RTI International spin-out SWIR Vision Systems raises $1M
SWIR Vision Systems was formally launched this week as a new spin-out venture company from RTI International.
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RTI International launches spinout to commercialize breakthrough camera tech
RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, has launched a new spin-out venture company, SWIR Vision Systems Inc., to commercialize breakthrough infrared camera technology developed at RTI for applications in the industrial machine vision, security systems, agricultural, automotive, and other global imaging markets.
Read MoreBitcoin, blockchain or basketball? Entrepreneurs pick RTP 180 event – here’s why
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – It would be very easy to blame a nerd for scheduling a tech event about blockchain on the opening day of March Madness, but the sold out crowd did not seem to mind missing the NC State game or others. I saw more attendees wearing light blue and some Michigan gear. The closest thing to a basketball sighting was the local startup Peeq’s blue foam Q-Ball being passed around as the microphone for audience members. RTP 180 is a monthly event held at the RTP Frontier building and is sponsored by RTI International, the original...
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Report: Students who ignore post-h.s. education, training take economic hit
As thought leaders from around North Carolina gather in Raleigh for the Emerging Issues forum on Monday and Tuesday, a new study highlights concerns expressed at the forum about education and children’s futures under the theme “kidonomics.” Failure to advance a student education comes with economic cost, the study says.
Read MoreTrump slaps tariffs on imports of solar panels; move could hurt NC clean energy industry
President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs on imports of washing machines and solar energy cells and panels Monday, the first major step by the administration to erect the kind of trade barriers Trump has frequently said are necessary to protect manufacturers in the United States. Will the move hurt the NC solar industry?
Read MoreRTI elects Peter M. Scott III board chair
Peter M. Scott III was elected chair of RTI’s board of governors on December 13 during the Institute’s annual election of corporate governors and officers.
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