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Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) in Blacksburg, Virginia is an innovative four-year medical school founded with a mission to prepare globally-minded, community-focused physicians to meet the needs of rural and medically underserved populations and to promote research to improve human health, especially in southwest Virginia and the southern Appalachian states. Vitech Vitech Corporation provides systems engineering solutions to help solve the complex problems of our time. In such fields as health care, transportation, and the Internet of Things, its model-based systems engineering software provides insight, helping to achieve desirable outcomes and avoid disasters. In addition to software, the company provides training and support for global customers with diverse applications. Vitech has satellite offices across the United States and global business partners in Australia, Korea, and South Africa. VPT VPT, Inc. designs and manufactures high-reliability power conversion solutions used in thousands of critical military and aerospace programs around the world. . It has become a global leader in its niche market of high-reliability power conversion solutions, with distributors in over 30 countries around the world. VPT products are onboard countless systems – however, a few more recognizable programs include NASA’s Pluto New Horizons spacecraft, Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard, the Word View-3 Satellite, Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Boeing 787, F-35 Lightening II Jet Fighter and the PAC 3 Missile. Virginia Tech Transportation Institute The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute conducts research to save lives, time, and money and protect the environment. As one of seven premier research institutes created by Virginia Tech to answer national challenges, VTTI is continually advancing transportation through innovation and has impacted public policy on national and international levels.