West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation

Technology-based research and related programs. These activities focus on utilization of technology-based research as a vehicle for economic development and diversification. Much of the foundation's work is provided to the federal and/or state government, particularly the united states department of defense. The foundation has strategically designed "techology clusters" around high potential, sustainable, technology target areas that are viable from both a business and technical perspective. These areas include product line engineering, biometrics technologies, computing technologies, software suitability testing, identification technologies, information warfare/security technologies, computational grid applications, robotics and internet-based web-site support services.

Commercialization activities provide business support services to entrepreneurs and businesses interested in the development and commercialization of a product. Seeks to provide services to any west virginia entrepreneur whose product demonstrates commercial viability.

Affiliate programs, workforce education and small business support services which provide workforce education and networking opportunities to the public and local technology-based companies.