MEDIA, NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

► What are the research parks game changers doing? They are conducting research to cure cancers and other diseases, bioprinting, changing the way companies conduct business through blockchain technology. Where are you in this picture? Contact us and learn how you can be part of this playground of BIG thinkers. #VTCRCimpact

Meet the research park's President & CEO, Brett Malone, Ph.D. Look for exciting news, vision and more from our new leader. Plus, a Town Hall meeting slated for mid-August.

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

Tenants in the news {More}

• CELLINK announced distribution partnership with Kugelmeiers to bring to market CELLINK Spheroid Kits, which package Kugelmeiers Sphericalplate 5D for forming highly standardized spheroids with CELLINK’s portfolio of bioinks. {More}

• New insights on how ABA might improve diabetes bring it one step closer to clinical testing in pre-diabetic patients → Researchers at the NIMML Institute and Biotherapeutics have characterized how abscisic acid (ABA)-enriched fig extract promotes glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity while decreasing obese-related systemic inflammation in mice with obesity. The findings have been recently published in Scientific Reports. {More}

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}

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}