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Dayton, OH – (October 24, 2020) – Today, in a special meeting, Parallax Advanced Research, a new scientific research and development organization was created after the Board of Directors of the (formerly named) Wright State Applied Research Corporation properly approved updated Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations under Ohio law.

According to Gayle Rominger, chair of the previous organization’s Board and, now, chair of the new Board of Directors, “we are thrilled to move forward as Parallax Advanced Research. This is a huge step for the region and the state as this is a now a

Wright State Research Institute ( Wright State Research Institute ), located in Dayton, OH is to receive $11.6 million in federal funding. The award is part of the Air Force’s Academic Partnership and Engagement Experiment ( Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment  ) program, which aims to address priority research requirements of the Air Force Research Laboratory ( Air Force Research Laboratory ). The funding will focus on innovative approaches to technology transfer issues and will foster collaboration between Air Force Research Laboratory and Wright State Research Institute . This award was made possible by provisions Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) included in the FY 2020 Defense Appropriations.

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan this morning announced a $2.1 million partnership between BRITE Energy Innovators in Warren, the Youngstown Business Incubator and Wright State Applied Research Corp. ( Wright States Applied Research Corporation ) in Dayton.

The contract supports the Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment ( Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment  ), a five-year partnership intermediary agreement program of the United States Air Force. Ryan was able to secure funding for the partnership in the fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2020 Defense Appropriations Bills. The congressman serves on the Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations.