
Innovation Partnership Building
Discover infinite possibilities. All under one roof.
Innovation Partnership Building
Welcome to The Innovation Partnership Building at the UConn Tech Park, UConn’s premier center for cutting edge research and industry collaboration and innovation. The IPB provides an ecosystem that inspires great ideas, pushing the envelope for next generation solutions. Cross-disciplinary research teams develop novel approaches to critical real world problems in fields ranging from manufacturing to biomedical devices to cybersecurity.
The IPB strengthens Connecticut’s economic future by connecting leading industries with outstanding research facilities and fosters new, innovative partnerships with entrepreneurs and with companies of all sizes.
The IPB. A hot spot of technological assets and intellectual energy where exceptional innovation, collaboration and partnerships deliver the future.
The Innovation Partnership Building at UConn Tech Park is a high tech, state-of-the-art applied research facility that promotes expansion of industry partnerships and R&D and economic growth in the State of Connecticut. In our collaborations with small and large businesses alike, we leverage faculty expertise and unique high-tech instrumentation valued at over $45M. We invite you to partner with us.
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Strategic Partners
Our strategic partners have invested more than $100 million for research at the IPB.











Research & Technology Expertise

energy

Cybersecurity

Materials

Manufacturing

data sciences

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
A Bold Step for the State of Connecticut
$40M
Invested in state-of-the-art research equipment
113,700
square feet with three floors
8,000
companies performing work relevant to IPB are within two hours' drive to UConn
10
tons of static force can be exerted by state of the art materials testing equipment housed in IPB
514
acres comprise North Campus where IPB is located
80
feet maximum depth of IPB foundation
>$100M
funding from 10 major industries
>100
million times magnification capability for world class microscope housed in IPB
High-Tech Equipment

Center: PW AMC
Gleeble 3500
Gleeble 3500 with high-temperature mobile conversion unit and HydraWedge mobile conversion unit

Center: Camma
Titan Thesis ACEM
Single atom resolution imaging and elemental analysis

Center: PW-AMC
3D Systems ProX300
Laser-based metal additive manufacturing machine
News

Switching it Up: UConn Professor Patents More Efficient Carbon Capture Reactor
UConn researcher George Bollas has patented a method of carbon capture that offers a number of improvements over existing methods.
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Executive Director Alpay Provides a Fascinating Glimpse of the Inner Workings of UConn Tech Park
Executive Director Pamir Alpay provides a fascinating glimpse of the inner workings of UConn Tech Park – Innovation Partnership Building and its new $8M contract with Air Force Research Laboratories on today’s Wayne Norman Radio Show at WILI 1400 AM and 95.3 FM.
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UConn Receives $8 Million to Continue Air Force Research Lab Project in Advanced Manufacturing
UConn has received an $8 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to continue productive research aimed at improving aerospace manufacturing processes.
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Vulnerable Trees, High Winds, Other Factors Combined for Unusually Severe Storm Damage from Isaias
Hurricane Isaias had weakened to a tropical storm by the time it reached Connecticut, but was unique in several ways that converged to contribute to the power outages that lasted for several days.
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UConn, Army Research Lab Collaborate on New Portable, Renewable Energy Technology
UConn’s Associate Dean for Research and Industrial Partnerships, S. Pamir Alpay, and Yomery Espinal ’18 PhD (ENG) have published a paper on a novel portable pyroelectric technology in Cell Reports Physical Science with support from the Army Research Laboratory.
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UConn Researchers Producing Husky Hand Sanitizer For Local Groups
UConn hand sanitizer is being produced by the Fraunhofer USA Center for Energy Innovation located in the Innovation Partnership Building at UConn Tech Park.
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Alpay Named UConn Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
S. Pamir Alpay, Associate Dean for Research and Industrial Partnerships, has been named a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, after a vote by the trustees last week.
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UConn Puts Innovation to Work In Fight Against COVID-19
Joe Luciani, director of UConn’s Proof of Concept Center, is laser-machining face shields to meet demand at UConn Health for personal protective equipment (PPE) in the struggle against COVID-19.
[Read More]Outreach
Since its opening in fall 2018, the IPB has developed into an active, vibrant community. In any given week we welcome numerous guests interested it its advanced capabilities and sophisticated resources, from regional to international organizations, including large and small businesses, entrepreneurs and academicians. The IPB has also had opportunities to demonstrate our capabilities and highlight our achievements to Connecticut legislators, Connecticut congressional delegation, and government funding agencies. There is a sense of excitement from guests as they meet with faculty, tour our high tech facility, and begin to recognize the remarkable opportunities the IPB provides.
