Three manufacturers — including two backed by a for-profit subsidiary of the UConn Foundation —will receive grants from the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, the East Hartford center announced.
The grants, ranging from $30,000 to $50,000, will allow CCAT to help the companies research prototype parts and manufacturing processes.
SolVilla, a CCAT incubator company, will work to create a photovoltaic roofing shingle using 3-D printer technology.
New Ortho Polymers, which is a UConn Ventures company, will make molds and a die to produce clear filaments for orthodontic braces.
And fellow Ventures company LambdaVision, which is developing a protein-based retinal implant, will get help machining plastic components for a prototype surgical tool.
