part of Virginia Tech.
"I invent a blueprint for discovery."
As chair of the industrial design department, Ed Dorsa, has been with the program almost from the inception.
About Our Ad Campaign
We’ve created a series of advertisements to showcase how Virginia Tech makes an impact in the commonwealth through research power, intellectual capital, and job creation for a variety of industries. Click on the images below to see the ads.
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