Montana Innovators joined Governor Schweitzer and MSU President Waded Cruzado on August 28th for a high-level panel discussion about investing in and fostering Montana’s innovation-driven economy, followed by an awards dinner celebrating select Montana companies for excellence in innovation. Panelists included Dan Berglund, President and CEO of the State Science and Technology Institute, a non-profit organization that leads, supports, and strengthens efforts to improve state and regional economies through science, technology and innovation, Joe Fanguy, Chief Commercialization Officer at the University of Montana, and Rebecca Mahurin, Director of the Technology Transfer Office at Montana State University.
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New Track-4 opportunity
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Two UM faculty receive NSF EPSCoR Research Fellows (RII Track-4) Awards
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Twelve Montana K-12 Teachers Participate in GPS/GIS Workshop
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Montana Track-2 Awards 2016
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EPSCoR/IDeA Foundation Newsletter
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