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  • 8/2 UConn - TIP Fellows Research Day Wednesday

    UConn-TIP Fellows Research Day

    This summer, 17 UConn-Technology Incubation Program (TIP) Fellows have worked with our incubator companies on business, marketing, and research projects.  You are invited to join us for presentations by the fellows about their work this summer, our keynote address by Mary Jane Rafii: "Choosing your Exit Strategy Right from the Start," and to learn more about our TIP companies.

    Click on the link below to register to attend.

    When
    Wednesday, August 2, 2017 from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM EDT
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    Where
    UConn TIP, 400 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 060
    400 Farmington Avenue
    Cell & Genome Sciences Building
    Farmington, CT 06032

    Agenda
     
    8:30 - 9:00 AM - Breakfast, Arrivals, Networking
    9:00 - 9:15 AM - Welcome
    9:15 - 10:00 AM - Session 1 Short Talks

    Jayant Kanchinadham, M.B.A. candidate, School of Business 
    Title: "Market and Strategy Analysis" 
    TIP Mentor Company: Shoreline Biome 
    Sponsor: Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
     
    Kseniia Poiarkina, M.B.A. candidate, School of Business  
    Title: "CaroGen Corporation: Immunotherapies for Infectious Diseases and Cancer TIP Mentor Company: CaroGen 
    Sponsor: Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) 
     
    Enuma Ezeife, M.B.A. candidate, School of Business    
    Title: "Avitus Orthopaedics: Going To Market" 
    TIP Mentor Company:  Avitus Orthopedics 
    Sponsor: Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) 
     
    10:00 - 11 AM - Poster Session & Coffee Break, TIP Tours

    11:00 - 11:45 AM - Session II, Short Talks

    Ethan Cope, M.S., Professional Science Masters' program, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; matriculating D.M.D candidate, School of Dental Medicine 
    Title: "Effects of Sterilization Methods on Reverse Osmosis Flux and Salt Rejection" 
    TIP Mentor Company:  Oral Fluid Dynamics 
    Sponsor: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences   
     
    Vijay Kodumudi, M.D. candidate, School of Medicine  
    Title: "Sequence Replacement In Multi-Antigen Plasmid for Vaccine Optimization Against Hepatitis B" 
    TIP Mentor Company:  CaroGen 
    Sponsor: UConn School of Medicine 
     
    Alex Gojmerac, M.S., Professional Science Masters' program, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences  
    Title: "The Optimization of an Expression Cassette for Protein Secretion in Staphylococcus epidermidis" 
    TIP Mentor Company: Azitra 
    Sponsor: Professional Science Masters' program, Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI), School of Business 


    11:45 - 12:30 PM Keynote Address, "Choosing your Exit Strategy Right from the Start" by Mary Jane Rafii, 
    Ph.D., M.B.A.  CEO, Glauconix Biosciences, CavTheRx, Sema Therapeutics; Senior Advisor, Life Sciences, Wombat Capital
     
    12:30 - 1:15 - Lunch Break

    1:15 - 2 - Poster Session and Coffee Break

    2 - 2:45 Session III Short Talks
    (Jayant Kanchinadham, moderator) 
     
    Ciera Hunter, BS candidate, Physiology/Neurobiology, College Liberal Art Sciences Molecular & Chemical 
    Title: Fingerprinting:Investigating live cells via label-free imaging 
    TIP Mentor Company: Connecticut Childrens Medical Center Innovation Center 
    Sponsor: UConn Women in Science & Engineering; First Year Learning Programs  
     
    Brendan Clark, PharmD candidate, School of Pharmacy  
    Title: Quality by Design Approach for Skin Care Formulation Development 
    TIP Company Host:  Reinesse  
    Sponsor: School of Pharmacy 
     
    Joe Fetta, B.S. candidate, School of Nursing 
    Title: Persimmon Leaf Extraction for Anti-Wrinkle Cream Production 
    TIP Mentor Company: Reinesse 
    Sponsor: School of Nursing 
     
    2:45 - 3:00 PM - Wrap Up

    3:00 PM - Program Ends
     
    We look forward to seeing you at this event.
     
    Sincerely,
     
    Paige Rasid
    University of Connecticut Technology Incubation Program
    paige.rasid@uconn.edu
    860-486-8718
     
    This event is sponsored by the UConn Office of the Vice President for Research and is free for participants.
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    Pre-registration is required.  Register Now!
    For more information, contact: Paige Rasid at 860-486-8718