MEDIA, NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

► Tenants are invited to a Town Hall meeting at 10:00 a.m. on August 17, 2020, hosted by newly appointed President & CEO, Brett Malone, Ph.D. Brett will discuss current research park news and provide insight into his vision for the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. Brett will be joined by Dawn Myers, CPM, COO. Dawn will provide the latest COVID-19 impact and efforts the administrative office is doing parkwide. {Details and register}

Learn more about Brett:

• Virginia Tech press release
• CityBizList |  Virginia Business | NewsBreak
• Follow Brett on LinkedIn

COVID-19 updates:

• We are making updates to our operations as we monitor COVID-19 and recommended guidelines. The Administrative Office (1715 Pratt Dr., Suite 1000) remains closed. Visit Research Park Alerts for more and "Ramp up guide to reopening." {More}

Tenants in the news {More}

• The research park is a place where global challenges and solutions are answered. Like Click & Pledge® who began with a small project to help a local United Way accept online payments. Click & Pledge has grown to serve customers on five continents and expanded throughout U.S., Europe and Asia surpassing a billion dollars of processed donations. This launched the Click and Pledge Foundation, which has given back in video production grants to tell cause stories. {More}

• Cellink - Robots, QR codes and bluetooth: Businesses turn to tech as they reopen: As some technologists have worked to create state-of-the-art contact tracing systems, others have embraced existing technologies to make simple solutions. {More}

Global Entrepreneur Partnership news and happenings:

• 2021 dates announced: August 19 - 28, 2021 to include trips to Washington, D.C., Newport News, Virginia and Blacksburg, Virginia {More}