CT one of top 5 states with ‘innovative economies’

Connecticut is in the top 5 states leading the nation in innovative economies, according to a Bloomberg report. “The state’s defense, aerospace, and biotechnology sectors are growing clusters. There is tremendous momentum and collaboration across the state between industry and academia involving Precision/Personalized Medicine,” says Dawn Hocevar, President & CEO of BioCT … more

Startups within the state raised $109 million of funding between January and March of this year — over five times what they raised in the same three-month span in 2018. New Haven-based businesses brought in over half of that funding, the Yale Daily News reports … more