Financial Content – Torigen Pharmaceuticals, a company developing personalized cancer immunotherapies for the veterinary market, announced today the completion of a $3.1 million Series A financing round led by Connecticut Innovations, which included the conversion of outstanding convertible debt and interest.
Alumni
In Memoriam: Longtime Board of Trustees Chairman Gordon W. Tasker
UConn Business’ 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

Four prominent UConn School of Business alumni will be inducted into the Hall of Fame during a ceremony at 6 p.m. March 22 at the Hartford Marriott Downtown.
Inductees include a two-time alumnus and global entertainment leader; the recently retired president of a $2.5 billion fire and security company; the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and a partner in the largest real estate management investment firm in the U.S. Continue Reading
John Malfettone ’77 Named Foundation Board Chair

John Malfettone ’77 became chair of the board of the UConn Foundation, the fundraising entity for the University of Connecticut, in October. Malfettone is a senior managing director at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice of New York City, one of the world’s Top 10 leveraged buyout private equity firms, from which he will retire at the end of the year.Continue Reading
Dean’s Report 2018
Entrepreneurship
When entrepreneur Peter J. Werth pledged more than $22 million to the University of Connecticut last winter, for the creation of the Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, a new chapter was written in UConn’s history.Continue Reading
UConn Graduates start an AR Company
The Daily Campus – Benjamin Williams and David Oyanadel are two University of Connecticut graduates who now run an Augmented Reality or AR company called ARsome Technology Group nm, a software company that creates augmented, mixed, and virtual reality for business and education, located in Manchester, Conn.
New Stamford BCLC Road-Trips to NYC’s ‘Shark Tank’

What better way to launch the new Business Connections Learning Community (BCLC) in Stamford than to arrange a trip to New York City for students to get a behind-the-scenes look at how ABC’s Shark Tank show is produced?Continue Reading
Mike Koppel ’78 Supports International Immersion Program

Alumnus Michael Koppel ’78, the former executive vice president and chief financial officer of retail giant Nordstrom Inc., and his family, have given a generous gift in support of students participating in an international, business-immersion program.Continue Reading
Junau Boucard ’11 Running NYC Marathon for Children of Vietnam

Editor’s Note: Junau Boucard completed the NYC Marathon on Sunday in 4 hours, 29 minutes and 54 seconds. Heartfelt congratulations, Junau, from UConn Nation!
Leaving an Impact on the World
During the grueling, 26.2-mile New York City Marathon in November, Junau Boucard, a second-year UConn MBA student, will have plenty of time to think.Continue Reading
Dean Mahoney ’09: A Passion for Entrepreneurship

Sometimes in business, and in life, you have to swallow your mistakes. Even if there are 700 of them!Continue Reading