Research Assets
A significant number of new high-tech businesses grow out of research universities and subsequently locate nearby. Marshall University’s primary opportunities for regional technology-based economic development reside in the university’s regional partners and the following research assets:
State-of-the-art facilities — Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center, Arthur Weisberg Family Engineering Laboratories, Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center and Forensic Science Center
Advanced technologies — imaging, genomics, computing, animal care, and flow cytometry
A central platform for academic-corporate biotechnology research partnerships – Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research
Major basic and applied DNA-based research in medical (cardiovascular, cancer and infectious diseases), environmental (water quality) and forensic (human and microbial)
Regional medical center and a unique patient population for clinical trials
Transportation-related research — Nick J. Rahall II Appalachian Transportation Institute with GIS mapping, GPS and intermodal transportation research
Business analysis — Center for Business and Economic Research
Marshall Research Fact Sheets
Commercialization and Technology Transfer
Health Care Resources
Transportation Logistics and Environmental Resources
Economic Development Resources
Research Infrastructure
Biotechnology Resources