- Inventors › We provide the base you need to refine and test your ideas and commercialize your discoveries.
- Entrepreneurs › We are your go-to resource for everything you need to successfully introduce your idea to the marketplace.
- Investors › Opportunities are found here, where ideas take off in the form of start-up companies. Seize them.
- Faculty › You’re the experts, and UConn is your partner to set your skills in motion and launch your discoveries.
- Existing Businesses › We help you increase your competitiveness, improve or create products, and grow in smart ways.
Innovation BEGINS HERE.
The Office of Economic Development (OED) was created to expand opportunities for inventors, entrepreneurs, existing businesses, faculty and students in our UConn network, among our industry partners and alumni, and in our region. READ MORE ›
Mary Holz-Clause, Ph.D.
Vice President, Office of Economic Development
Making an IMPACT
Biorasis Technology Positioned to Greatly Impact Drug, Medical R&D
The quest to answer basic "What if?" questions often stirs invention that changes lives. Bright people educated in specific disciplines then conduct the needed research and application development to satisfy the questions. LEARN MORE »

