Two new companies, Revegen Corp and Escientia Life Sciences,  will join UConn's Technology Incubation Program, which offers space and  services to start ups.

Revegen is pioneering a novel proprietary technology to improve the efficiency of the pharmaceutical discovery process and will locate at the Health Center in Farmington . Escientia will provide research and development services to biotechnological and biopharmaceutical companies and will serve as a resource to faculty inventors as well. Escientia will locate at TIP space in Storrs .

TIP continues to move forward with the development and planning for a new incubator at 400 Farmington Avenue, to open in 2009, and plans to offer state-of-the-art space for bioscience firms. TIP will also be expanding capacity at the Avery Point Campus and was recently notified that UConn will receive state and federal funds totalling $1 million for this project.

UConn has additional wet lab openings in Farmington. "This is a great opportunity for early-stage firms that want to leverage their resources through a relationship with the University," says Rita Zangari, Executive Program Director of UConn's Technology Incubation Program.

Located in Building 4 on the UConn Health Center campus, the labs range in size from  163 to 313 square feet with a 70 square feet adjoining office for some of them. Equipment includes  fume hood, sink, and shared cold rooms, and utilities such as  hot, cold and DI water, gas, vacuum and compressed air, and multiple power outlets including 110 and 220V.  Phone and IT jacks are provided. 

All TIP labs feature benches, shelves, cabinets, and windows in the lab space, and access to amenities such as:  

• Environmental health and safety services including waste removal
• Online and physical access to the UCONN libraries 
• Access to other equipment in faculty labs can be arranged
• Use of  service centers at the Health Center for reasonable fees  (http://www.uchc.edu/hc/research.html)
• Use of conference rooms, fax, and copier
• Teleconferencing capacity
• Animal facilities based on space available and faculty collaboration  

For more information, contact Rita Zangari 860-486-3010 (rita.zangari@uconn.edu) or Alexandra Litor-Li 860-486-3001 (alexandra.li@uconn.edu); or visit the TIP website at www.tip.uconn.edu.