Entrepreneurship
Thinking like an Entrepreneur to Advance Science
Sandra Weller has adapted her decades of research on herpes simplex to address the related cytomegalovirus, which has even more serious effects. She hopes her work will lead to a treatment option with commercial potential.
June 27, 2017 | Jessica McBride. Office of the Vice President for Research
Drug Triggers Immune System to Fight Cancer in Pets
A UConn alumna has launched a startup that is marketing a new immunotherapy treatment for pets with cancer to veterinarians.
May 22, 2017 | Claire Hall, School of Business
UConn Incubator Companies Raise $39.9 Million in 2016
The University’s Technology Incubation Program experienced record growth last year.
April 18, 2017 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research
UConn Student Entrepreneurs
Students describe the ideas they turned into reality with funding from UConn's IDEA Grant Program.
April 17, 2017 | Ryan Glista
Student Innovators Create Solutions to Allergies
Students took part in a 24-hour competition this past weekend to come up with solutions to problems associated with allergies and allergic reactions.
March 28, 2017 | Sean Flynn
To Market, To Market, with Science Solutions
A Connecticut startup company’s journey in the land of innovation through UConn's Technology Incubation Program.
February 27, 2017 | Colin Poitras
UConn Health Researchers Work with Startup on Colon Cancer Vaccine
CaroGen’s proprietary technology platform will be applied to a specific target studied by two immunologists at UConn Health.
January 11, 2017 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research
New Monitor Can Detect Early Signs of Heart Disease
UConn biomedical engineering researchers are developing new heart monitors to improve early detection of an irregular heartbeat.
December 14, 2016 | Josh Garvey
New Device Improves Measurement of Water Pollution
UConn scientists are commercializing a technology they developed to more easily measure contaminants in water.
September 7, 2016 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research
The Road to Native Vegetation in Highway Design
A graduate student is commercializing new software he developed to make roadside native plantings more successful.
September 1, 2016 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research