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Mar 16, 2016
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Internet of Things Cybersecurity Seminar Series

Internet of Things Cybersecurity Seminar – March 16, 2016 IoT: What Is It? And Why Should I Care? Attendees interested in taking a deep dive into the issues surrounding Internet of Things cybersecurity joined CTC and sponsors datto and Webster Bank at UConn Stamford on March 16, 2016 for the latest in the Cybersecurity Seminar Series offered by the Council. The half day event featured two keynote speakers with extensive expertise in IoT. Rick Ryan, Pitney Bowes Fellow, provid

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UConn to Supercharge Energy Research Efforts

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Jul 25, 2013
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UConn to Supercharge Energy Research Efforts

The University of Connecticut will seek to advance affordable and sustainable energy technologies with the help of a new energy research institute with Fraunhofer USA announced today by state and international officials. The Fraunhofer Center for Energy Innovation (CEI) will research energy production, storage, and distribution, according to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s office, which announced the development in conjunction with German Consul General to the U.S. Rolf Schütte, Frau

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UConn Marks Eco-Friendly Water Plant Opening

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Jul 9, 2013
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UConn Marks Eco-Friendly Water Plant Opening

The facility, which UConn says is the first of its kind in the region, will treat wastewater using microfiltration and ultraviolet disinfection and then use that reclaimed water to cool the turbines at the university’s cogeneration power plant. Before the facility was built, the power plant used upwards of 450,000 gallons of potable water each day. — This is an excerpt of an unattributed article from the Hartford Business Journal. #connecticut #cooling #green #university #eco

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“Next Generation Connecticut” Seeks to Restore State’s Image as Global Innovator

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Jun 24, 2013
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“Next Generation Connecticut” Seeks to Restore State’s Image as Global Innovator

Image from today.uconn.edu The bill, SB 840, allocates more than 1.5 billion dollars to the University of Connecticut over the next ten years with the objective of improving and growing the University’s programs in bioscience, engineering, technology, digital media, and other in-demand “fields that we are working so hard to expand here in Connecticut,” according to the Governor. This will be achieved by hiring new faculty, constructing additional facilities, and renovating an

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UConn Grad Starts Medical Device Company

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May 30, 2013
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UConn Grad Starts Medical Device Company

Orthozon Technologies L.L.C., founded by the 2011 University of Connecticut graduate, is quickly gaining momentum in the medical device field. The company launched its first minimally invasive tool for spine surgeons in March and already the tool is being used in four Connecticut hospitals. In June Aferzon plans to position the tool in four additional states, and within his first year he expects to be running a more-than $1 million company with a developing portfolio of tools

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Back to Shandong Province – Opportunity for Tech Firms

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Mar 14, 2012
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Back to Shandong Province – Opportunity for Tech Firms

The Tech Council is looking for a few more firms that may want to have it represent them during a one week swing through China including Beijing, Shanghai and cities in the coastal industrial and technology rich state of Shandong. If you might be interested, please contact CTC Membership Director, Mike Scricca immediately! mscricca@ct.org, 860-289-0878, x334 Exactly 25 years ago, the Tech Council’s Matthew Nemerson – then the newly selected President of the Greater New Haven

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Feb 13, 2012
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Innovation Connection Networking at UConn Storrs

Innovators, industry friends, entrepreneurs and business development experts: plan to spend a few fun hours at the UConn Storrs campus on Thursday, February 16, when the School of Engineering and Springboard will host another in the popular Innovation Connection networking functions. Hosted by the Mechanical Engineering and the Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering Departments, the networking function will feature tours of faculty labs showcasing important research

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Feb 8, 2012
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Claire Leonardi Named Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director of Connecticut Innovations

Follows Governor Malloy’s Proposal to Combine Quasi-Public Agencies Catherine Smith, chair of Connecticut Innovations (CI), announced today that Claire Leonardi, a veteran investment and venture capital executive with more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, has been chosen to lead CI as its new chief executive officer. As part of his legislative agenda for 2012, Governor Dannel P. Malloy is proposing to consolidate the state’s two quasi-public ent

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Dec 12, 2011
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Startup Weekend Storrs, at UConn January 27-29, 2012

Do you have a great idea for a startup? Want a chance to work on a new application idea with a high-energy team? Startup Weekend Storrs is an intense 54-hour weekend-long event (January 27-29, 2012) which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business. The weekend brings together people with different skill sets — primarily software developers, graphics designers, and business professionals — to build applications and develo

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LambdaVision Inc. Receives Pre-Seed Financing

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Oct 3, 2011
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LambdaVision Inc. Receives Pre-Seed Financing

LambdaVision Inc. Receives Pre-Seed Financing UConn-grown startup aims to develop retinal implant Rocky Hill, Conn., October 3, 2011 – Connecticut Innovations (CI), the state’s quasi-public authority responsible for technology investing and innovation development, today announced that it has committed $40,000 in financing to LambdaVision Inc. of Farmington, Conn., through its Pre-Seed Fund. The financing will be used to conduct proof-of-concept studies, to validate the use of

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Jul 22, 2011
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CTC Growth Cell Network: XcellR8 Update – Hiccupops

