GROSSMAN AUDITORIUM
400 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06032

Technology Commercialization Services cordially invites you
to attend a showcase of the newest innovative technology
and startups from UConn students and faculty supported
through the SPARK program.
The SPARK program, through the Office of the Vice
President for Research, aims to provide UConn faculty with
funding opportunities, guidance through startup formation,
and assistance with the commercialization process.

12:00 – 12:05 pm 

WELCOME 

Abhijit Banerjee, PhD 

AVP, Innovation & Entrepreneurship 

12:05 – 12:10 pm 

OPENING REMARKS 

Pamir Alpay, PhD 

VP of Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship 

12:10 – 12:15 pm 

SPARK PROGRAM UPDATES 

Vivek Ramakrishnan, PhD 

Director of Venture Development 

Matt Mroz, PhD 

Internal Funding Coordinator 

12:15 – 1:30 pm 

SPARK PRESENTATIONS &  

UCONN STARTUP PRESENTATIONS Eugene Pinkhassik 

Integration of palladium-catalyzed reactions  in continuous manufacturing 

Sun Luyi 

High Performance Nanocoatings 

Laijun Lai 

Targeting TAPBPL in antitumor immunotherapy 

Raman Bahal 

Liver- and Kidney-targeted delivery of next generation  miRNA inhibitors using carbohydrate-based conjugates Ali Tamayol 

Engineering a Handheld One-step Foaming and Printing  Device for the Treatment of Soft Tissue Injuries 2 UConn Startup Companies 

1:30 – 2:30 pm 

NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS