State Must Nurture Deep Entrepreneurial Roots
Hartford Courant Connecticut is at a crossroad when it comes to entrepreneurship and small business growth. Despite President Barack Obama's recent signing of the fiscal year 2013 defense budget,...
View ArticleUConn, State Officials Announce Launch of Next Generation Connecticut...
UConn Today The University of Connecticut and the State of Connecticut have unveiled a groundbreaking proposal to propel UConn to the forefront of high-tech research and academics while significantly...
View ArticleGovernor Malloy to pitch $500M for economic development
Hartford Business Journal Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says he will propose at least a $500 million economic development incentive package in his two-year budget plan to be unveiled Wednesday, as the first...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship Blossoms at Startup Weekend Storrs
Hartford Business Journal Ideas will be formed and startup companies will be fostered Feb. 8 at Startup Weekend Storrs at the University of Connecticut.
View ArticleNortheast Electrochemical Energy Storage Cluster Announces Workshop Series
Starting February 20, 2013 NEESC will be launching a series of business development workshops. The first in the series focuses on perfecting the elevator pitch. In the workshop learn how to create a...
View ArticleBioscience exec supports effort to bring startups to region
Bioscience exec supports effort to bring startups to region
View ArticleUConn and Cigna Team Up For Healthcare Research
The University of Connecticut this week announced a partnership with international health insurance company Cigna that will fund research into peoples health care decisions, train students in...
View ArticleNew Stem Cell Company Opens Lab at UConn Health Center
A new stem cell company, ImStem Biotechnology Inc., is the latest research venture to join the University of Connecticuts Technology Incubation Program (TIP). ImStem will utilize and commercialize the...
View ArticleGov. Malloy: Small Business Development Center Partners With Public, Private,...
Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Small Business Administration (SBA) Associate Administrator for the Office of Capital Access Jeanne A. Hulit, Department of Economic and Community Development...
View ArticleAttention Faculty, Student Inventors and EntrepreneursPatent Change is Coming!
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), takes effect March 16, 2013 with the most dramatic changes to United States Patent Law in nearly sixty years. The AIA will improve the quality of patents,...
View ArticleNominations Sought for Second Annual Celebration of Innovation Event
On Wednesday April 10, 2013 at 6:30pm UConns Office of Economic Development will be holding the Second Annual Celebration of Innovation at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The Celebration of...
View ArticleOffice of Economic Development Awards Manufacturing Assistance Grants to Six...
UConns Office of Economic Development recently announced that six companies were selected to receive funding from UConns Manufacturing Technical Assistance Program (MTAP). Funded through the support...
View ArticleNext Generation Connecticut
Connecticut has been producing world-changing innovations since the days of the Revolution: everything from the steamboat to the elevator to the helicopter got its start in the Nutmeg State. Now, as...
View ArticleInnovation Takes Center Stage
Thirty-four honorees were recognized for their outstanding achievements in research and innovative leadership during UConns Second Annual Celebration of Innovation event held at Rentschler Field in...
View ArticleState Bond Commission Releases $20M to Purchase Equipment For Tech Park
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the release of $20 million in bond funding to purchase instrumentation, advanced manufacturing systems, and high performance computing infrastructure for the...
View ArticleAUSTRALIAN RESEARCH GROUP LICENSES UCONN TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE COUNTRYS...
A technology that enhances salinity tolerance in plants has been secured by the Australian Center for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG) after field testing in Western Australia has shown significant...
View ArticleInternational Partnership Launches Innovative Energy Research Center at UConn
The Fraunhofer Center for Energy Innovation at UConn, a partnership between UConn, Fraunhofer USA, and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, was officially launched by Gov....
View ArticleEntrepreneur brings biotech company, formed in his UConn dorm room, to Stamford
In 2011, Joshua Aferzon dropped his plans to attend medical school and, while still a student at the University of Connecticut, decided to take his interests in biomedical engineering in another...
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