Please join the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation to launch Accelerate UConn, the University’s new National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Site. Up to 40 faculty-student teams can receive funding, education, and mentorship to help develop startup ideas.
Celebrating with us at the Storrs Launch will be Anthony (Tony) G. Viscogliosi, Co-Founder of Viscogliosi Brothers, the first venture capital/private equity and merchant banking firm dedicated to the musculoskeletal/orthopedics sector of the healthcare industry. In addition, Mr. Viscogliosi has founded over 20 companies and funds, generating nearly $1.8 billion in investment capital returned to investors, and $2 billion for businesses in the orthopedic industry.
Our Stamford event will feature a talk from Tim Hidu, CEO of Sea Green Organics, a company that produces a patented organic liquid fertilizer developed with UConn Plant Science.Tim, a UConn grad and current UConn MBA student, founded the company at the Stamford Learning Accelerator.
This program is designed to inspire faculty, post docs, and/or students to pursue entrepreneurial ventures. Learn more at one of our launch events:
May 21 at Stamford, 4:00-5:30PM, Stamford Learning Accelerator Rotunda
Refreshments provided.
Go to http://www.accelerateuconn.eventbrite.com to register.
For more information, contact: Accelerate UConn at accelerateuconn@uconn.edu