CTC In The News

State Seventh in Tech Economy Survey, But Challenges Loom

Hartford Courant, CT - June 26, 2008

Of course, I'm delighted that Connecticut moved from 10th to seventh; it gives us a chance to call everyone up and say how great we are," said Matthew Nemerson, president of the Connecticut Technology Council. "...

Investing Now for a Leadership Role in the Future
Business New Haven - June 23, 2008
Connecticut Technology Council's Nemerson talks green technology, mutant yeast and the never-ending need for beer and pizza ...

NH Rooting for Hanscomb AFB
Union Leader, Manchester NH - June 23, 2008
Along with the New Hampshire High Technology Council, the groups helping (to bring a new U.S. Air Force command to Hanscomb Air Force Base in Bedford MA) are the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp., the Connecticut Technology Council ...

Fastest Growing Tech Companies
in CT Sought
IT Management, CA - June 19, 2008
The Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) has created the Tech Top 40. It’s an awards program, created with the help of UHY LLP, an accounting firm, ...

State's Tech Firms To Be Ranked
Hartford Courant, United States - June 19, 2008
Connecticut's technology companies will have a prize all their own come November, when the Connecticut Technology Council launches the Tech Top 40, ...

CTC to Recognize Fast Growing ...
NewsBlaze, CA - Jun 17, 2008
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) will launch Tech Top 40, a new awards program in partnership with ...

Cheshire girl beats the odds, will graduate today
Trading Markets, CA - May 31, 2008
... she was into Harry Potter at the time," said Matthew Nemerson, who is president and chief executive officer of the Connecticut Technology Council. ...

IT Jobs Plummet
Hartford Business - May 12, 2008
Matthew Nemerson, president and CEO of the Connecticut Technology Council, agrees. “Connecticut is well-positioned with financial services, but when that ...

The Cornershop: Global Blood Resources
Hartford Courant, United States - May 6, 2008
That distinction drew the attention of the Connecticut Technology Council, which named Global Blood Resources one of this year's 14 most promising ...

Massachusetts defense industry group broadens its reach
The Patriot Ledger, MA - May 9, 2008
His organization is working with the New Hampshire High Technology Council, TechMaine, the Connecticut Technology Council and the Rhode Island Economic ...

Software firm founder credits
FastTrack for Success

Stamford Advocate, May 1, 2008 - Alison Malloy and her software company, Design2Launch Inc., were on the state's "fast track." After selling her company to Eastman Kodak Co., she's now offering her expertise to other businesses on the rise....   Malloy credited CTC's FastTrack and the mentoring and advisory services it provides members for helping her grow and garner her $20 million windfall.

Winners of Innovation Awards Program announced
Stratford Bard, CT - May 2, 2008
The awards program, sponsored by the Connecticut Technology Council, recognizes women in the workforce who are innovators, role models and leaders in the ...

Investors More Cautious
New Haven Register,- April 19, 2008
Venture capitalists invested $36 million in eight deals statewide during the first quarter of the year, a drop from $49.8 million in seven deals during the same period last year, according to a report ...
Matthew Nemerson, president and chief executive officer of the Connecticut Technology Council, said a new state tax credit for the movie industry ...

Region Bids for Air Force Cyber Effort
Boston Globe, MA - April 10, 2008

In its expanded form, the Defense Technology Initiative will work with partners in other states, including the New Hampshire High Technology Council, the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp., TechMaine, and the Connecticut Technology Council, to strengthen the region's remaining military bases and contractor
clusters...

Dreams of Silicone Valley
Hartford Courant, 2/24/08 - Matt Nemerson of the Connecticut Technology Council compares Tolland to Cambridge, England, where a number of important consulting firms have formed around its university.
"I could see Tolland and the UConn area as a place where companies relocate from New York and New Jersey," Nemerson said.

Successful, Young and ... Gone?

Hartford Courant, 2/12/08 - "We are like old people in an old mansion," said Matthew Nemerson, president of the Connecticut Technology Council. "We [should] be out there financing companies that would otherwise be in Cambridge. We have to treat the potential high-growth companies, even if they only are two people, like they are gold."

4th Annual Women of Innovation Awards
Hartford Advocate, 2/7/08 - The Connecticut Technology Council announced the winners of its fourth annual Women of Innovation Awards at a dinner attended by 500 at Southington's Aqua Turf Club recently. The awards recognize women in the workforce who are innovators, role models and leaders in the technology, science and engineering fields. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal ...

CT tech group honors women of science

Connecticut Post , 2/1/08 - One leads an international pharmaceutical company's new drug discovery lab. Another is in charge of improving the chances of surviving attacks for helicopter pilots and passengers. A third, the youngest and still in high school, has already worked on laboratory studies of drug abuse, AIDS and Alzheimer's.

Yale Scientist Erin Lavik Honored For Academic Innovation And Leadership
Medical News Today, Feb 25, 2008 - "Erin Lavik, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Yale, was honored recently by the Connecticut Technology Council as one of their 2008 Women of Innovation. The annual event, now in its fourth year, honors Connecticut women in eight categories for their achievements as small ... "

Entrepreneurial Growth in Connecticut, CT Commerce Committee Presentation
CT-N recording, 1/24/08 - The Connecticut Technology Council is committed to encouraging entrepreneurial growth in Connecticut.  During the 2008 Legislative Session, the CTC is making the case for:  Tax credits for Angel Investors. This will leverage private dollars to create jobs and keep Connecticut competitive with other states in attracting new high technology firms. Matthew Nemerson appeared before the Commerce Committee on 1/24/08.  To view the session on CT-N, go to: Commerce Committee Forum on Encouraging Entrepreneurial Growth in Connecticut

NE Technology Groups Need to Think Regionally
Mass High Tech, 12/28/07 - " The technology agenda for 2008 should include a new emphasis on creating a regional approach to efforts to promote our key industries and competitive advantages. A range of issues from Amtrak funding to promoting technology transfer all will benefit...." said Matthew Nemerson, president and chief executive of the Connecticut Technology Council ...

Dual awards for Sen. LeBeau's support of high tech industry
East Hartford Gazette, 1/10/08 - "East Hartford State Sen. Gary D. LeBeau (D-3rd State Senatorial District), co-chairman of the legislature's commerce committee, was recently honored by two state business organizations for his commitment to bioscience and high-tech industries here in Connecticut...."

"Gary has supported technology-based economic development from the very beginning, and has been supportive of all or initiatives to make Connecticut a leading-technology state," CTC President and CEO Matthew Nemerson said.

Bailing Out At Energy Company
Hartford Courant, 12/20/07 - "This has been a company with an impressive run of creating technology," said Matthew Nemerson, president and chief executive of the Connecticut Technology...

Don't let state fall further behind in technology, by Matthew Nemerson
Connecticut Post, 10/28/07 - The state Department of Public Utility Control may be "cutting off our nose to spite our face" if it goes ahead and forces AT&T to stop rolling out its new Internet protocol television service in Connecticut due to a new federal ruling having to do with the definition of whether such services should be regulated as a cable television offering. In today's highly competitive, highly interconnected and interdependent world, Connecticut will benefit from the upgrading of its communications infrastructure that the AT&T television service will bring to Internet users. So much so that we should do what it takes to encourage the major spending that the program will bring with it. Read more -->

Tech Leader Made Money Partying
Hartford Business Journal, 06/18/07 - Matthew Nemerson, president and CEO of the Connecticut Technology Council, earned his first few dollars by partying. Read more -->