Registration is open for The Girls of Innovation Science Challenge for girls, grades 7 & 8, to explore science and it's challenges in a fun, interactive way.
There is no fee for the students to attend, but they must pre-register here and get confirmation from CTC.
About the program: An offshoot of CTC's Women of Innovation program, Girls of Innovation inspires today's middle school students to consider studies in science and technology-related research, health services and business areas.
Our sponsor, Covidien Surgical Devices and volunteers actively encourage Connecticut's talented young women to prepare for key roles that will enhance organizational innovation and achievement. We thank them for their support of this effort.
When:Saturday, June 9 - 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Where: Connecticut Science Centre , 200 Columbus Blvd., Hartford CT
On Thursday, September 27, 2012 the 5th annual event of this popular awards program will be held. This program recognizes technology companies on the basis of revenue growth. Eligible companies must have revenues of $3 Million and have been in business at least four years.
Forty companies are recognized each year in six technology verticals. The six technology verticals are:Software, IT Services, New Media/Internet/Telecom, Life Sciences, Advanced Manufacturing, Energy/ Environmental Technology (including green technologies).
Congratulations to MyStuDebt for getting first place at Startup Weekend Stamford. The Teams in the second and third place were Be Beautiful and Agricomm Weather.
There were many terrific startup ideas presented, and many potential businesses in the pipeline. We look forward to seeing the success of groups move beyond this weekend.
1st Place:MyStuDebt (Michelle Laviree and Amee Patel, @mystudebt):Helping students manage and repay their loans.
2nd Place: Be Beautiful (Katherine Yarborough): BeBeautiful is an online clothing exchange where women can buy and sell clothes and be a part of an online wellness community.
3rd Place: Agricomm Weather (Linda Woods, #Agricomm): AgriComm Weather is a fully-customizable weather dashboard, created specifically for the agricultural commodity market.
Honourable Mention:
- Risknicity (Greg Berg, #Risknicity):Making buying car insurance as easy & as social as sharing photos on Facebook.
-Love Squadron (Kip Steele, #LoveSquadron) Service that allows you to ask your friends to help you plan the perfect date.
MIDDLETOWN — Mayor Dan Drew is returning this weekend from a week-long trip to China meant to recruit possible investors for the Aetna property specifically and Middletown in general.
The week-long trip took the delegates through Beijing, Shanghai and the industrial and technology manufacturing cities in the state of Shandong.
The CTC is launching a new program for its members and invitees to visit the facilities of some of the state’s most interesting technology companies.
Tech Tours, facility/office visits - will showcase interesting tech companies and their technology. Tech Tours will also provide attendees the opportunity to learn from leading companies from across the state how they utilize technology to advance their business as well as to share best practices. Tech Tours provide will also provide another opportunity for professional networking.
Attend this Tech Tour Open House and meet innovators, entrepreneurs, operations managers, your peers and the principals of host companies.
EVENT DETAILS:
April 11, 2012, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM UPS Facility, 90 Locust St., Hartford, CT No fee to attend, limited space, pre-registration required at: www.etouches.com/TechTourApril2012
We have partnered with UPS for our first member Tech Tour because of their usage of technology to effectively deliver 15.6 million packages and documents daily. With 4,342 technology employees, 32.1 million daily online tracking requests, and 108,999 DIADS (Delivery Information Acquisition Devices) utilized in their business, we saw it was a great fit to showcase how they used hardware and software to make it all look seamless to the consumer.
Please join us at this first event (first 35 registrations) to tour the facility and see demonstrations of their software and equipment. Along with the tour, members will also enjoy a buffet dinner and beverages and the opportunity to win an new a tablet pc in a raffle.
The event is free to invitees but is limited to the first 35 who register.
Do you have a great idea for a startup? Want a chance to work on a new application idea with a high-energy team?
Startup Weekend Stamford is an intense 54-hour weekend-long event (March 30-April 1, 2012) which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business. The weekend brings together people with different skill sets -- primarily software developers, graphics designers, and business professionals -- to build applications and develop a commercial case around them. To learn more about Startup Weekend, visit http://stamford.startupweekend.org/.
Editor's Note: This is the foruth startup weekend in CT - Hartford, New Haven & Storrs have held them already. I have heard it described as a life changing event! It is a huge time commitment - a full weekend, but the development process is exciting and fulfilling! We are looking to see what great ideas come out of this one!
Connecticut Technology Council Announces Winners of the Eighth Annual Women of Innovation Awards Program
Women leaders in technology, science and engineering honored at March 1st gala
Fifty three women from across Connecticut were honored for their innovation and leadership during the eighth annual Women of Innovation awards dinner held March 1st at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. Category Award winners are listed below.
