A pair of University of Virginia-trained biomedical engineers won a $25,000 grant from Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s office Friday at a pitch competition that kicked of the Tom Tom Founders Festival’s Tomtoberfest fall block party. Payam Pourtaheri and Ameer Shakeel run AgroSpheres LLC and have developed a chemical that degrades pesticides and, they hope, will give […]
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Virginia Velocity Tour and pitch night heads to Charlottesville
An effort by Governor Terry McAuliffe to award five $25,000 grants to small Virginia startups will make its way to Charlottesville Sept. 23. The Virginia Velocity Tour, which will stop in five cities around the commonwealth, will wrap up a week-long bus tour at The Haven, in conjunction with Tomtoberfest, the Tom Tom Founders Festival’s […]
