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The University of Virginia helps define the nature of much of the region's economy. The schools of medicine, engineering, and others are responsible for attracting a significant amount of research money, which has led to new discoveries that often can be transferred to the marketplace. This activity has given the area's economy an emerging focus on technology, one that has been manifested in the growth of small firms that were created to satisfy a variety of needs, many in the information sciences and biotechnology.
Sources of assistance and support for technology-oriented businesses include:
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University of Virginia
Office of Economic Development assists businesses and individuals in gaining access to and information about the research being done at the University. This program also represents the University's business interests in the community. Gateway staff participate in many public-private partnerships that are designed to help new and existing technology-oriented businesses become established, locate, and grow in the Greater Charlottesville Region.
http://www.virginia.edu/vprgs/industry/ |
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UVA Resources Through the Office of Economic Development
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Charlottesville Business Innovation Council focuses on technology and on entrepreneurship, which supports the needs of its members as well as our region. CBIC has more than 300 member companies and the resources to be the preeminent private-sector advocate and catalyst for entrepreneurship and technology-based economic development in the region.
www.vptc-cvg.org |
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