CTC’s Growth Cell Network XCellR8 Innovation Cell July 2011 Meeting Ms. Mallory Kievman presented to the XCellR8 Innovation Cell. Mallory is a 13 year old from Manchester, CT, and will be an 8th grader at Talcott Mountain Academy in Avon. Mallory is the creator of Hiccupops– lollipops that stop hiccups in seconds by combining a proprietary blend of all-natural ingredients into a specific lollipop form. Mallory developed the idea for her product last summer while researchin

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Jun 20, 2011
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UConn’s growing incubator space aims to yield breakthroughs, jobs

Less than a year after opening its doors, the University of Connecticut’s Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington has filled its 4,500 square feet of incubator space. With about eight companies now operating in the 117,000 square foot state-of-the-art research facility — and more knocking on the door — it’s a sign, school officials say, that the region can become a hub for bioscience, luring tech startups and entrepreneurs who want to collaborate with researchers at t

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Jun 2, 2011
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CTC Growth Cell Network: XcellR8 Update – Combat to College

The next XcellR8 meeting will be held Thursday, June 9, 2011, from 8-9 am at Nerac. Thanks to everyone who participated in the discussion and dialog with Charlotte Creech from the start-up Combat to College – the business case presentation and the ensuing comments and suggestions were compelling. Charlotte has since connected with a number of you continuing the discussion as their team forges ahead. Ron Regan, a first time attendee and guest of Jeffrey Cohen has been invited

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May 25, 2011
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Investors, Entrepreneurs, Inventors, UConn Experts Convene

Scores of entrepreneurs and inventors as well as UConn experts and risk capital investors convened Wednesday at the university for a symposium called "Connecting Opportunities: Driving Innovation Through University Resources." Matthew Nemerson, president and chief executive officer of the Connecticut Technology Council, said that one of the main purposes of the event was to let entrepreneurs and businesses in the community know about the resources that UConn has to offer, ran

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May 6, 2011
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CTC Growth Cell Network: XcellR8 Update – MeetingKing

The next XcellR8 meeting will be held Thursday, May 12, 2011, from 8-9 am at Nerac. Last month we heard from Edwin Siebesma whose meeting productivity tool is in beta stage, www.meetingking.com. Edwin asked that meeting participants think about the efficiency and effectiveness of their meetings and what they see as pain points, if any. During the beta demo, Edwin gathered highly relevant and insightful comments from group – including the identification of an existing tool

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May 3, 2011
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Connecticut to launch University Research Park in Storrs

Seeks To Emulate Success Of Triangle Park In North Carolina – $18 million to be borrowed and tech park would be ready in a few years… a study suggested the average tech park could lead to 750 new jobs. Read the full story at: http://www.courant.com/business/hc-tech-park-20110428,0,6231489.story This will be a great boon for Storrs and that area. The NC Research Triangle has been held as a model – check out this paper re: NC's research triangle: http://library.wur.nl/frontis/r

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Apr 8, 2011
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CTC Growth Cell Network: XcellR8 Update – Iron Duck

The next XcellR8 meeting will be held Thursday, April 14, 2011, from 8-9 am at Nerac. Last month we heard from Mike Fleming at Iron Duck, www.ironduck.com, the world's leading provider of products to the emergency medical, fire fighting and law enforcement professional. Mike benefitted from the group’s input and insights with respect to potential opportunities in the further extension of his unique brand. This month we’ll hear from Edwin Siebesma whose meeting productivity t

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Connecticut Technology Council Announces Winners of the Seventh Annual Women of Innovation Awards Pr

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Apr 1, 2011
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Connecticut Technology Council Announces Winners of the Seventh Annual Women of Innovation Awards Pr

Click here to read the profiles on all 56 Finalists Click here to see the category winners Click here to view the program for the event (.pdf) Click here to see the event pictures Click here to view the 2011 event recap Click here to learn more about the Women of Innovation Program Click here to view the press release about this event “Many of Connecticut’s most extraordinary and talented women working in technology are in attendance tonight,” said Matthew Nemerson, presiden

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Mar 3, 2011
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CTC Growth Cell Network: XcellR8 Update – Shizzlr

The next XcellR8 meeting will be held Thursday, March 10, 2011, from 8-9 am at Nerac. Last month we heard from Keith Bessette, UConn MBA and co-founder of Shizzlr, www.shizzlr.com. Following a demo based introduction to Shizzlr and simple walk through of the underlying business model, Keith took questions and participated in discussions related to the new venture. Unfortunately, I believe I may have steered Keith towards an explanation of the Groupon model and how he might e

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Jan 18, 2011
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Shizzlr Inc. Joins CTech Incubator

Startup hatched in UConn dorm advances online social planning technology platform Rocky Hill, Conn., January 18, 2011 – Connecticut Innovations (CI), the state’s quasi-public authority responsible for technology investing and innovation development, today announced that Shizzlr Inc. has become the newest tenant of CTech@Science Park at Yale, the New Haven-based technology business incubator managed by CI. Shizzlr, launched by two graduate students from their dorm rooms at the

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