These women have broken through the glass ceiling. And not only have they broken through it -- they are keeping it open for other women to come through. -Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman
The Connecticut Technology Council held the awards program to recognize women in the workforce who are innovators, role models and leaders in the fields of technology, science and engineering. Outstanding young women in high school and college were also recognized. More than 500 guests attended this year’s event, which was sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation, Covidien, the law firm of Day Pitney LLP, and United Technologies Corporation.
“Many of Connecticut’s most extraordinary and talented women working in technology are here tonight,” said Matthew Nemerson, President and CEO of the Connecticut Technology Council. “This awards event puts a spotlight on exceptional innovators and leaders, while also introducing them to a professional network of peers who are equally accomplished.”
The keynote speaker for the awards ceremony was Dr. Alicia Abella, executive director of the Innovative Services Research Department at AT&T Labs and chair of its Fellowship program. Dr. Abella manages a group of researchers specializing in data mining, user interfaces, IPTV, mobile services, SIP/VoIP technology, and environmental sustainability. She is also executive vice president for the Young Science Achievers program and a strong advocate of fostering the development of minorities and women in science and engineering. In 2011, President Obama named Dr. Abella to his Presidential Advisory Commission for Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
The 2012 Women of Innovation category award winners:
Academic Innovation and Leadership
Susan Brown, Teacher - Applied Technology, New Haven Public Schools-Mauro Sheridan Magnet School. As a science, technology and robotics teacher for middle school students in New Haven, Ms. Brown is passionate about teaching children how to think, create, and find their authentic selves.
Joan Feigenbaum,The Grace Murray Hopper Professor of Computer Science, Yale University. Ms. Feigenbaum conducts research that includes Internet algorithmics, security and privacy, massive data-set algorithmics and the interplay of economics and computation.
Collegian Innovation and Leadership
Nicole Wagner, Graduate Student- Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut. As CEO of LambdaVision, a company that is a direct outgrowth of her graduate studies, Ms. Wagner is working on getting her company’s protein-based retinal implant through preclinical trials.
Community Innovation and Leadership
Kimberley McLean, Principal Engineer, Electric Boat. Ms. McLean has been working with the Girl Scouts for almost 20 years to develop and present STEM programs for girls of all ages. She has provided opportunities for girls at camp to learn about astronomy and the use of telescopes.
Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership
Jyl Camhi,Founder and President, Great Play. Ms. Camhi has developed a unique interactive children's gym called Great Play that helps develop motor skills, sport skills, fitness and coordination. Great Play has been named one of the most innovative brands in youth fitness worldwide.
Small Business Innovation and Leadership
Betsy Didan, Vice President, COCC. Ms. Didan develops, promotes and supports technologies to reduce paper and increase payment speed and security for community banks and credit unions for COCC customers in the Northeast.
Large Business Innovation and Leadership
Elizabeth Garypie,Black Hawk Chief Engineer, Sikorsky Aircraft. As chief engineer for Sikorsky’s Army & Air Force programs, Ms. Garypie provides overall technical leadership for domestic BLACK HAWK development and production programs, including the UH-60M, HH-60M MEDEVAC, UH-60M Upgrade, and future product requirements.
Research Innovation and Leadership
Amy Anderson, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut. Ms. Anderson leads a UCONN research group to discover and develop novel drugs for treating infectious diseases and cancer as well as understand and overcome mechanisms of drug resistance.
Youth Innovation and Leadership
Mary Kuchenbrod, High School Student, GHAMAS (Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science). Ms. Kuchenbrod conducted her own high school research to test the early development of zebra fish embryos in environments that mimic that of a developing human fetus whose mother is consuming alcohol or caffeine, as well as environments that test the effects of progesterone pollution in water systems.
Public Sector Innovation and Leadership
Deb Santy, Director, Connecticut SBIR Office. Under Ms. Santy’s leadership, the Connecticut SBIR Office has helped high-tech small businesses and entrepreneurs compete for and win federal SBIR/STTR awards. Her office also facilitates commercialization by collaborating with industry, government and academia.
About the Connecticut Technology Council
The Connecticut Technology Council (www.ct.org) is Connecticut’s industry association for the technology sector. CTC’s mission is to “connect people, ideas and opportunities to the global technology and innovation community.” CTC provides members with business assistance and specialized programs, in addition to promoting and supporting public policies that globally position Connecticut’s “culture of innovation” that helps attract great ideas and entrepreneurs to develop new jobs and wealth for the state.
