You’re invited to the 2022 Wolff New Venture Competition! Watch live pitches by the top five UConn startups from the CCEI Summer Fellowship program as they pitch for a $25,000 cash prize!

The featured startups were chosen on a basis of venture viability and value added to the market. At the event, each startup will pitch their venture and a panel of judges will decide which startup deserves the Wolff Prize and the $25,000 accompanying it.

The 2022 Wolff New Venture Competition will be held on October 3, 2022, from 5-7:30pm at the UConn GBLC in Hartford, CT, with a livestream available as well. This event is open to the public.

Please RSVP here to attend in person and/or to receive the livestream link: https://ccei.uconn.edu/wolff-new-venture-competition/

The 2022 Wolff New Venture Competition finalists are:

Appoint
Software that removes the burdens of overly complicated nursing clinical schedules and the stress of creating them. Founders: Hunter Bowden, Alumni, School of Business; Michael Greco, Alumni, School of Business; Hailey Altobelli, Alumni, School of Business; Jonathan Moore, Faculty, School of Business; Michelle Saglimbene

Genesist
An RNA based reagent that can make the healthy tissue surrounding a tumor in patients' body more resistive against breast cancer metastasis. Founder: Ashkan Novin, Ph.D Candidate, School of Engineering

Lactation Innovations
Our product, the Manula Milk Monitor, provides critical insights of how much breastmilk an infant has ingested, helping to prevent dehydration and hyperbilirubinemia in the infant, while increasing the mother's confidence in breastfeeding. Founders: Jayme Coates, Alumni, School of Engineering (MS) and School of Business (MBA); Brittany Molkenthin, Alumni, School of Nursing

RiboDynamics
Our enterprise aims to develop technology for the detection of pathogens in biological material based on the presence of specific RNA biomarkers. Having demonstrated the ability to detect salmonella, listeria, and E. coli in milk, as well as Zika virus in mosquitoes, RiboDynamics is now testing applications in human diagnostics of infectious diseases/conditions, such as sepsis, HIV-1, Hepatitis C, and Covid-19. Founders: Limin Deng, Post Doc, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Daniele Fabris, Faculty, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

ShadeSnap
Giving prescription glasses the ability to tint and un-tint on demand. Founders: Brian Peng, Undergraduate, School of Engineering; Shivam Patel, Undergraduate, School of Engineering

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