The Wolff New Venture Competition—championed through the UConn School of Business—mentors start-up candidates and awards those who are most likely to advance society with their ideas. Research professor Nicole Wagner ’07 (CLAS), ’13 Ph.D. is regarded as one of the first winners of this competition with her start-up company, LambdaVision. LambdaVision commercializes technology developed by professor emeritus Robert Birge to restore the vision of patients affected by retinal degenerative diseases. Nicole Wagner currently serves as President and CEO and research professor Jordan Greco ’10 (CLAS), ’15 Ph.D. serves as the CSO.

Read more about the Wolff New Venture Competition and how it benefited start-up companies like LambdaVision here.