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Feb 26, 2013
17 min

2013 Women of Innovation Finalist Biographies

Click on the names below to read about 2013 finalists. Lili Aramli Biology Teacher Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science and the Academy of Aerospace and EngineeringKatherine Ayers Director of Research Proton OnSiteDr. Cynthia Barnett Program Founder Saturday AcademyLisa Braden-Harder Founder & CEO, North America Appen Butler Hill, Inc.Meghan Brunaugh CMO & Co-Founder C2C, LLC – DBA Combat2CareerTreese Campbell Staff Scientist United Technologies Research C

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Jan 31, 2012
1 min

THUMBS UP: State tax credit for capitalists

A state tax credit passed in 2010 and revised last year shows promise of directing money to small startup companies that traditional venture capital firms may avoid as too risky. The state income tax credit is 25 percent of investments as high as $250,000. When passed in 2010, an investment of at least $100,000 was required to be eligible for the tax credit. Last year, the investment threshold was lowered to $25,000 to qualify for the credit. Click Here for the Full Article:

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Jan 23, 2012
1 min

Angel Investing Jumps With State Tax Credit Change

"There is an explosion in entrepreneurship and people want to get in on it," said Matthew Nemerson, president of the Connecticut Technology Council, which started lobbying for a tax credit for angel investors more than five years ago. "The legislation came at the right time to throw fuel on the fire. Because of the $100,000 limit, the fuel [was] a little bit watered down." "Thirty companies have gotten investments since a law took effect 18 months ago allowing investors who p

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Umbie Health Corporation Receives $150k in Pre-Seed Financing

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Nov 17, 2011
3 min

Umbie Health Corporation Receives $150k in Pre-Seed Financing

Dentists to benefit from company’s mobile and Web-based practice management application Connecticut Innovations (CI), the state’s quasi-public authority responsible for technology-based economic development, today announced that it has committed $150,000 in financing to Umbie Health Corporation (Umbie Health) of East Hartford, Conn., through its Pre-Seed Fund. The financing will be used for technology development, beta testing, business development, marketing and other expens

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Jul 22, 2011
2 min

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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Connecticut Venture Group Appoints Liddy Karter as New Executive Director, CVG Enters Alliance with

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Dec 7, 2010
2 min

Connecticut Venture Group Appoints Liddy Karter as New Executive Director, CVG Enters Alliance with

“We are excited to have Liddy as our new leader and the voice of the risk capital community and looking forward to beginning a closer association with CTC” CVG also said it will be entering into an alliance with the Connecticut Technology Council (CTC), a statewide trade association serving the technology community, to manage the Group, create events and develop joint opportunities to improve the environment for technology and entrepreneurship in Connecticut. “We are excited

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Mar 2, 2010
1 min

SBIR – Small Business Innovation Research, National Conference coming to Connecticut, April 20

Conference officials are expecting 1000 attendees, including large companies, federal agencies and national laboratories. Are you going? CTC will be exhibiting at booth #207 – Looking forward to networking with our CT Tech Community! Register online at: www.sbirnational.com Hartford, Connecticut, April 21-23. (Pre-conference workshops: April 20. $395 for 3 Days (Includes Meals) until the beginning of April $495 beginning April 2, 2010 — and at the door. This event will offer

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Dec 7, 2009
1 min

Christopher Dodd presents a jobs agenda

Following a tour of the Tech Incubator - the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Senator Chris Dodd (D- CT) unveiled his new, comprehensive jobs agenda. It aims to allow businesses to expand and add jobs, access to credit, and put Connecticut’s unemployed workers back to work. .pdf of Chris Dodd's Jobs Agenda Full Transcript of Chris Dodd's 12/7 remarks 12/7 article by the New Haven Register "While our national economy shows promising signs of turning around, times

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