Research, Funding, and Awards

  • 12/1 Office Hours - UConn Storrs with Merrie London

    Upcoming Office Hours at UConn Storrs Campus with Merrie London – Tuesday, 12/1

    OVPR & CT Innovations SBIR/STTR Counseling

    Technology Commercialization Services in the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) invites you to meet with Merrie London, SBIR Manager at Connecticut Innovations, for counseling regarding SBIR/STTR funding. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants offer an opportunity to further your research for an applied outcome or work as a partner with industry.   The SBIR/STTR Program awards over $2 billion each year to small U.S. companies developing game-changing innovation.

    Merrie London is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Manager at Connecticut Innovations.  Merrie provides strategic insight to faculty, postdocs and grad students seeking SBIR grants, as well as information on matching those funds through Connecticut Innovations.  Faculty with federal grants may learn new leveraging strategies through conversations with Merrie.

    Merrie can provide you or your industry partner with:

    •  Individual one-on-one support and strategies on how to get started;
    • Technology assessment reports on your innovation;
    • Information on Matching grant funding – SBIR Acceleration and Commercialization Program; and
    • Information on events/workshops/networking in your specific area of interest.

    DATE – Tuesday, December 1st

    Location – Student Union, Room 316

    To reserve a time to meet with Merrie, please contact Merrie at merrie.london@ctinnovations.com or 860-257-2894

    Please see this link for more information: http://www.ctinnovations.com/sbiprogram/grantsupport

    For more information, contact: Merrie London at merrie.london@ctinnovations.com