{"id":117074,"date":"2016-09-22T15:11:08","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T19:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=117074"},"modified":"2016-09-23T17:03:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T21:03:22","slug":"uconn-health-ceremony-heralds-success-bioscience-connecticut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2016\/09\/uconn-health-ceremony-heralds-success-bioscience-connecticut\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn Health Ceremony Heralds Success of Bioscience Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five years after the launch of the major economic and employment initiative Bioscience Connecticut,<\/a> Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and a cadre of legislators joined University leaders for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the most recent project funded by the effort.<\/p>\n

The Sept. 22 ceremony at UConn Health officially opened extensive new research space\u00a0\u2013 28,000 square feet comprised of 32 laboratories and 40 offices \u2013 dedicated to developing new biotechnology concepts into businesses.<\/p>\n

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Front row: Sen. Beth Bye, Rep. Elizabeth A. Boukus, UConn President Susan Herbst, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, UConn Board of Trustees Chairman Lawrence D. McHugh, and Sen. John Fonfara. Back row: Rep. Kevin Ryan, Sen. Terry Gerratana, Rep. Tim LeGeyt, Rep. Chris Perone, Sen. Tony Hwang, Rep. Edwin Vargas, and Rep. Mike Demicco. (Tina Encarnacion\/UConn Health Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"biosciencect-progress-048\"<\/a>
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Gov. Dannell P. Malloy speaks at the ribbon cutting for the new laboratory spaces at the Technology Incubation Program on Sept. 22, 2016 at the UConn Health Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington. (Tina Encarnacion\/UConn Health Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"biosciencect-progress-042\"<\/a>
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UConn President Susan Herbst addresses the audience before the ribbon cutting for the new laboratory spaces at the Technology Incubation Program on Sept. 22, 2016 at the UConn Health Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington. (Tina Encarnacion\/UConn Health Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"biosciencect-progress-052\"<\/a>
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UConn vice president for research Jeff Seemann introduces the new laboratory spaces for the Technology Incubation Program at UConn Health's Cell and Genome Sciences Building on Sept. 22, 2016. (Tina Encarnacion\/UConn Health Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Bioscience_CT_Progress_9-22-16_JGelineau_7943\"<\/a>
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, right, speaks with Dr. Bruce T. Liang, left, and Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, during a ceremony at UConn Health today to celebrate the opening of new biotechnology research space as part of the Bioscience Connecticut initiative. (Janine Gelineau\/UConn Health Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Bioscience_CT_Progress_9-22-16_JGelineau_\"<\/a>
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Dr. Suzanne Rose, senior associate dean for education at the UConn School of Medicine, gives an overview of the new Medical School curriculum, made possible at least in part by the Bioscience Connecticut investment, as Dr. Steven Lepowsky, senior associate dean for education at the UConn School of Dental Medicine looks on. (Janine Gelineau\/UConn Health Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"B_Bioscience_CT_Progress_9-22-16_JGelineau_7832\"<\/a>
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Members of the audience view a virtual cadaver via the Medical School's virtual anatomy table, or Anatomage, in the Academic Rotunda in the new addition to the Academic Building at UConn Health. Seated at the table on the left, UConn assistant vice president for brand strategy Patti Fazio, UConn Health CEO Andrew Agwunobi, and State Sen. Joan Hartley. (Janine Gelineau\/UConn Health Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"A_Bioscience_CT_Progress_9-22-16_JGelineau_7849\"<\/a>
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Gov. Malloy, left, and other members of the audience view an Anatomage image of the virtual cadaver, demonstrating the ability to zoom in at high resolution to, in this case, take a closer look at the brain. (Janine Gelineau\/UConn Health Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Bioscience_CT_Progress_9-22-16_JGelineau_7931\"<\/a>
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Rep. Edwin Vargas, right, accompanied by his wife Sylvia Vargas, left, speaks with Gov. Malloy during the event at UConn Health. Also shown are Polly Painter, policy analyst with the Senate Democrats, and Sen. Joan Hartley. (Janine Gelineau\/UConn Health Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"biosciencect-progress-027\"<\/a>
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State Sen. Beth Bye, Rep. Kevin Ryan, Dr. Jacqueline 'Kiki' Nissen, Rep. Elizabeth Boukus, and former UConn trustee Louise M. Bailey. (Tina Encarnacion\/UConn Health Photo)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

Approved in 2011, Bioscience Connecticut allocated $864 million to efforts that would position the state to be a leader in bioscience research and improve residents\u2019 access to world-class medicine. Twenty-one biotech startup companies are now housed on the UConn Health campus, one of three sites in Connecticut for UConn’s Technology Incubator Program<\/a> (TIP).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are happy to report that with your support, UConn Health has reached several major Bioscience Connecticut milestones since breaking ground just over four years ago,\u201d said UConn President Susan Herbst. “These projects have helped fuel the economy, grow our research and the biotech industry, and speed product development \u2013 leading to increased financial investments back into our state.”<\/p>\n

Through TIP,\u00a0young biotech startup companies have access to state-of-the-art equipment, tools, experts, and shared resources at UConn. TIP offers affordable leases to help accelerate the research, growth, and development of promising innovations, and their path to commercialization. Experienced and skillfully trained graduate and undergraduate students support the new biotech company\u2019s workforce through the TIP Summer Intern Program.<\/p>\n

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UConn has expanded its Technology Incubator Program by adding 32 more laboratories to the Cell and Genome Sciences Building at UConn Health in Farmington. (Janine Gelineau\/UConn Health Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"400FarmingtonAve_JGelineau_6-9-16_9584\"<\/a>
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UConn Health recently added 28,000 square feet of research space at its Cell and Genome Sciences Building at 400 Farmington Ave. in Farmington. (Janine Gelineau\/UConn Health Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"CellGenome400FarmingtonAve_6-9-16_223\"<\/a>
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The expanded research space at UConn Health\u2019s Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington includes 32 laboratories and 40 offices dedicated to developing new biotechnology businesses. (Janine Gelineau\/UConn Health Photo)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

Since 2003, the more than 85 TIP companies have raised more than $50 million in supportive grant funding for their promising products and innovations and more than $45 million in revenue, said Jeffrey Seemann, vice president for research at UConn.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a critically important part of our economic development activities, and it is the place where UConn will help drive the innovation economy of Connecticut by translating the investments of Bioscience Connecticut and Next Gen Connecticut<\/a> into research and the creation of new high-tech companies and high-wage jobs,\u201d Seemann said.<\/p>\n

Bioscience Connecticut Milestones<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, legislators toured several sites at UConn Health funded by the initiative. Building projects under Bioscience Connecticut have transformed and modernized the campus, officials noted. These include:<\/p>\n