The state and the University of Bridgeport have created an incubator to promote development of high-technology startups in Fairfield County.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell and the university say they hope the campus-based CTech IncUBator will spark economic development and new jobs to the Greater Bridgeport and county region.
Connecticut Innovations Inc., the state’s quasi-public agency overseeing investment in technology-related startups, is the state’s liaision to the project.
The incubator, whose offices are due to open in early summer at 250 Myrtle Ave. in Bridgeport, will provide access to mentors, university research facilities and faculty, student interns and pro bono or discounted business advice from partner sponsors, officials said.
For more information, contact Dr. Gad Selig, associate dean of business development and outreach in the Graduate Studies and Research Division of the University of Bridgeport, (203) 576-4870 or gadselig@bridgeport.edu; or Charles Moret, Managing Director, Business Development at Connecticut Innovations, (860) 257-2333 or charlie.moret@ctinnovations.com.
