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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

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

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

Connecticut Technology Council Honors Emerging Technology Companies for Accomplishments, Potential at Fifth Annual Innovation Pipeline Awards 70 "Companies to Watch" Showcase Innovative Technologies in Poster Fair View the submissions for our Video Elevator Pitch Competition Nearly 400 entrepreneurs, investors and service providers gathered on October 27, 2011 at The Omni Hotel in New Haven for the Fifth Annual Innovation Pipeline Awards, a celebration of the most promising e

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

The Connecticut Technology Council has named the Tech Companies to Watch, Class of 2010.  Emerging Companies to be presented and honored for their potential and innovation on September 30, 2010. The Connecticut Technology Council has selected approx. 100 companies as the 2010 class of  “ Tech Companies to Watch.” These start-up technology companies are from all technology verticals and represent an especially wide variety of software companies, some promising new green tech i