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We empower manufacturers and makers, moving innovative ideas from concept to market with our leading-edge equipment and expertise, while boosting company performance and profitability through our skills training and quality implementation initiatives.

The Robert C. Byrd Institute
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Industry
Supporting industry and economic growth.
Entrepreneurs
Providing innovators with the tools they need.
Makers
Ensuring high-end equipment is accessible to all.
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RCBI designated hub as part of national effort to revitalize U.S. manufacturing
Marshall University’s Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) is among a select group of institutions launching innovation education hubs as part of a national initiative to revitalize American manufacturing and ensure a strong national defense. Through a partnership with the...
Thanks, Charlotte, for leading RCBI to new heights!
Since its creation 32 years ago, the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University has grown from a regionally focused support center to a one-of-a-kind state and national resource that delivers manufacturing and technical assistance, entrepreneurial support,...
Stone named new EDA University Center director
J. “Deacon” Stone, director of the Center for Innovation at Marshall University’s Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI), has been promoted to director of the West Virginia EDA University Center, Charlotte Weber, RCBI director & CEO, announced today. University Center is...

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RCBI Huntington
1050 Fourth Avenue
Huntington, WV 25701
Tel: 304.781.1625
or 800.469.RCBI (7224)

RCBI Charleston
100 Angus E. Peyton Drive
South Charleston, WV 25303
Tel: 304.720.7738
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