Bioengineered ACL Developed by UConn Physician-Scientist Wins U.S. Patent
A bioengineered matrix for treatment of torn anterior cruciate ligaments invented by a UConn Health Center physician-scientist is now patented in the United States.
View ArticleReaping Rewards Of State Investment In Research Takes Time
Patience is a virtue. Never more so than when you consider university research-inspired, commercialized ventures and the eagerly anticipated economic benefits sought from them.
View ArticleUConn Researchers Develop SMART Vaccines That Are Safe, Effective
The question facing pathobiologist Paulo Verardi is not whether vaccines are effective in controlling disease they are it is how they can be made both highly safe and highly effective at the same...
View ArticleFrom the Lab to the Dinner Table: Seaweed
Its just another day at the office for Yarish Captain Seaweed a professor in UConns departments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Marine Sciences, who is using the expertise thats made...
View ArticleUConn Rises as Center for Language and Cognition
With the addition of a group of new faculty from across the U.S. and around the globe, UConns program in cognitive science has expanded to address reading comprehension and other questions related to...
View ArticleCelebrating Next Gen
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy came to campus Oct. 21 for a ceremonial bill signing to celebrate the final approval of the Next Generation Connecticut (#NextGenCT) legislative initiative, which passed the...
View ArticleTaking Adventure Botany on the Road
Christopher Martine 06 Ph.D.is the host and creator of the YouTube web series Plants Are Cool, Too!, which educates viewers on the plant kingdom by highlighting particularly interesting plants,...
View ArticleRecent UConn Graduates' App Matches Partiers, Sober Drivers
Co-founders Tom Bachant and Nadav Ullman are going to take a road trip in the Sobrio RV to promote the app and the system behind it for hiring designated drivers at campuses in Ohio, Michigan, Long...
View ArticleUTC $10 Million Investment Helps Launch Institute for Advanced Systems...
The UConn School of Engineering, in partnership with United Technologies Corporation (UTC), launched the UTC Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering at UConn, thanks to $10 million in planned...
View ArticleCommentary: UConn: Partnering to Grow Businesses, Innovate Industries and...
UConn, Connecticut and the U.S. are facing a unique moment. Due to recent shifts in economic and global trends, we are caught up in a confluence of responsibility, challenge and opportunity. At UConn...
View ArticleUConn Explores Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Urban Agriculture
Vice President of Economic Development Mary Holz-Clause and Dean of the UConn College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Greg Weidemann recently headed to NYC to visit the Brooklyn Grange, a leading...
View ArticleOED names Gerson, Fidanstef and McCluskey to Technology Team
The Office of Economic Development recently announced new staff appointment to their Technology Park and Technology Partnership & Licensing divisions.
View ArticleAUTM Report Shows Noteworthy Increase in UConn Technology
The data from the 2012 Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) annual report indicate that UConn had noteworthy increases in research expenditure with corresponding increases in gross...
View ArticleNoted biotech startup joins TIP
Noted biotech startup and Johns Hopkins Medical Center spin-off, BOSS Medical, is relocating from Maryland to Connecticut, and joining the ranks of TIP. The startup, to receive $1M in funding from...
View ArticleUConn Ventures Company Completes NSF I-Corps program
The UConn Ventures company, Natural Polymer Devices, Inc. (NPD) just completed the National Science Foundations Innovation Corps (I-Corps) curriculum.
View ArticleUConn Ventures Launches Accelerator Fund
A new funding program entitled, The Accelerator Fund, which provides prototype support and assistance for entrepreneurial businesses, was launched last week by UConn Ventures.
View ArticleBiotech Startup Makes Plans Based on Feedback from Recent Innovation Summit
LambdaVision Inc., a biotech startup company that was launched by UConn Ventures and who recently received a funding commitment of $110,000 from Connecticut Innovations (CI), recently attended the...
View ArticleNew Website Launched for Small Business
CTSBDC recently launched a rebranded website, CTSBDC.com. The goals for the first phase of this newly launched site were achieved and included unleashing the new brand and providing easy access to the...
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