Liam Leightley at IALR
Liam Leightley, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Institute for Advanced Learning and Research

"The IALR uses the talent of its scientists to pursue innovative ideas, through advanced research efforts. Our goal is to try and create inventions that can be protected by patents and commercialized through licensing opportunities. The commercialization of technology invented at IALR can benefit our region and provide direct support to economic development. Companies are continually seeking innovation for the local and global economy. Commercialization of IALR technology for economic development in Southside Virginia could enable the region to become a pioneer in the development of innovation-intensive start up companies"

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IALR is one of Southside Virginia's strongest economic partners. To stimulate economic growth, the Institute has built a highly professional research and administrative organization through state funding and by continually increasing external research funding that contributes significantly to the local economy. Most importantly, the Institute is spinning off commercial, for-profit companies that embrace technologies developed at the Institute, and uses these technologies to attract companies and research partners to the region. The national and international exposure that IALR's research provides to Southside Virginia contributes importantly to the economic development process.

Success Stories

The IALR Commercialization Office provides support to the local economic development organizations in their recruitment efforts. IALR, in partnership with Virginia Tech, is working on a project to develop a Regional Plan for Technology Commercialization in Southside Virginia. This project, funded through a grant from the Economic Development Administration, gives the project team opportunities to interact with the regional economic development organizations, to solicit their inputs and understand their needs, and to regularly provide them with outputs from the project.

Links to our regional economic development partners are below:

City of Danville Office of Economic Development City of Danville Office of Economic Development

Pittsylvania County Economic Development Pittsylvania County Economic Development

Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation

 

Franklin County Commerce and Leisure ServicesFranklin County Commerce and Leisure Services

 

Halifax County VA Industrial Development Authority

Halifax County VA
Industrial Development Authority


Patrick County Office of Economic DevelopmentPatrick County Office of Economic Development


Mecklenburg County Economic Development Business Location and Assistance Site

 

Mecklenburg County Economic Development
Business Location and Assistance Site



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