Health system intelligence profile
University of Connecticut (Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing and College of Engineering, UConn Tech Park)
Editorially verified · Last reviewed August 30, 2026
Intelligence summary
Documented successes: Seed grant awards issued in 2024; innovation fellowship program; annual Innovation Forum; nurse-engineer senior design projects; technology transfer named as one of four core functions; co-directed by Tiffany Kelley (School of Nursing) and Leila Daneshmandi, Assistant Professor in Residence of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering; supported by UConn Tech Park; UConn also offers a Health Care Innovation graduate certificate
Mandate and remit
The UConn Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center pairs nurses, who are positioned to identify healthcare problems, with engineers who can translate those observations into working technology. The center organizes its work around four core areas: research, education, community engagement and technology transfer, explicitly including commercialization of nurse-identified inventions. It is co-directed by faculty from the School of Nursing and the College of Engineering and operates out of UConn Tech Park. Programs include seed grants, an innovation fellowship, senior design projects that pair engineering students with clinical problems, and an annual Innovation Forum. Its stated mission is to advance healthcare, workforce and economic development through interdisciplinary nurse-engineer collaboration.
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Documented successes
Seed grant awards issued in 2024; innovation fellowship program; annual Innovation Forum; nurse-engineer senior design projects; technology transfer named as one of four core functions; co-directed by Tiffany Kelley (School of Nursing) and Leila Daneshmandi, Assistant Professor in Residence of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering; supported by UConn Tech Park; UConn also offers a Health Care Innovation graduate certificate
Organizational home: Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center, University of Connecticut (Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing and College of Engineering, UConn Tech Park)
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