Meet Soleia Biosciences: a startup creating a long-acting local anesthetic formulation for medical, dental and veterinary application. CCEI’s Kate Savinelli spoke this week with co-founders Dr. Lakshmi Nair, M.Phil., Ph.D., FNAI and Dr. Yusuf Khan Ph.D. to discuss the story of Soleia Biosciences. — In the ever-evolving landscape of pain management, Soleia Biosciences is making […]
Month: July 2024
2024 Summer Fellowship Spotlight | Transcend
Current continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) experience slipping, forcing manufacturers to choose between compromising performance or facing endless consumer complaints. Transcend, another one of our CCEI Summer Fellowship Accelerator startups, is revolutionizing vehicle transmission technology by addressing this issue with patent pending transmission technology: a CVT that can handle high torques without slipping. CCEI’s Kate Savinelli […]
2024 Summer Fellowship Spotlight | Alevia Pharma
Meet Alevia Pharma: a startup developing OraSpray for the local management of pain due to mouth ulcers caused by cancer therapy (called oral mucositis). This severe pain impacts nutrition, speech, compliance with cancer therapy, and quality of life, and is currently treated with systemic opioids. CCEI’s Kate Savinelli was able to sit down with CEO […]
CCEI Impact Report (FY 2023-2024)
We are thrilled to unveil the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s much-anticipated Impact Report for the fiscal year 2023-2024. This detailed report showcases the outstanding accomplishments and progress made by our entrepreneurial community at CCEI this past year. In sharing this report, we express our deepest appreciation to all who have contributed to the […]
2024 Summer Fellowship Spotlight | Atlantic Sea Solutions
This week, we’re spotlighting another one of our ten CCEI Summer Fellowship Accelerator startups: Atlantic Sea Solutions. This startup is creating sustainable, edible coating from seaweed to increase the shelf-life and food safety of perishable foods. CCEI’s Kate Savinelli was able to sit down with team member Anuj Purohit to discuss their background, mission, and […]
The 2024 Entrepreneurship Bootcamp For Veterans Cohort
The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) is proud to present the 14 veterans and military spouses selected to participate in our annual Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans program (EBV). Offered in three phases, EBV provides veterans with the skills necessary to successfully launch and grow a new business. Through online coursework, an intense on-campus […]
2024 Summer Fellowship Spotlight | Vamos
Meet Vamos: a group travel platform leveraging data to make recommendations on the best time and place for teams to meet based on preferences such as: total cost (flight/hotel/transportation/etc.), travel time, airlines, and experience. — Niko Zurita, a co-founder of Vamos, is on a mission to revolutionize corporate travel planning for remote-first companies. With a […]
2024 Summer Fellowship Spotlight | Opti-moo
We’ve reached the halfway point of the program — and with that, we’d like to spotlight another one of our ten startups. Opti-moo is an agri-tech startup leveraging cutting-edge technology to optimize irrigation practices. CCEI’s Kate Savinelli was able to sit down with Alaa Selim and Intisar Rouabhia, co-founders of Opti-moo. — Tell me initially […]