Connecticut Technology Council

CTC Announces the 2013 Marcum Tech Top 40 Award Winners

Connecticut Technology Council and Marcum LLP Announce Marcum 2013 Tech Top 40 Winners, Focusing on Innovation and Economic Growth

Sixth Annual Event Will Honor the State’s 40 Fastest Growing Tech Companies September 26

HARTFORD, CT (August 12, 2013) - The Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) and Marcum LLP have announced the 2013 Marcum Tech Top 40 list of the 40 fastest growing technology companies in Connecticut. They are selected on the basis of revenue growth over the last four years. Companies considered for this recognition have at least $3Million in revenue, with several of the public companies this year approaching or exceeding $1Billion in revenue.

CTC and Marcum LLP will honor the winning companies September 26, 2013 at the Oakdale Theater in Wallingford. The 2013 winners are primarily privately held companies, but 14 public companies also made the list, including: Priceline.com, Rogers Corporation, Gartner Inc. and Alexion Pharmaceuticals. Geographically, Fairfield County is home to 14 winning companies this year followed by Hartford County with 10 companies and New Haven County with eight companies.

Winning Companies were grouped into six technology areas: Software, IT Services, Life Sciences, Advanced Manufacturing, New Media/Internet/Telecom, and Energy/ Environmental Technologies.

“The annual Marcum Tech Top 40 honors the State of Connecticut’s fastest growing technology companies and gives us the opportunity to see innovation first-hand, “ said Anthony P. Scillia, Partner-in-Charge, Marcum New England. “Every year, the program serves as a reminder never to underestimate the promise of a great idea, the role of passion, the importance of management talent, and the significance of having the right team. Marcum is extremely proud to partner with the Connecticut Technology Council in presenting this year’s outstanding class of top technology companies. We enthusiastically congratulate all the winners.”

Matthew Nemerson, CTC’s President & CEO added, “Connecticut is proud of its remarkable heritage of innovation and invention. The 2013 list of Tech Top 40 companies reinforces the vital role the tech sector plays in job creation. These 40 firms are also successful models in their technology verticals and deserve the attention this event brings them.”

This year’s event sponsors include: title sponsor Marcum LLP, AT&T Connecticut, Comcast Business Class, Connecticut Innovations, MY HR Supplier, the law firm of Pullman & Comley, OneBeacon Insurance Group, Robert Half Technology, TriNet HR Corporation, UK Trade & Investment, Webster Bank, Xand, and Wellstone Insurance.

The September 26 awards program will include an exhibition featuring the Marcum Tech Top 40 companies. Six category winners will be announced and one company will be named overall winner for demonstrating the greatest percentage growth in revenue across all the technology verticals. To register, visit http://www.ct.org/Tech_Top_40.asp.

About The Connecticut Technology Council
The Connecticut Technology Council is a statewide association of technology oriented companies and institutions, providing leadership in areas of policy advocacy, community building and assistance for growing companies. Speaking for over 2,000 companies that employ some 200,000 residents, the Connecticut Technology Council seeks to provide a strong and urgent voice in support of the creation of a culture of innovation. This includes working to position Connecticut as a leader in idea creation, workforce preparation, entrepreneurial aptitude, early stage risk capital availability and providing on-going support and mentoring to high potential firms. For more information, visit www.ct.org.

About Marcum LLP
Marcum LLP is one of the largest independent public accounting and advisory services firms in the nation. Ranked among the top 20, Marcum LLP offers the resources of 1,200 professionals, including over 140 partners, in more than 20 offices throughout New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Grand Cayman and China. Headquartered in New York City, the Firm's presence runs deep with full-service offices strategically located in major business markets. Marcum is a member of the Marcum Group, an organization providing a comprehensive range of professional services spanning accounting and advisory, technology solutions, wealth management, and executive and professional recruiting. The Marcum Group companies include Marcum LLP; Marcum Technology LLC; Marcum Search LLC; Marcum Financial Services LLC; Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP; MarcumBuchanan Associates LLC; and Marcum Cronus Partners LLC.

