Rising Oregon stars in health, cleantech nab $300K from state

During her first State of the State address Friday, Gov. Kate Brown announced that five small Oregon companies would receive a combined $300,000 to fund innovation.

The grants come from Business Oregon, the state’s economic development arm, and act as follow-on funding for awards from the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.

The five companies that landed a combined $301,146 in state grants are:

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