Technology Incubation Program @ UConn

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what we do

By coupling UConn's world-class research resources, facilities, and business support services to a network of experienced investors and entrepreneurs, we help launch startups ready to transform their respective markets.

2017 Annual Report

Since 2003 TIP companies have raised more than $80 million in equity and debt, $50 million in grant funding, and have generated more than $45 million in revenue.

resources

The advantages of working with us are numerous.

Labs & Offices

Available wet & dry labs and office space

Connect with Scientists

Introductions to scientists for possible research partnerships

Entrepreneurial & VC

Connections to entrepreneurial and VC communities

COR²E

Access to COR²E research facilities and services

Library and Databases

Access to UConn's world-class library resources and databases

Business Planning & Expertise

Customized business planning and mentoring services. Introductions to advisors, mentors and subject matter-experts

Animal Facilities & Clinical Trials

Access to animal facilities and human-subject research at UConn Health and UConn Storrs

Interns, Fellows & Graduates

Connections to technically-trained fellows, interns and qualified graduates

companies we're currently working with

TIP Company Directory .pdf

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open positions at tip companies

Part time - Inside Sales Coordinator
Vanessa Research, Inc.

The company is seeking a competitive Inside Sales Coordinator to be part of a high-growth, highly innovative startup team. The successful candidate will support the Field Sales Representative with leads, following up on leads, special pricing, product shipment, re-ordering the product, and sales material.
Location and Hours: Hamden, CT; Part-time
Software Quality Engineer (SQE)
Diameter Health

https://www.diameterhealth.com/careers/

The company is seeking an experienced SQE for our Engineering organization with proven manual and automation testing skills. An ideal candidate will have Web application and application programming interface (API) testing experience, strong analytical abilities, team work and communication skills, ability to maintain and extend test automation.

Job Location: Farmington, CT or Wellesley, MA preferred; remote candidates considered
Technical Support Desk Engineer
Diameter Health
https://www.diameterhealth.com/careers/

The company is seeking an experienced and results-driven Technical Support Desk Engineer.
The Technical Support Desk Engineer is responsible for providing support to all Diameter Health customers. As the initial point of customer contact for support, this position plays a key role in assuring timely response and quality support to customer inquiries. The position provides a critical interface with customers in answering user questions and resolving low level technical problems or triaging more complex problems and escalating those calls to engineers for timely resolution. This is a highly visible position due to the direct daily contact with Diameter Health customers and internal management.

The role will support calls via phone, e-mail, and customer management platform and must assure prompt, courteous and professional service to our customers by effective communication, timely follow-up, technical expertise and adherence to department policies and standards.

Location
- Farmington, CT, Wellesley, MA, Albany, NY or Denver, CO

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Want us to help take your new startup to the next level? Think your startup is worthy?
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2018 TIP Company Application Form, Click Here

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Podcast series. Like & follow! Check it out below or visit our media page.

August 3, 2018 - Inside Tip Podcast, New Release of Episode 5:
Inside Mobile Sense Technologies (:14)

April 1, 2018 - Inside Tip Podcast, New Release of Episode 4:
Inside Torigen Pharmaceuticals (:21)

Sept. 26, 2017 - Inside Tip Podcast, New Release of Episode 3:
"Inside Frequency Therapeutics. " (:16)

Sept. 19, 2017 - Inside TIP Podcast, Episode 2
"Inside Shoreline Biome" (:19)

Sept. 12, 2017 - Inside Tip Podcast, New Release of Episode 1:
"Inside LambdaVision, Inc. " (:22)

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UConn TIP Holiday Networking December 19th, 2018 - 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM Farmington, Connecticut, United States of America
Open to all members of the TIP community, including all TIP company staff and advisors, mentors and more! Join us! Pre-registration is required!

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Over 30,000 square feet of state-of-the-art lab and office space across the UConn Storrs and Farmington campuses.

student fellows, interns, and graduates

The UConn-TIP Fellowship Program pairs UConn students with University startup companies for mentored research fellowships and fellowships in Business or STEM areas.

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Providing connections to interns, fellows, and trained graduates

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advisory board

Craig Anderson Regional Network President UnitedHealth Group
Matthew D. Cohen Vice President Research & Development Medtronic
Colleen Feriod Cuffaro, Ph.D. Principal Canaan Partners
Nicholas Donofrio Executive Vice President Innovation and Technology (Ret.) IBM
Timothy B. Folta, Ph.D. Professor, Faculty Director, CCEI UConn
James (Jim) Fritz Executive Director Innovation Business Development United Technologies
Susan Froshauer, Ph.D. Biotech Leader & Entrepreneur CURE Collaborations+
Victor Hesselbrock, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean for Research UConn Health
Peter Hicks Senior Vice President Manager Emerging Growth Banking Group; Sponsor and Specialty Finance, Webster Bank
Mee-Jung Jang Co-Founder & Managing Director Jefferson Investors
James T. LaFrance CEO & President LaFrance Consulting, Biotechnology Advisor and Investor
Charles Lee, Ph.D., FACMG Scientific Director & Professor The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
Chris McLeod Managing Partner Elm Street Ventures
Christine Meehan Entrepreneur in Residence School of Nursing, UConn; Angel Investor, Golden Seeds
Gerald A. Michaud President & Director Horizon Technology Finance
Bill Moschella Co-founder, Chairman Evariant
Paul F. Thompson Chief Strategy Officer Health & Life Sciences DXC Technology (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)
Juan Salazar, MD, MPH Physician-in-Chief, Professor Chair, Pediatrics, School of Medicine, UConn Health, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Shana Schlossberg CEO Upward Hartford
John Strahley Managing Director Ironwood Capital
Sal Syed CEO and Co-Founder Arccos Golf
Mei Wei, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering UConn
Shawn P. Williams, Ph.D. Vice President, Research & Development Rogers Corporation
David Wurzer Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer Connecticut Innovations, Inc.