Phoenix Tailings first started working together on a ventrue in September of 2018, but was officially founded in January of 2019 by four members: Mike Martin, Nick Myers, Thomas Villalon and Michelle Chao. Their company provides both a service as well as products. The service is industrial waste (Bauxite Residue AKA Red Mud) removal and […]
Summer Fellowship Feature: Land Maverick
Land Maverick started in May of 2017, used as a senior design project for Emily Yale’s undergraduate work, and then took a pause in 2018. Land Maverick has four engineers and one business student behind it right now. Everyone brings a different skill set and background to the table, wrapped up in a […]
Summer Fellowship Feature Series : Nami Therapeutics
To start off our Summer Fellowship 2019 Feature Series, Nami Therapeutics Corporation is our first highlight participating in our extensive eight week summer program. Nami Therapeutics Corp (’Nami’) is a startup company based in Storrs, CT and currently in the Technology Incubation Program at the University of Connecticut. Nami was founded in February […]
Why I spent my summer with Verge
Why the Verge Consulting Program? Similar to many MBA students, I had a special interest in joining a consulting firm in the summer. I thought the chance and responsibility to work with external clients would serve as an excellent learning opportunity for my future career aspirations. I enjoy seeing how business work and wanted to […]
InsurTech Week
What an exciting week for InsurTech! Starting Tuesday, November 27thand continuing into Wednesday, November 28th, the Hartford InsurTech Hub hosted their Selection Days. Across these two days, 22 InsurTech startups were invited to showcase their companies to mentors, partners and students. At the end of Selection Days, the goal was to select 10 companies to […]
InsureTech Connect 2018
Welcome to Las Vegas! This year’s InsureTech Connect Conference was one for the books. Thousands of professionals traveled from across the country and world to learn and connect with others surrounding the fascinating industry of InsurTech. There were a variety of panels, discussions, speakers, and presentations all with a similar purpose in mind-to open up […]
Wolff New Venture Competition Finalists Announced
The goal of the Summer Fellowship program is to help aspiring entrepreneurs move out of the conceptual stage of venture development, and into the marketplace. The program focuses on accepting high-impact ventures with the potential to solve critical human and environmental issues. The Summer Fellowship Finale was held on Thursday, August 2nd. The 10 […]
Summer Fellowship Highlight Series: WickAway
UConn School of Engineering graduate Trevor Svec and undergraduate student Philip Gitman are designing self-extinguishing candle accessories, a venture they call WickAway. Not only does their product promote safety, but it can be used with any candle and also is aesthetically pleasing, with stylish designs that will complement any home interior. Entrepreneurial lead Svec states […]
Summer Fellowship Highlight Series: QRFertile
The UConn School of Engineering’s Assistant Professor Savas Tasoglu, Ph.D. candidate Reza Amin, and Ph.D. student Stephanie Knowlton, are developing an in-home device with a smartphone-based automated analyzer to measure male fertility. Amin states that QRfertile intends that “users can eventually pick up our product from their local pharmacy, and use it in the comfort […]
Summer Fellowship Highlight Series: MycoZap
Faculty Cindy Tian and undergraduate student Elizabeth Johnson from the UConn College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources are creating a plant-derived antimicrobial treatment for illness in cattle caused by microplasma bovis. Their product, called MycoZap, primarily intends to prevent diseases like pneumonia and mastitis. The MycoZap team participated in Accelerate UConn, and decided to […]