{"id":168758,"date":"2021-02-11T07:30:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T12:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=168758"},"modified":"2022-06-13T12:29:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T16:29:53","slug":"invention-runs-deep-at-uconn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2021\/02\/invention-runs-deep-at-uconn\/","title":{"rendered":"Invention Runs Deep at UConn"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n \r\n Copy Link\r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n <\/a>\r\n\t

Being an inventor is kind of like running a marathon. A spark of inspiration coupled with a lot of endurance, mental strength, and moral support are needed to cross the finish line.<\/p>\r\n

Just like the runners who pound the pavement to achieve their goals, dozens of UConn inventors disclose new inventions each year. Some may go the distance. Others will fail. While it could take years for a discovery from an academic researcher\u2019s lab to become a licensed technology or company, there are always lots of people cheering along the way. That is certainly true at UConn, where inventors have access to many programs that support innovation and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cUConn is not just an educational institution \u2014 invention happens here. We are committed to supporting our entrepreneurial faculty and students so their bright ideas can become products and companies that help society and the economy,\u201d says Radenka Maric, vice president for research, innovation and entrepreneurship at UConn and UConn Health.<\/p>\r\n

In honor of National Inventors\u2019 Day, we\u2019ll follow a fictional UConn inventor on her journey to transform a University discovery into a product or startup and learn more about UConn\u2019s history of innovation along the way.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tNumber of Inventions Disclosed by UConn Researchers in FY2020\r\n\t\t100\r\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Most in UConn’s History\r\n\t\t\t\t\tNumber of Patents Issued Based on UConn Inventions\r\n\t\t700\r\n\t\t\t\t\tNumber of UConn Faculty Formed New Startups in FY2020\r\n\t\t4\r\n\t\t\t\t\tNumber of New Products Created Annually as a Result of University Innovation\r\n\t\t750\r\n\t

Hundreds of faculty, students, and staff\u00a0 across UConn’s campuses have taken the same journey as fictional UConn professor Augusta Dempsey. The finish line for them may not always be a startup. For other UConn inventors, success might come in the form of a licensing deal to develop custom-fit mask frames<\/a> or countless patents for hybrid plants<\/a>. A select few UConn-based innovations have even turned into some of the fastest-growing companies in the country<\/a>. Regardless of the outcome, of success or failure, the journey always starts with inventors who turn a novel idea into a world of possibilities.<\/p>\r\n

To learn more about disclosing inventions and forming startups, visit the UConn Technology Commercialization Services website<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

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