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Innovation Partnership Building
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.
Research & Technology Expertise
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Energy/Sustainability
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Systems and Manufacturing
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Cybersecurity
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Defense/Materials
News
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Save the Date
University of Connecticut and Eversource co-host the second Sustainable Clean Energy Summit on Monday, September 23, 2024, at the UConn Storrs campus.
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Junbo Zhao: Pioneering Reliable Energy Through Scholarship, Collaboration, and Mentorship
Zhao has been recognized for his leadership by an academic society in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month 2024.
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Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Center Expands Defense Research
The Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Center (AMC) at UConn Tech Park has expanded its Department of Defense-related research efforts in recent months with new projects related to submarine- and aerospace manufacturing.
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New Regional Centers Focus on Electrical Grid Cybersecurity
UConn launches one of six new university-based cybersecurity centers funded by DoE targeted at protecting the electric grid.
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