Biden-Harris Administration Announces Preliminary Terms with HP to Support Development and Commercialization of Cutting-Edge Semiconductor Technologies
Commerce.gov
Pacific Northwest semiconductor and mass timber industries each receive $500,000 awards from White House
The $500,000 Consortium Accelerator Awards from the Economic Development Administration will allow the two Oregon State-led efforts to continue implementing Tech Hub strategies focused on establishing the Pacific Northwest as a national leader in these areas within ten years.
University News
Biden-Harris Administration Designates Tech Hub in Corvallis, Oregon to Drive Innovation in Microfluids Technologies
The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), today announced that the Corvallis Microfluidics Tech Hub in Corvallis, Oregon, was designated as one of the 31 inaugural Tech Hubs in regions across the country that show potential for rapid growth in key technology sectors.
eda.gov
Two OSU-Led Industry Clusters Designated ‘Tech Hubs’ by The Department of Commerce
Two Oregon State University-led industry consortiums were among 31 groups designated as national Tech Hubs by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, Oregon’s Congressional delegation announced Monday.
Oregon Business
White House names Oregon as tech hub for semiconductors, mass timber
Oregon could receive tens of millions of dollars from the federal government for semiconductors and mass timber after the Biden administration announced Monday that the state will be home to two of 31 technology hubs.
Oregon Capital Chronicle
OSU-led projects for semiconductors and mass timber win federal Tech Hub designation
Oregon State University has the opportunity to compete for up to $150 million in federal funding to advance research in semiconductor and mass timber development, the Biden administration said Monday.
OPB
Spotlight: Micro-Chasm
OHSU is one of 40 institutes, companies and municipalities taking part in the Corvallis Microfluidics Tech Hub, an industry coalition led by Oregon State University’s College of Engineering professor Tom Weller.
Oregon Business
Opinion: Intel’s $8.5 billion CHIPS grant is a bet on Oregon’s future
The $8.5 billion federal CHIPS Act investment in Intel last week – the largest since the program’s inception – is historic not only for its magnitude but for the recognition it brings to Oregon’s Silicon Forest, where Intel continues to drive US semiconductor global leadership.
The Oregonian
Corvallis hub vies for federal dollars to spur tech and economic boom
Now, CorMic is vying for a spot among a shortlist of five to 10 hubs that will receive between $40 million and $70 million each to accelerate their region’s capacity to manufacture and commercialize microfluidics technology.
Corvallis Gazette Times
Viewpoint: OSU, HP and other Tech Hub partners make the case for $50M investment
That’s why the Corvallis Microfluidics Tech Hub (CorMic) recently caught the attention of the Biden Administration. It’s the technology impacting everything from advanced computer chips that power AI to the biotech devices that can detect cancer in bloodstreams
Portland Business Journal
Federal Science Agencies and the Promise of AI in Driving Scientific Discoveries
Last year we were super excited to see the Department of Commerce announce support for what we call the Corvallis Microfluidics or CorMic Tech Hub led by Oregon State University.
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
CorMic praised by U.S. Representative and NSF director
Congresswoman Andrea Selinas and NSF director Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan discuss CorMic as an “excellent example” of a Regional Innovation Engine. The conversation was at a hearing about the National Science Foundation’s priorities for 2025 for the Research and Technology subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee