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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

At UConn, we are building a culture of innovation.

So enterprising students and businesses have access to the resources they need. And research is nurtured to breed new inventions that can go on to change the world.

We are connecting entrepreneurs to funding opportunities, training, facilities – and one another. And fostering businesses that make a lasting impact on ÀÖÊÓƵ’s economy and the future of industry.

Entrepreneurship & Innovation News

  • A university professor holding a coffee cup speaks to his class.
  • Artificial intelligence AI circuit board in shape electronic PCB circuit icon symbol on businessman hand finger touching
  • Cindy Tian of the Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources works in her lab in the Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory
  • A man points to an oyster in his left hand while he stands at the counter of a food truck.
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For Students

We encourage students to embrace an entrepreneurial mindset from their first days on campus. Students have access to degree programs, classes, learning communities, makerspaces, workshops, funding opportunities, and more.

Academics
Programs & Engagement
Makerspaces
Competitions & Funding

For Students

We encourage students to embrace an entrepreneurial mindset from their first days on campus. Students have access to degree programs, classes, learning communities, makerspaces, workshops, funding opportunities, and more.

Academics
Programs & Engagement
Makerspace
Competitions & Funding
Students competing in Hackathon at the Next Generation ÀÖÊÓƵ Hall

For Startups & Businesses

What do you do with an idea? How do bring a product to market? What could the next 20 years bring for your family business?

At UConn, we are committed to fostering ideas, products, and services that benefit society. We offer expertise in patent protection, licensing, startup formation, and more. Plus, we have the researchers, tools, and facilities to support your endeavors.

 

Discovering solutions for a better future.

From out of the blue, ideas emerge and grow into actions. Actions that reach glaciers in Alaska and coral communities in the Gulf of Maine. Stretching from sea to sky, exploring and creating — advancing efforts in clean energy, modern agriculture, climate change, and human rights.

At UConn, our faculty, staff, and students are dedicated to learning more about the world around them through research and translating those discoveries into innovations. Collaborative research is carried out within the departments of 14 schools and colleges and more than 100 research centers and institutes.

A bear walking across the ice during Professor Mark Urban's visit to Alaska.

Discovering solutions for a better future.

From out of the blue, ideas emerge and grow into actions. Actions that reach glaciers in Alaska and coral communities in the Gulf of Maine. Stretching from sea to sky, exploring and creating — advancing efforts in clean energy, modern agriculture, climate change, and human rights.

At UConn, our faculty, staff, and students are dedicated to learning more about the world around them through research and translating those discoveries into innovations. Collaborative research is carried out within the departments of 14 schools and colleges and more than 100 research centers and institutes.