UConn will host its first-ever Tech Showcase on Thursday, Sept. 18, gathering a few of the state’s high innovators in celebration of groundbreaking analysis and entrepreneurial expertise.
The Showcase will present alternatives for established professionals, newcomers, and college students alike. It will function cutting-edge enterprise startups, shows from career-motivated postgraduate college students, skilled insights from UConn college, and achievements within the University’s groundbreaking analysis.
The full-day occasion begins at 8 a.m. and concludes at 6 p.m. It will likely be held on the UConn Tech Park at 159 Universal Drive at UConn Storrs.
“Connecticut is a national leader in the innovative ideas and research that build new technology and improve our understanding of industry and workforce development,” says UConn President Radenka Maric. “UConn is at the center of that legacy and will help drive a successful future, with our students, faculty, and innovators at the forefront. We look forward to the insights that our state and University leaders will provide at the Showcase, as well as providing a medium for our startups to make their own mark.”
UConn is the state’s flagship college, with appreciable affect and affect on the native economic system. Daniel O’Keefe, Commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development, will give the keynote deal with. The Showcase will discover the University’s partnerships with employers giant and small, demonstrating how significant collaboration yields monetary success in addition to innovation capital.
“As much as we celebrate the state’s proud past and present as a technology giant, we are just as excited about the future,” says Pamir Alpay, UConn Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. “We have a rich ecosystem of businesses of all sizes and a government working with UConn to further establish Connecticut as a leader in technology research and development, including in quantum initiatives that are revolutionizing industries. Our Showcase will provide an excellent opportunity to not only demonstrate our influence, but to welcome new ideas and stir collaboration among all our partners and start-ups.”
UConn’s Technology Commercialization Services (TCS) is organizing the Showcase. TCS oversees tech commercialization on behalf of the University, in addition to licensing, entrepreneurship alternatives, and operates Connecticut’s largest tech startup incubator, amongst different tasks.
“This event will highlight the best of what UConn has to offer in science and technology, and the OVPR is proud to spearhead this Showcase of our innovative start-up companies, talented students, and researchers, and insightful faculty sharing exciting new scientific discoveries,” says Abhijit Banerjee, UConn Associate Vice President for Research Innovation and Leadership. “It is the first of its kind for the University, and we feel that now, more than ever, it is critical to translate these breakthroughs into real world impact. Events like these will help show the world who we are and help achieve that mission.”
The Showcase will function analysis spotlights, poster shows, and supply elite networking alternatives that features enterprise capitalists, angel traders, and mentors. It’s additionally an thrilling occasion for startups, with $25,000 in prizes to be awarded to innovators. The occasion will host five-minute pitch classes earlier than an viewers of University and enterprise stakeholders.
Michael Invernale, the occasion’s organizer and Senior Licensing Manager for TCS, says that the Showcase will have a good time the whole lot technological that UConn brings to life.
“As a UConn Ph.D., an entrepreneur, and a former member of the Technology Incubation Program (TIP), this event means a great deal to me,” Invernale says. “It will give UConn an opportunity to herald our achievements in science and research, as well as our role in fostering future generations of Huskies prepared to make an impact.”
Registration for the occasion is $50 for most people and $25 for UConn alumni. Breakfast and lunch will likely be supplied, in addition to a reception that includes ice cream from the UConn Dairy Bar. There are additionally a restricted variety of slots for pitches nonetheless accessible. Attendees can register at s.uconn.edu/techshowcase2025.