Attention Media: Photos and full bios for each winner are available upon request.
CONTACT: Michael Scricca Connecticut Technology Council 860-289-0878, x334; mscricca@ct.org
Connecticut Innovations (CI), the state’s quasi-public authority responsible for technology-based economic development, today announced that it has launched the Connecticut SBIR Acceleration and Commercialization Program. The program is supported with $1.8 million in funding from the State of Connecticut and $2.2 million from CI, for a combined fund total of $4 million.
The program will provide funding to Connecticut-based entrepreneurs and small businesses participating in the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to help them address their needs as they grow emerging technology companies. Program funding may also be used to foster critically important partnerships between small businesses and universities, as well as other collaborators, through joint technology development efforts.
Catherine Smith, board chair of Connecticut Innovations and commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, said, “The recent passage of bipartisan legislation to promote economic growth and job creation in Connecticut provides an unprecedented opportunity to accelerate job growth among small businesses. Only a handful of states offer their SBIR companies funding support. We are delighted to be one of them.”
There are two funding initiatives under the Connecticut SBIR Acceleration and Commercialization Program. They provide critical support for SBIR Phase I and Phase II winners as well as companies that have won significant non-SBIR federal funding.
The first, the SBIR Phase I Matching Grant initiative, is designed to help recent Connecticut SBIR Phase I winners advance their federal Phase I feasibility studies to million-dollar Phase II research awards. It encourages collaborations, especially with Connecticut universities.
These grants were created to help bridge the funding gap between Phase I and subsequent awards. CI may increase its matching grant if a company subcontracts with a Connecticut research university.
The second, the Commercialization Loans initiative, aims to remove roadblocks to revenue generation. This funding is not limited to SBIR winners. All Connecticut-based small firms that have received SBIR Phase II awards or other significant federal R&D funding (generally $500,000 or more) during calendar years 2011 or 2012 are eligible to apply. The loans, however, will require a 50 percent match, which may come from a variety of sources.
Deb Santy, director of the Connecticut SBIR Office, states, “Connecticut SBIR Acceleration and Commercialization Program funding will be available in the form of grants and loans and will encourage university-industry linkages. These new program funding initiatives support the state’s SBIR winners, other large federal grant winners, and companies new to SBIR. Because federal SBIR Phase I and II grants do not cover all necessary costs for technology companies, the state support will help bridge the gap. Our website is up and companies can apply today.”
Some of the program funding will be used to launch a new state technology platform, the CTiHUB, which has been in development for about a year to support the state’s technology stakeholders. “Using CTiHUB, tech companies, manufacturers, agencies, universities, incubators, service providers and others will be able to collaborate and do business in a virtual, online setting,” Santy stated. “The timing is perfect to develop the infrastructure for an innovation ecosystem that will generate a strong economic impact on Connecticut.”
About Connecticut Innovations Inc. Connecticut Innovations (CI) is a quasi-public organization dedicated to driving a vibrant, entrepreneurial, technology-based economy in Connecticut. CI stimulates high-tech growth by investing in early-stage Connecticut technology companies, university/industry research collaborations and technology transfer and collaborating with government, business, nonprofit and academic organizations to advance technology growth and promote public policies consistent with CI's mission. For more information on CI, please visit www.ctinnovations.com.
Innovators, industry friends, entrepreneurs and business development experts: plan to spend a few fun hours at the UConn Storrs campus on Thursday, February 16, when the School of Engineering and Springboard will host another in the popular Innovation Connection networking functions.
Hosted by the Mechanical Engineering and the Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering Departments, the networking function will feature tours of faculty labs showcasing important research in diverse applications, from microbial fuel cells and novel drug delivery systems to disease characterization, nanosensing and other applications.
Congratulations to PlatForum, Sobrio, and MailStack who tied for 1st Place at the inaugural Startup Weekend Storrs event! Honorable mention when to KidETA for most promising service to the community, and Life Raver for best name.
There were many terrific startup ideas presented, and many potential businesses in the pipeline. We look forward to seeing the success of groups move beyond this weekend.
Top Winners:
platforum – A mobile app to consolidate the forum experience
Sobrio – A mobile match service linking drinkers and sober drivers Mailstack – A new way to organize your email inbox
Honorable Mention:
KidETA – A school bus location service using mobile crowdsourcing (for most promising service to the community) Life Raver – A website to help visitors to a city find the fun things that locals do (for best name)
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These women have broken through the glass ceiling. And not only have they broken through it -- they are keeping it open for other women to come through.
