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SustainU CEO travels to White House for ‘Buy Young Campaign’

Chris Yura, the founder and CEO of graduate tenant SustainU, recently visited Washington, DC, for a campaign that focuses on young entrepreneurs.

Protea announces new bioanalytical services

A graduate tenant offers new technology.

Graduate tenant’s drug passes human trial test

Protea Biosciences has completed a human trial on a new drug that would be used to treat chronic pancreatic disease.

West Virginia Small Business Development Center Newsletter, December 2010

WVSBDC newsletter for December 2010

Morgantown named a best small city for business and careers

Forbes.com names Morgantown No. 10 in “America’s Best Small Cities for Business and Careers” list.

Graduate tenant develops new technology

Protea Biosciences’ technology virtually eliminates IgG from serum samples.

Business Plan Competition announces 20 semi-finalists

The West Virginia University Business Incubator is one step closer to receiving a new tenant, as the West Virginia Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition has announced 20 semi-finalists.

NexID Biometrics founder appointed to National Science Foundation

Larry Hornak, founder of graduate tenant NexID Biometrics, is featured in The Dominion Post’s Oct. 4 article “Hornak appointed to NSF.”

Videntity wins $10K in developer challenge

Videntity won $10,000 in the West Wireless Health Institute’s developer challenge Oct. 7.

Incubator grad speaks at Univ. of Arkansas

Football, modeling and organic clothes all have one thing in common: Chris Yura, a West Virginia University Business Incubator graduate who recently traveled to Arkansas to speak about SustainU.