Technology Commercialization

Radenka Maric, interim president, speaks during a press conference at the Center for Clean Energy Engineering

UConn Applies Clean Energy Expertise to Multi-State Hydrogen Hub

UConn joins six northeastern states, dozens public and private institutions and agencies seeking billions of funding through the U.S. Department of Energy

Faculty member Xiuling Lu speaks with a student in a laboratory inside the UConn School of Pharmacy

UConn Professor Invents Nanocapsule for Image-Guided Cancer Treatment

Xiuling Lu has invented a nanocapsule with potential applications for imaging techniques such as CT scans and ultrasound, and cancer treatments

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Designing a Lighter Fuel Cell with Higher Current Density

A team of UConn engineering researchers is working with Technology Commercialization Services to bring a tubular design of a fuel cell to market.

UConn Researcher Invents Low-Abundance Biomarker Detection Platform for Early Diagnosis

Yu Lei has created a technology that holds the potential to advance early-stage disease detection using biomarkers

Saba Azam

An Immersive Experience in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Through the TIP Innovation Fellowship Program, undergraduates and grad students learn the full gamut of what it takes to run a successful startup.

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Algae Agreement Offers an Ocean of Research Possibilities

UConn's Technology Commercialization Services brokered an agreement with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Services to preserve an extensive collection of algae

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Light It Up: Using Firefly Genes to Understand Cannabis Biology

This research will help hemp and cannabis farmers better control levels of CBD and THC in their crops

Blood-cell Lens Enables High-Quality Imaging with Blu-ray Technology

Guoan Zheng's latest technological innovation combines the power of a Blu-ray player with a blood-coated sensor, creating the potential to dramatically improve imaging for clinical applications

Changing the Channel on Stroke Treatment: Novel Technology Provides New Path to Prevent Neuronal Death

Lixia Yue’s team discovered that a specific peptide sequence can disrupt the interaction between an ion channel and receptors in our brain responsible for neuronal death during an ischemic stroke

Entrepreneur-in-Residence Alexsandr Tropps (center) meets with executives of TIP Digital startup ConnexMarkets (CXM): Jeff Hudson, chief marketing officer (left), and Tim Clorite, chief executive officer (right). (Contributed photo)

The Heart of UConn’s TIP Digital: Its Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

Travis Millman, an entrepreneur-in-residence for UConn’s technology incubation program (TIP) in Stamford, offers an inside look at mentoring startups