UConn Today – Elijah Taitel ’22 (BUS), the creator of a revolutionary baseball-training bat with iterations for everyone from Little Leaguers to MLB players, won the Wolff New Venture Competition on Monday night.
Entrepreneurship
Startup Strives to Simplify Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Reduce Toxic Waste
UConn Today – Did you know that the prescription you picked up at the pharmacy likely once contained a host of toxic materials that were used as a catalyst for its creation?
Don’t panic. In the development process, the toxins are stripped from the medication, and the FDA has stringent guidelines ensuring its safety.
But UConn chemistry professors Eugene Pinkhassik, Sergey Dergunov, and Ph.D. candidate Kevin Rivera have an innovation that they believe can offer a better, safer, less expensive, and more environmentally sound alternative.
Startup ‘InPrint Bio’ Offers Reconstructive Breakthrough After Breast Surgery
Alumni Couple Funds New Entrepreneurship Course to Help Hartford Start-Ups
UConn’s Werth Institute Recognized for Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education
UConn Today – From business to nutritional sciences, engineering to the arts, the Peter J. Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has distinguished itself as a dynamic and multidisciplinary environment where all UConn students can find an opportunity to learn, connect, and innovate alongside their entrepreneurially minded peers and with the help of seasoned educators and mentors.
UConn Programming Supports Women Entrepreneurs
UConn Startup Stemify Improves Math Education With AI
UConn Today – Many people leave college with bad memories of struggling through math classes. Students’ difficulties with early math classes are one of the top reasons they drop out of STEM majors. UConn Technology Incubation Program startup Stemify is working to change that, with an innovative approach to math education that utilizes artificial intelligence to support learning.
First-Year UConn Student is on a Mission to Save the Bees
MBA Venture Fellow Program Gives Students Real-World Experience with Startups
UConn Grows in Stamford with New Data Science Incubator
UConn Today – The University of Connecticut announced today the opening of a data science technology incubator in Stamford, the state’s fastest growing city. The 5,685 square-foot facility at 9 West Broad Street adds to UConn’s existing Technology Incubation Program (TIP) locations on the main campus in Storrs and at UConn Health in Farmington.