UConn Bets On Tech Transfer

Nearly fifteen years after state taxpayers began investing billions of dollars to reinvigorate the University of Connecticut, school and state officials say they have the infrastructure and intellectual capacity in place to become a major player in the technology transfer scene.

And the school and state are moving aggressively to convince outside investors to get on board.

The end goal is for the school to commercialize more of its research — that is take ideas out of the lab and turn them into marketable products, services or therapeutic treatments.

By Greg Bordonaro

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