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COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS

CONTACTS:
Michael Scricca
Connecticut Technology Council
(860) 289-0878 ext. 334, [email protected]
or
Julie Gross Gelfand
Director of Public Relations & Communications
Marcum LLP
(631) 414-4302, [email protected]

2013 Marcum Tech Top 40 Companies by Industry Category

The List:

Advanced Manufacturing 
Amphenol Corp., Wallingford 
APS Technology, Inc., Wallingford 
ATMI Inc., Danbury 
Dymax Corporation, Torrington 
EDAC Technologies Corp., Farmington 
Foster Corporation, Putnam 
Harman International Industries, Stamford 
Rogers Corporation, Rogers 
RSL Fiber Systems, LLC, East Hartford 

Energy/Environment/Green Technology 
FuelCell Energy, Inc., Danbury 
Proton OnSite, Wallingford 

IT Services 
Amnet Systems LLC, Stamford 
Cervalis LLC, Shelton 
Cierant Corporation, Danbury 
Datto Inc., Norwalk 
Gartner Inc., Stamford 
Information Services Group Inc., Stamford 
VLink Inc., Hartford 

Life Sciences 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cheshire 
Bio-Med Devices, Inc., Guilford 
Metrum Research Group, LLC, Tariffville 

New Media/Internet/Telecom 
EasySeat, LLC, Plainville
HealthPlanOne, LLC, Shelton
iSend, LLC, Middlebury
JobTarget, LLC, New London
M2 Media Group, Stamford
Mediabistro Inc., Norwalk
Priceline.com, Inc., Norwalk
TicketNetwork, South Windsor 

Software 
Clarity Software Solutions, Inc., Guilford 
Core Informatics, LLC, Branford 
ePath Learning, Inc., New London 
eVariant, Inc., Farmington
Evolution1, Inc., Avon 
Higher One, Inc., New Haven 
PASSUR Aerospace, Inc., Stamford 
Shoptech Corporation, Glastonbury 
Square 9 Softworks, Inc., New Haven 
SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc, Windsor 
Tangoe, Inc., Orange 
Triple Point Technology, Westport

From Secretary to Magnetic Particle Inspection

Thefollowing is an excerpt from an article by Bill Fallon that originally appeared in the Fairfield County Business Journal.

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Edwina Lucenius was a successful executive secretary in New Jersey when family obligations brought her home to Stratford. There, she found her skills in low demand and she sought a different direction.

She found a very different direction.

A year after entering Housatonic Community College’s advanced manufacturing program, Lucenius today works for RBC-Heim Bearings in Fairfield where she is involved in the nondestructive testing of metals, specializing in magnetic particle inspection. She works with microscopes, high-tech fluids and black lights.

Lucenius had been told manufacturing was a man’s world — she’s the first female to graduate the Housatonic program, which itself is a year old — but has found the reality more nuanced. She said, yes, manufacturing is dominated by men, but she also said, “Everything depends on the people. At Heim Bearings there is an incredibly open culture and an international mix of men and women.”

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Read more about Lucenius in at westfaironline.com and click here to read more about Housatonic Community College's Advanced Maufacturing Program.

Jackson Lab, UConn Scientists Secure $3.2 Million Grant

Researchers from Jackson Laboratory and the University of Connecticut have received a $3.2 million grant that will help them learn more about what causes bone diseases like osteoporosis, officials from both institutions said Tuesday.

The project will be one of the first between the university and the Maine-based nonprofit organization, which is receiving millions in aid from the state of Connecticut for a facility on the UConn Health Center's campus in Farmington.

The five-year grant, from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, will help scientists explore what happens to the bone growth and development in a mouse if that mouse is missing specific genes.

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"You're trying to create an area here where bright people from all over the world converge to solve fundamental problems in biology and medical science," [Jackson Lab VP Mike] Hyde said. "I think this was the dream of the state when they proposed this partnership, to jumpstart the bioscience sector."

 

Read the complete article by Wes Duplantier in the Hartford Courant.

Going Global: High School Students from China and Connecticut to Launch New Business

 

 

 

Twenty high school students from Shanghai, China, and 20 high school students from Wallingford, Conn. will participate in Junior Achievement’s (JA) first-ever Global Exchange Program, sponsored by United Technologies Corporation (UTC). The program will provide students with engaging, academically challenging, and experiential learning sessions that focus on American and Chinese business, innovation, entrepreneurism, ethics and leadership.

The multi-year program will begin the morning of Monday, Aug. 5, at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., with an opening ceremony that will kick-off a week of lectures, seminars, and workshops featuring Yale faculty and business leaders, as well as guest speakers from UTC. In addition to participating in lectures and workshops, the students will visit the New York Stock Exchange in New York City and ESPN Headquarters in Bristol, Conn. Throughout the week, the students will begin to develop ideas for a joint venture that they will plan and operate throughout the 2013-2014 school year.

 

Read the entire story from CT Releases here.