News Archive

Commercialization Grants Boost Startups
05/10/2012

Oregon BEST funding helps cleantech startups, including one that's launched a side business to boost cash flow. More.

Trillium FiberFuels Wins Another Grant
04/24/2012

A Small Business Tech Transfer grant will help Oregon BEST Commercialization Grant recipient advance bioproducts research. More.

Bringing Smarter H2O, Energy to Africa
04/12/2012

Oregon BEST researcher and local firm to deploy water and woodstove sensors to millions in Rwanda. More.

Indow Windows Named Finalist
04/03/2012

Oregon BEST Commericalization Grant recipient is a finalist for both Angel Oregon and the Edison Awards.

Innovation for Hire
03/22/2012

Good things came (and will come) from the Oregon Sustainability Center collaborative process. More.

$3.5M to Innovate Transportation
02/02/2012

Oregon BEST founding universities land $3.5M for research and education on sustainable transportation. More.

$2M for Fuel Cell Research
01/04/2012

A grant from Oregon BEST helps the UO win a $2M grant to develop hydrogen storage materials for fuel cells. More.

Grants Help Keep Economy Alive
12/12/2011

An Oregon BEST Commercialization Grant advances electric vehicle research, helps local economy in southern Oregon. More.

Commercialization Funding Announced
11/17/2011

Oregon BEST's expanded Commercialization Program includes $1 million in Commercialization Grants funding. More.

BEST Hires Commercialization Manager
11/10/2011

Oregon BEST hires veteran of new product development and early-stage company financing to lead its Commercialization Program. More.

Indow Windows Named Finalist
10/10/2011

Indow Windows, recipient of an Oregon BEST Commercialization Grant, named finalist in the Clean Tech Open competition. More.

Lab Helps Cos. Test New Building Products
10/04/2011

The Oregon BEST Green Building Research Lab at PSU helps companies test new technologies to speed commercialization. OPB story.

Funding to Expand Grants Program
09/23/2011

A $2.2M grant resulting from a collaboration led by Greater Portland, Inc. will allow Oregon BEST to invest $250,000 in new Commercialization Grants. More.

Oregon BEST Grant Leverages $1.5M
09/14/2011

A $35K grant from Oregon BEST helps OSU Energy Efficiency Center secure $1.5M from the Dept. of Energy to train more students as industrial energy efficiency experts. More.

Grant Recipient Wins More Funding
09/06/2011

Oregon BEST Commercialization Grant recipient Trillium FiberFuels wins another Small Business Innovation Research Grant from the National Science Foundation. More.