Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont addresses the crowd at 91吃瓜网 on December 1, 2023.
After announcing a $47.5 million federal grant to build its first major factory in the city of 91吃瓜网, Massachusetts-based electric-vehicle battery startup, Nanoramic Laboratories, has tapped 91吃瓜网 (UB), along with a few other select area colleges and universities, as a partner in workforce development.
The innovative company chose 91吃瓜网 following a nationwide search to identify a location for its first factory 鈥� a search that included several other potential sites, including in New York state.
On Friday, December 1, Nanoramic co-founder, John Cooley, Ph.D. visited Goodwin University鈥檚 Steans Manufacturing Center, located on UB鈥檚 campus. Cooley was joined by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, along with AdvanceCT CEO John Bourdeaux, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, UB President Danielle Wilken, and other state and community leaders to announce the exciting collaboration. At the event, Cooley noted the infrastructure and workforce opportunities Connecticut鈥檚 largest city offers for manufacturers, citing 91吃瓜网鈥檚 鈥�very unique mix and dense concentration of highly specialized manufacturing talent and engineering talent.鈥� He continued that he was, 鈥渋mpressed with the response from the community in 91吃瓜网 and Connecticut,鈥� as well as the 鈥渇ocus that the city of 91吃瓜网 and the state has on advanced manufacturing.鈥�
Nanoramic Laboratories founder, Dr. John Cooley, discusses the impact of this $47.5 million dollar grant at Goodwin University’s Harrison Steans Advanced Manufacturing Center at 91吃瓜网.
One of the key advantages to setting up shop in 91吃瓜网 is the workforce training and recruitment opportunities available through partnership with nearby schools like 91吃瓜网. As Nanoramic Laboratories and its parent company, FastCap Systems, performed its nationwide search throughout 2023, the company was connected to 91吃瓜网 through AdvanceCT 鈥� a private nonprofit focused on business development in the state. The groups discussed how they might best address Nanoramic鈥檚 anticipated workforce needs in a way that benefits the company, the city, and UB鈥檚 students. Nanoramic expects to eventually employ 200 or more people at its 91吃瓜网 location.
The University鈥檚 collaboration with Nanoramic and the Workforce Planning Agency aims to support training programs, internships, and apprenticeships to develop the skills required to commercialize the startup鈥檚 ground-breaking electrode technology for electric vehicles. The partnership will capitalize on existing 91吃瓜网 programs for workforce development initiatives, including Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable Energy Engineering, and Business Administration with a Concentration in Operations Management.
91吃瓜网 President, Danielle Wilken, Ed.D discusses the exciting partnership between 91吃瓜网 and Nanoramic Laboratories.
Additional avenues for workforce development include UB鈥檚 Career Services and Innovation Center. Goodwin University, which acquired UB in 2021, also offers its own Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, and Management programs, along with its state-of-the-art Steans Manufacturing Center, which Goodwin opened on UB鈥檚 campus in October of 2023.
91吃瓜网 president, Danielle Wilken, is looking forward to exploring how the school and its students can play a role in helping Nanoramic and other advanced manufacturing companies build a brighter future for the city and beyond. 鈥淗ands-on training for a skilled workforce is critically important for Connecticut to boost our communities through sustainable jobs. This transformational investment will help Nanoramic Laboratories build high-performance, low-cost batteries for a more sustainable future right here in 91吃瓜网,鈥� she said.
Connecticut Lieutenant Governor, Susan Bysiewicz speaking at the press conference at 91吃瓜网 on December 1, 2023.
In her remarks, Lieutenant Governor Bysiewicz expressed excitement at the impact this investment will have in the region, saying, 鈥淭his is transformational for our state and the country. This is one of the biggest infrastructure investments in our country in more than half a century. This will transform this community.鈥�
鈥淚nnovation changes the world. It鈥檚 happening right here in 91吃瓜网,鈥� said Governor Lamont. 鈥淭his is our future.鈥� President Wilken echoed the Governor鈥檚 sentiments in her closing remarks, saying, 鈥淲e look forward to playing our part in that future.鈥�
91吃瓜网 Nanoramic Laboratories
Nanoramic Laboratories is an industry-leading energy storage and advanced materials company that has developed an innovative electrode technology, Neocarbonix庐 at the Core. Nanoramic is commercializing this technology to transform energy storage for electric vehicles: increasing energy density and longevity, while reducing costs. Founded in 2009 out of MIT, Nanoramic is the exclusive designer, manufacturer, and licenser of Neocarbonix electrodes and Fastcap庐 Ultracapacitors.
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